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HIST341 Final Exam - The Silk Road and Central Eurasia
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1. When silk was first discovered, it was reserved exclusively for whose use?
2. The Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) was signed by which two nations?
3. The Central-Asian steppe was for centuries the home of nomad tribes who roamed across the plains, incidentally attacking the urbanized countries to the south, east, and west.Who was the first western historian to describe the lifestyle of these tribes?
4. According to Catholic scholars and sociologists, how many 'Catholic evangelizations' have there been in China?
5. How did Alexander III of Macedon, also known as Alexander the Great, shape the Silk Road?
6. When did the first ambassadorial mission of Romans to China take place?
7. The Parthian Empire (247 BC-224 AD) was a major political and cultural power in Iran.Which culture was the main foreign influence to the Parthian Empire?
8. The Kushan Empire, originally formed in the 1st century AD in the territories of ancient Bactria, brought a period of great wealth marked by extensive mercantile activities and flourishing urban life.Cultural exchanges flourished, encouraging the fusion of elements from which two cultures?
9. Fill in the blank. Under Mongol rule, merchants had a higher status than they had in traditional China.During their travels, merchants could rest and secure supplies through a ________________ system that the Mongols had established.
10. Which route of the Silk Road began at the Yang-kuan Gate outside of Dunhuang, continued to oases on the southern rim of the Takla Makan desert, and followed to the Kun-lun mountains to Khotan and Kashgar?
11. Several types of domesticated animals were central to the lives of the nomads; animals would be important depending on local geography and ecology.Which two animals were particularly 'key' to the development of the Silk Road?
12. Who was Marco Polo (c.1254-1324)?
13. What was the Mongols' view on foreigners?
14. Who was the biggest threat to the Han Empire?
15. Fill in the blank. In late antiquity, the Silk Road was characterized by religious diversity; however, Manichaeism, one of major Iranian Gnostic religions originating in Sassanid Persia, posed such a serious threat to its religious competitors (the Buddhists) that in 732 the Tang emperor issued an edict that did which of the following?
16. Akbar (1542-1605)—emperor of the Mughal Empire—developed a new religion he called Din-I Ilahi, or 'The Religion of God,' which he hoped would synthesize the world's religions into a single religion.What was the main religious influence of Akbar's new religion?
17. Many Muslim, Indian, and Western historians see Akbar as the greatest ruler in Indian history.Which of the following is NOT a reason for this admiration?
18. By approximately 190 BCE the Seleucid Empire consisted of Syria, Mesopotamia, and most of the Iranian plateau; subsequently, they were able to dominate which of the following?
19. Why is the year of 1715 so important for the city of Canton in China?
20. When did Rome annex Egypt?
21. When was the 'light' spoke wheel discovered in the Near East?
22. Which of the following is NOT considered a direct cause of the 1857 Sepoy mutiny?
23. The city of Dunhuang is home to incredible caves that contain a treasure trove of Buddhist art.What is another common name used to refer to these grottoes?
24. In Chinese tradition, jade has always been empowered with magical properties.By 200 B.C., when the Book of Songs was written during the Zhou dynasty, the stone was established as which of the following?
25. The Mongol Empire was created by Genghis Khan (d. 1127), when he unified the Mongol tribes in 1206.Which 'unofficial' title did he use after this date?

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