HIST 122
Spring 2014
Dr. Hutton
NVC
Final Study Guide
Midterm: Thursday, 5/29, 1-3pm
DO NOT FORGET to study map locations.
Identifications: For each of the following terms, write a description (4-5 sentences) and
the significance. Terms with a * need the exact date.
Han Dynasty, 206BCE-220CE*
Augustus Caesar, r. 27BCE-30CE*
sacred ball game
St. Perpetua
Xuanzang
Abbasid Empire, 749-945*
champa rice
Three Orders model
Chinggis Khan*
scholar-officials
Constantine, r. 306-337*
Pakal
Nicene Creed
hadith
Tang Dynasty, 618-907*
Hagia Sophia
Outremer
flower songs
Byzantine Empire
Olmecs
Paul of Tarsus
bodhisattva
Sufis
vassal
Normans
al-Idrisi
Essay: Two of the following essay questions will appear on the exam, and you have to
answer one of those. Essays should include the most important points about the topic,
and lots of specific details to support your points.
1. What beliefs and practices did the three universal religions have in common? How
did these universal religions spread?
2. Compare and contrast the Han and Roman empires. What did these two powers have
in common and how were they different from previous empires?
3. What factors caused the lordship system (or feudalism) to develop in western Europe?
How did lords control vassals and serfs?
4. What were the three most important technologies invented between 0-1300 CE? How
did each transform societies?