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HIST341 Final Exam - The Silk Road and Central Eurasia
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HIST341 Final Exam - The Silk Road and Central Eurasia
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1. Which of the following statements best describes the Silk Road?
2. Who was Zhang Qian?
3. The 'Church of the East' is a Christian church, part of the Syrian tradition of Eastern Christianity.Very early on, it spread widely through Asia, and in the 9th-14th centuries it was the world's largest Christian church in the world.What other name is used for this church?
4. Which of the following products was NOT usually traded in the Maritime Silk Road?
5. Why was the Great Wall of China, a series of fortifications in northern China, originally built?
6. When Emperor Han Wudi opened the maritime routes that provided access to the Roman Empire via India, he had created which of the following?
7. Kublai Khan (1215-94), a grandson of Genghis Khan and the supreme leader of all Mongol tribes, is credited with what?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. 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?
11. Who gave the Silk Road its name?
12. The disintegration of the Mongol Empire left a power vacuum in Central Asia.Which notorious empire-builder of all time then took over?
13. When was the 'light' spoke wheel discovered in the Near East?
14. Fill in the blank. Many historians believe that the negotiations during the Anglo-Russian Entente (1907) served to forge a political alliance in fear of growing _______________ strength and influence.
15. What is the name of the famous 17th century French physician and adventurer whose observations of India would influence generations of Europeans?
16. What does the phrase 'Pax Mongolica' or 'Mongol Peace' describe?
17. Gandhara was an ancient province of India, which is known for its splendid art.Ganharan art is often referred to as the Greco or Roman Buddhist school.This school is generally credited with what?
18. Fill in the blank. The Eurasian Steppe is a vast region stretching from ________________ in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east.
19. In 1370, the city of Samarkand became the capital of which empire?
20. In Chinese tradition, jade has always been empowered with magical properties.Which moniker is used to describe this imperial stone?
21. The Anglo-Russian Entente (1907) had many consequences.Which nation's hope for autonomy was crushed by this agreement?
22. Which three regions are linked by the 'Siberian Road'?
23. 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?
24. 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?
25. What was the Mongols' mark on the history of commerce and the Silk Road?

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