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Christianity

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Jesus

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Salvation can be achieved by acquiring divine knowledge

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Gnosticism

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Rome emperor who made Chrisianity the official religion

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Constantine

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Believed that Jesus was fully human and divine at the same time

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Council of Nicaea & Council of Chalcedon

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Reconcile Christianity with Greek & Roman philosophical traditions

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St. Augustine

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Individuals who reached enlightenment but stayed in the world to help people

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Boddhisattvas

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Goddess of Mercy (boddhisattva)

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Guan Yin

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Blend of Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Buddhism

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Manichaeism

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Byzantine emperor who expanded the borders, compiled & updated Roman law, and built the Hagia Sophia

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Justinian

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Began in the Byzantine Empire by Leo III over religous icons

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Iconoclastic Controversy

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Wife of Justinian; stripper to empress, Justinian’s most trusted advisor

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Theodora

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Prophet of Islam

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Muhammad

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Related to Muhammad

Not related to Muhammad

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Shia

Sunni

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14
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Pilgrimage area for Islam

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Mecca

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Rules of faith

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Five Pillars of Islam

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Philosopher who influenced European thought

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Ibn Rushd

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Branch of Islam that focuses on emotion & devotion

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Sufism

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Tax on non-Muslims in the Umayyad Caliphate

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Jizya

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The only full-fledged. independed empress in Chinese history

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Wu Zhao

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20
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She caused a rebellion in 755 CE

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Yang Guifei

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Response to Buddhism in China

Traditional Confucianism + Buddhist influence

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Neo-Confucianism

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Status symbol among women in China

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Footbinding

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Sent emissaries to China and adopted Confucianism & Buddhism

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Prince Shotoku

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Book written by Sei Shonagon (life in Heian court)

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The Pillow Book

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Instability of rulers; relied on military for power
Delhi Sultanate
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Dominated sea trade
Chola
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Angkor Thom = Hinduism | Angkor Wat = Buddhism
Angkor
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Controlled main maritime waterways (also spread Islam)
Melaka
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Frank ruler who converted to Christianity
Clovis
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King of Franks; Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne
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Required a vassal to pledge service to a member of nobility
Feudalism
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Norse raiders
Vikings
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Benedictine Rule | Rules for women (nuns)
St. Benedict | St. Scholastica
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Saint; Christian martyr
Perpetua
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First-known female Chinese historian; completed the Book of Han
Ban Zhao
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Modern-day Mali; involved in gold trade
Timbuktu
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Encouraged Islam in African empire
Mansa Musa
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Descendants of Soloman who embraced Islam
Axum
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City that dominated the coast; active in trade
Swahili
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Connected to Indian Ocean basin (long distance trade region)
Zimbabwe
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Gained control of the Abbasid Caliphate and fought with the Byzantine Empire
Saljuq Turks
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Conqueror of most of Eurasia (China to Abbasid); grandfather of Khubilai Khan
Chinggis Khan
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Succeeded in conquering China; ruled by Khubilai Khan
Khanate
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Mongol peace
Pax Mongolica
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Turkish nomad who united his people
Tamerlane
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Fought Saljuq Turks; established the Ottoman Empire
Osman
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Norman noble who conquered England
William the Conqueror
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Social & work organization used in postclassical India & medieval Europe
Guilds
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Patronized troubadours and promoted chivalry to improve the status & treatment of women
Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Christian theologian; tried to reconcile faith & reason; influenced by Ibn Rushd
St. Thomas Aquinas
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Medieval heretics Material world = evil Renounced wealth & marriage Promoted ascetic lifestyle
The Cathars
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Launched a sustained period of contact between Europe & the Holy Land with his calls for a crusade
Pope Urban II
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Originally a brotherhood of nine; accused of crimes against the church
The Templars
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Muslim who capture Jerusalem
Saladin
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The desire to drive Muslims out of Spain
The Reconquista
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Largest survivng earthen mound
Cahokia
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Feathered serpent; Mayan god
Quetzacoatl
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Ruler who built miles of road to cnnect Incan Empire
Pachacuti
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Capital of Aztec Empire
Tenochititlan
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Polynesian temple
Marae/Heiau
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Brought over aumakua and dancing from Tahiti to Hawaii
Mo'ikeha
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Micronesia/Caroline Islands
Pohnpei
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Traveler who worked as a qati to support his travels
Ibn Battuta
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Venetian traveler who also worked under Khubilai Khan
Marco Polo
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Franciscan who served as the first Archbishop of Khanbaliq
John of Montecorvino
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Epidemic of infectious disease spread through human pop. across a large region
Pandemic
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Inflammed, tender swelling of a lymph node, characteristic of bubonic plague
Buboe
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Sect that whips selves for religious practices & "cure" bubonic plague
Flagellants
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Muslim eunuch who traveled on seven voyages
Zheng He
70
First Ming Emperor
Hong Wu
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Emperor who sent Zheng He on a series of voyages in the Indian Ocean
Yongle
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Married Aragon & Castile to unite Spain; funded Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand & Isabel
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Passed Cape of New Hope in Africa and into Indian Ocean
Bartolomeu Dias
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First European to sail into India
Vasco de Gama
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Voyaged to west, thinking Japan would be closer
Christopher Columbus
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Global exchange of plants, animals, people, trade goods, disease, etc.
The Columbian Exchange
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Canary Islands
The Fortunate Isles
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Artist & inventor
Leonardo da Vinci
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Focus on material world Human nature Success of individuals
Secularism Humanism Indvidualism
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Painter, sculptor, poet, architect, and engineer
Michelangelo

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