Important Flashcards
Shi’a
Caliphs should be related to Muhammad
Sunnis
Caliph should be selected by consensus
Sundiata
Founder of Mali Empire, capital at Timbuktu
Mansa Musa
Brought the highest point of the Mali Empire, was a devoted Muslim and made a pilgrimage to Mecca
Sonni Ali
Leader of the Songhai and conquered Mali, capital of Gao
Factor that split the Eastern and Western Roman churches
Monasticism (living alone to devote yourself to spiritual work)
- EAST: influenced by Buddhism, fasting, prayer
- WEST: active missionary work
Relationship of church and state: roman catholic vs eastern orthodox church
- EAST: patriarch/emperors regulate church
- WEST: pope controlled church
Mehmet II
Ottoman sultan who took over Constantinople
Prince Rurik of Scandinavia
The first Russian prince and founder of the Russian dynasty
Kievan Russia
Loose confederation of East Slavic tribes under the Rurik Dynasty
Ardashir
Persian noble who killed the Parthian King and founded the Sassanian Empire
-Shapur II was Sassanian’s greatest monarch
Manicheanism
Founded by Mani, a blend of Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity
- a continuous struggle between light and dark
Transcendentalism
Transcendentalists believe that society and its institutions—particularly organized religion and political parties—ultimately corrupt the purity of the individual.
Silk road connected…
Roman and Chinese Empires
Shamanism
Founded in Central Asia, shamans (priests) acted as a link between humans and gods
