Chapter 12 Flashcards

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When did roman rule of the west end

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When Germanic general odovacer got rid of Romulus augustulus

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Why was it called the Silk Road

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High quality silk from china was one of the main exchange goods

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Who stormed or conquered Rome

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Alaric ( Visigoth)

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Who was Attila

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Warrior or king of the Huns ( nomadic invaders)

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Who were the Visigoth

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Germanic invaders form Scandinavia and Russia

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First emperor to allow Christianity in the Roman Empire

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Constantine

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How did Hun invasions contribute to fall of western Roman Empire

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Pressured Germanic people into the empire

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What did the Visigoth do before invading Roman Empire

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Adopted roman law
Contributed soldiers to roman army
Converted to Christianity

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What happened after the dissolve of the Han empire in china

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Divided into three large kingdoms

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Most devastating diseases

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Small pox measles and bubonic plaque

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What did Manichaeism promote

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Ascetic lifestyle
Belief in struggle of good and evil
Individual salvation
Strict moral code

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What was Manichaeism a blend of

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Zoroastrianism Christianity and Buddhism

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Indian influence in Southeast Asia

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Adopted raja
Sanskrit
Appointed Hindu and Buddhist advisors
Built temples Indian style

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Where did Gregory the wonderworker help Christianity spread to

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Anatolia Syria Palestine Egypt Africa Greece Italy Spain and Gaul

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Who was Gregory the wonderworker

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Missionary, performed miracles populists Christianity in Anatolia

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Who took goods from palmyra to med basin

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Jews

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16
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Who dominated East African trade

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Rhapat

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Trade items form rhapta

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Ivory tortoise shells and slaves

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Who controlled sea trade in the Persia gulf and overland trade within the empire

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Parthia

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Who dominates overland trade routes

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Central Asia

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Where was rhapta

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Africa

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21
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What was linked by overland trade routes

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Eurasia to North Africa

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22
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Who learned of the monsoon winds

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Ptolemaic Egypt mariners

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Where did silk originate

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China

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What areas did the monsoon winds connect into a maritime trade route

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Asia India Arabia and east Africa

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What created good conditions for developing long distance trade

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Peace good social order construction of roads and bridges and knowledge of monsoon system

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Why was zhang qian dispatched to Central Asia

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Seek allies against the Xiongnu

27
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Who dominated med trade

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Rome

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Trade items from Rome

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Manufactured goods glass art olive oil and wine

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Who organized gov when roman imperial authority fell

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Popes and bishops

30
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Who said Jesus was human and divine

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Councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon

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Who was roman bishop a descendant of

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St. Peter

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Where were the patriarchs from

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Jerusalem Antioch Alexandria and Constantinople

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Church officials

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Bishop of Rome (pope) and patriarchs

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Who was st Augustine

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Bishop of hippo who converted to Christianity while in Italy

35
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Who proclaimed Christianity official religion of Roman Empire

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Theodosius

36
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Who ruled what part of old western Roman Empire

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Vandals and Visigoths- Spain and Italy
Franks- Gaul
Angles and satons- Britain
Lombards- Italy

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What did the eastern part of Roman Empire become known as

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Byzantine empire

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Trade items from Central Asia

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Horses and jade

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Trade item from India

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Pepper cotton exotic items like pearls

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What was the easternmost extent of the Silk Road

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China

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Trade items from china

A

Fine silk and spices

42
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How much did Rome and chinas population decline

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A quarter of the population

60 to 45 million people

43
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What were the effects of diseases

A

Trade declined

Economies contracted and moved toward regional self sufisioncy

44
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Why did rulers invests in road

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For military and administrative reasons

45
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Western district of diocletians Roman Empire

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Italy Gaul Spain Britain and Africa

46
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What was included in diocletians eastern district of Roman Empire

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Anatolia Syria Egypt and Greece

47
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Trade items from Southeast Asia

A

Spices and mariners active in sea trade

48
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Who was Diocletian

A

Emperor of Roman Empire

Divided empire into two districts

49
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What religions became popular after Han collapse

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Daoism and Buddhism

50
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Who abolished the Han dynasty and divided it into three large kingdoms

A

Generals

51
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Three worst epidemic diseases.

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Small pox measles and bubonic plague

52
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Less devoted Manichaeans

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Hearers

53
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Who were devoured Manichaeans

A

The elect

54
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What was a Manichaeism dualist

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A person who saw the world as a struggle of good and bad

Light- spiritual awareness
Darkness- material world

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What was Manichaeism

A

A blend of Zoroastrianism Christian and Buddhist elements

56
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Who was Mani

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Prophet who stares Manichaeism

57
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Who was nestorius

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Greek theologian and he spread or stared Nestorian

58
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Who were nestorians

A

Christians in Asia that followed a strict regimen

Followed nestorius

59
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Who spread Buddhism to china

A

Merchants

60
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Who spread Buddhism to Central Asia

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Nomadic people

61
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Where did Buddhism spread to first

A

Oasis towns

62
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Where did Buddhism spread

A

Iran Central Asia china and Southeast Asia

63
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Sea trade linked

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China to Red Sea

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Where did the road start ( in china)

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Capital- chang’an