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Final Flashcards

1
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Christianity

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Jesus

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2
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Salvation can be achieved by acquiring divine knowledge

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Gnosticism

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3
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Rome emperor who made Chrisianity the official religion

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Constantine

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4
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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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5
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Reconcile Christianity with Greek & Roman philosophical traditions

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St. Augustine

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6
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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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7
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Goddess of Mercy (boddhisattva)

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Guan Yin

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8
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Blend of Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Buddhism

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Manichaeism

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9
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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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10
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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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11
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Wife of Justinian; stripper to empress, Justinian’s most trusted advisor

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Theodora

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12
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Prophet of Islam

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Muhammad

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13
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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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15
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Rules of faith

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Five Pillars of Islam

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16
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Philosopher who influenced European thought

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Ibn Rushd

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17
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Branch of Islam that focuses on emotion & devotion

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Sufism

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18
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Tax on non-Muslims in the Umayyad Caliphate

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Jizya

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19
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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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21
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Response to Buddhism in China

Traditional Confucianism + Buddhist influence

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Neo-Confucianism

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22
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Status symbol among women in China

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Footbinding

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23
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Sent emissaries to China and adopted Confucianism & Buddhism

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Prince Shotoku

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24
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Book written by Sei Shonagon (life in Heian court)

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The Pillow Book

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25
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Instability of rulers; relied on military for power

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Delhi Sultanate

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26
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Dominated sea trade

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Chola

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27
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Angkor Thom = Hinduism

Angkor Wat = Buddhism

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Angkor

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28
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Controlled main maritime waterways (also spread Islam)

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Melaka

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29
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Frank ruler who converted to Christianity

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Clovis

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30
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King of Franks; Holy Roman Emperor

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Charlemagne

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31
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Required a vassal to pledge service to a member of nobility

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Feudalism

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32
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Norse raiders

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Vikings

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33
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Benedictine Rule

Rules for women (nuns)

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St. Benedict

St. Scholastica

34
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Saint; Christian martyr

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Perpetua

35
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First-known female Chinese historian; completed the Book of Han

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Ban Zhao

36
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Modern-day Mali; involved in gold trade

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Timbuktu

37
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Encouraged Islam in African empire

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Mansa Musa

38
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Descendants of Soloman who embraced Islam

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Axum

39
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City that dominated the coast; active in trade

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Swahili

40
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Connected to Indian Ocean basin (long distance trade region)

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Zimbabwe

41
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Gained control of the Abbasid Caliphate and fought with the Byzantine Empire

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Saljuq Turks

42
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Conqueror of most of Eurasia (China to Abbasid); grandfather of Khubilai Khan

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Chinggis Khan

43
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Succeeded in conquering China; ruled by Khubilai Khan

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Khanate

44
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Mongol peace

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Pax Mongolica

45
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Turkish nomad who united his people

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Tamerlane

46
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Fought Saljuq Turks; established the Ottoman Empire

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Osman

47
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Norman noble who conquered England

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William the Conqueror

48
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Social & work organization used in postclassical India & medieval Europe

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Guilds

49
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Patronized troubadours and promoted chivalry to improve the status & treatment of women

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

50
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Christian theologian; tried to reconcile faith & reason; influenced by Ibn Rushd

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St. Thomas Aquinas

51
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Medieval heretics
Material world = evil
Renounced wealth & marriage
Promoted ascetic lifestyle

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The Cathars

52
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Launched a sustained period of contact between Europe & the Holy Land with his calls for a crusade

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Pope Urban II

53
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Originally a brotherhood of nine; accused of crimes against the church

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The Templars

54
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Muslim who capture Jerusalem

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Saladin

55
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The desire to drive Muslims out of Spain

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The Reconquista

56
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Largest survivng earthen mound

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Cahokia

57
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Feathered serpent; Mayan god

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Quetzacoatl

58
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Ruler who built miles of road to cnnect Incan Empire

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Pachacuti

59
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Capital of Aztec Empire

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Tenochititlan

60
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Polynesian temple

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Marae/Heiau

61
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Brought over aumakua and dancing from Tahiti to Hawaii

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Mo’ikeha

62
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Micronesia/Caroline Islands

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Pohnpei

63
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Traveler who worked as a qati to support his travels

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Ibn Battuta

64
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Venetian traveler who also worked under Khubilai Khan

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Marco Polo

65
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Franciscan who served as the first Archbishop of Khanbaliq

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John of Montecorvino

66
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Epidemic of infectious disease spread through human pop. across a large region

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Pandemic

67
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Inflammed, tender swelling of a lymph node, characteristic of bubonic plague

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Buboe

68
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Sect that whips selves for religious practices & “cure” bubonic plague

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Flagellants

69
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Muslim eunuch who traveled on seven voyages

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Zheng He

70
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First Ming Emperor

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Hong Wu

71
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Emperor who sent Zheng He on a series of voyages in the Indian Ocean

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Yongle

72
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Married Aragon & Castile to unite Spain; funded Christopher Columbus

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Ferdinand & Isabel

73
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Passed Cape of New Hope in Africa and into Indian Ocean

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Bartolomeu Dias

74
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First European to sail into India

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Vasco de Gama

75
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Voyaged to west, thinking Japan would be closer

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Christopher Columbus

76
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Global exchange of plants, animals, people, trade goods, disease, etc.

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The Columbian Exchange

77
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Canary Islands

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The Fortunate Isles

78
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Artist & inventor

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Leonardo da Vinci

79
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Focus on material world
Human nature
Success of individuals

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Secularism
Humanism
Indvidualism

80
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Painter, sculptor, poet, architect, and engineer

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Michelangelo

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