chapter 12 (Silk Roads)

Question 0

Han Wudi

Answer 0

Chinease emperor who sent Zhang Wian on the mission to find allies who could help combat the Xiongnu

Question 1

Zhang Qian

Answer 1

An envoy sent on a mission to find allies who could help combat the Xiongnu

Question 2

Xiongnu

Answer 2

Nomadic peoples

Question 3

Raja

Answer 3

“Kings”

Question 4

Marcus Aurelius

Answer 4

Roman emperor

Question 5

St. Cyprian

Answer 5

Bishop of Carthage. An outspoken proponent of Christianity during the early and middle decades of 300 CE

Question 6

Sinicization

Answer 6

Nomadic peoples becoming more involved in chinease culture/religion

Question 7

Barracks emperors

Answer 7

Roman emperors who were generals who seized power, held it briefly, and then suddenly lost it when they were displaced by rivals/by their mutinous troops

Question 8

Diocletian

Answer 8

Skillful administrator who managed to bring Rome’s armies under imperial control. Economic measures were less successful than his administrative reforms, but he helped stabilize economy

Question 9

Tetrarch

Answer 9

Four officials that Diocletian hoped would be able to administer the vast empire more successfully than a single Emperor

Question 10

Edict of Milan

Answer 10

Created by Constantine. Allowed Christians to practice their faith openly in the Roman empire

Question 11

Theodosius

Answer 11

Emperor who made Christianity the official religion of Rome

Question 12

St. Augustine

Answer 12

Bishop of the north African city of Hippo. The most important/influential figure who began to take more interest in Christianity