Silk Roads And The Islamic Empire Flashcards
What does Empire mean?
Controlling lands that you have taken over.
What does Tomb mean?
A place where people who have died are left.
What does Pilgrims mean?
People on a religious journey.
What does Samarkand mean?
A city in Uzbekistan.
What does Buddhist mean?
Someone who follows the religion of Buddhism.
What does Calligraphy mean?
A visual art related to a flowing writing style.
What does Caliphate mean?
An empire that is governed and run in-line with the ideas of Islam.
What does Byzantines mean?
Eastern Roman Empire that broke away from Rome in 4th century (Christians)
What does Poll Tax mean?
Tax paid by all people living in a house.
What does Abbasids mean?
An Islamic clan from Arabia.
What does Cosmopolitan mean?
Including people from many different countries.
What does Quasicrystal mean?
A continuous pattern that has no symmetry.
What does Philosophy mean?
Ideas about how the world works.
What does Scholars mean?
Highly educated people.
What does Arabesque mean?
Artistic decoration consisting of complicated flowing patterns.
