History 106 Exam
What is Legalism?
School of thought widely used in ancient China. It believed people were basically all bad and rulers should use strict laws and effective punishments to keep their people in check.
What is Daoism?
Started by the Chinese teacher, Laozi or Lao Tzu. It believed that one should follow the Dao (way or path) and it prized simplicity, humility and meditation.
What is Hinduism?
A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, which developed from Vedic religion.
What is Buddhism?
A widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BC.
What is Confucianism?
A system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.
What is Islam?
The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.
What is Sikhism?
A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.
What is Syncretism?
The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.
What is Shintoism?
A Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power ( kami ) in both animate and inanimate things. It was the state religion of Japan until 1945.
What is Sacred/Social Order?
Our knowledge of this is limited but based on the evidence we have there are some things we can say with confidence. A belief in gods, spirits, and departed ancestors did exist as did a belief in the interconnectedness of the cosmos, nature, and human society and belief in ceremonies, magic, and witchcraft.
333 AD
King Ezana of Axum Baptized
700 AD
Kingdom of Ghana established
800 AD
Partial collapse of Mayan civilization
1431 AD
Aztec Empire begins
1438 AD
Inca Empire begins
1458 AD
Portuguese reach Kingdom of Kongo
1492 AD
First voyage of Columbus
1521 AD
Spanish conquest of Aztecs
1533 AD
Spanish conquest of Inca
1776 AD
American Revolution Begins
1807 AD
Britain abolishes slave trade
1884 AD
Berlin Conference begins "scramble for Africa"
632 AD
Death of Muhammad
661 AD
Umayyad caliphate begins
711 AD
Muslim conquest of Spain
750 AD
Abbasid caliphate begins
1095 AD
First Crusade begins
1258 AD
Mongols destroy Baghdad and Abbasid caliphate
1453 AD
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
1683 AD
Ottomans besiege Vienna for the second time
550 AD
Gupta Empire ends
711 AD
Muslim conquest of Sindh (Indus valley)
1206 AD
Delhi Sultanates begin
1498 AD
Vasco de Gama reaches India
1526 AD
Mughal Empire begins
1600 AD
East India Company (English) established
1858 AD
British Raj begins direct rule in India
618 AD
Tang dynasty begins
900 AD
Song dynasty begins
1280 AD
Mongols establish Yuan dynasty
1368 AD
Ming dynasty begins
1405 AD
Admiral Zheng He begins voyages
1603 AD
Tokugawa shogunate begins
1644 AD
Manchus establish Qing dynasty
1839 AD
First Opium War begins
1868 AD
Meiji Restoration
1894 AD
Sino-Japanese War begins
1911 AD
Chinese revolution
The first three imperial dynasties are:
Qin, Han, and Sui (221 BC-AD 618)