Silk Roads Flashcards
Who discovered the moon soon’s
Ptolemies
Most prominent’s faith along silk road to merchants from 200 B.C.E. to 700 CE
Buddhism
Who begins the idea of having silk roads
Zhang Qian sent by Chinese emperor Han wudi to find allies against xiongnu
Best example of religion spread on silk roads
Manichaeism
•Zarathustra is the prophet of Persia
• buddha prophet of India
• Jesus prophet of Mediterranean
Dualism
Perceived it a comic struggle between light and darkness good and evil
Elect Manichaeism
Devout
Hearers Manichaeism
Less strict life moral code is important provided the elect with food and gifts
Prophet mani is persecuted by
Sassanids & Romans
Monsoon travels
Summer starts from NE
Winter starts from SW
Han dynasty internal decay
Emperor =puppet
Yellow turban rebellion
Han dynasty nomads from
Northern regions
Diocletian
Divides empire in 2 districts
Constantinople
Linked western empire to wealthy east
Edict I of Milan
Created by Constantine “legal protection to Christians”
Theodosius
Proclaimed Christianity
official religion 380 CE
The western empire finally fell to
Odovacer
Byzantine
Name of western empire
Two councils about Jesus
Nicaea & Chalcedon
Visigoths Ostrogoths vandals and franks are pushed into __by__
Rome by Huns under Attila rule
Five religious authorities
Bishop of Rome st. Peter & patriarchs in Jerusalem Antioch(end of trade) Alexandria Constantinople
India influences SE ASIA
Sanskrit
“Rajas”(kings)
Mesopotamia influenced Rome in Christianity w it’s ___values
Ascetic
Visigoths had not adopted ___before they invaded rome
Language and social customs
Who said epic disease was a welcome to god
St Cyprian
