unit test December 6 Flashcards
what are the empires along the silk roads
gupta India, han china, Roman empire , the kingdom of axum
what was the silk roads
ancient trade routes that connected the east to the west.
what is cultural diffusion
the process by Wich cultural elements spread from one group to another
what was Pataliputra
capital city of the empire in ancient gupta India. major center of trade politics and culture
who was Chandra gupta
founder of the gupta empire
what empire had incredible mathematic acheivements
gupta India, decimal system and the concept of zero and Hindu numerals
what religion was gupta india
Hinduism
what was chang’an
the capital city of the Han dynasty in china. a bustling capital on the silk roads
who was hang wu di
the emperor of the Han dynasty
who where the xiongnu
confederation of nomadic tribes that where a threat to the Han dynasty. they often clashed with the Han dynasty leading to the construction of the great wall
what government did han china have
confuisism and not a lot of diversity
what where the main trade goods of the Han dynasty on the silk roads
silk, paper
what where the main trade goods of the gupta India empire
spices, ivory and textiles
who where Romulus and Remus
twins who are a legend myth that they founded the city of Rome. eventually Romulus killed Remus who became the first king of Rome
what was the government structure in rome
had a senate and cinsuls and assemblies
who was a consul in ancient rome
a consul was one of the highest elected officials in the Roman republic, they leaded the government and the army
who was a dictator in the Roman empire
an official elected during emergencies… it was a temporary roll that had absolute power
who where the patricians and plebians in the Roman empire
the two main social classes-
patricians- the wealthy and noble families with most political power
plebians- where common people like farmers and merchants
who where the nomadic invaders of the Roman empire
the Huns, and German tribes
what was adulis
an ancient port city that connected the Roman empire with Africa and Asia by the silk road. it was a signifigant trade port in the kingdom of axum
who was king ezana
the ruler of the kingdom of Aksum. famouse for making the state religion christianity
what religion was Aksum empire
christianity
what where the laws of the twelve tables
laws in the ancient Roman empire inscribed on twelve bronze tablets.
what where the Punic wars
series of three wars fought between Rome and carthage
why was the Aksum’s location important
surrounded by the red sea and Indian ocean and it connected it to many other empires and maritime trade routes
who was Julia’s ceaser
he was a Roman general who played a crucial roe in the rise of the roman empire and he assassinated much of his family like Augustus
why was the aquaduct so important
it brought water all throughout the Roman empire
what ancient silk road empires collapsed?
han china empire, gupta India empire, Roman empire. Aksum empire did not but eventually declined
why did Rome fall
internal problems within caused it to become weaker and eventually German invaders and the Huns took it over and destroyed it
what is Constantine
a dictator who allowed the start of Christianity in the Roman em[pire
what two empires where christian
Roman and aksum
what where the major trade goods of Aksum empire
gold, ivory, frankincense and myrrh
what where the main trade goods of ancient rome
grain, wine, olive oil,
what where the main trade goods of han china
silk, paper, textiles, rice
what where the main trade goods of gupta India empire
spices, textiles, jewelry,
what was the capital city of the Aksum empire
adulis
what was the specific religion of the Aksum empire
Coptic christianity
what was the capital city of the Han china empire
guangzhou
what was the capital city of gupta India empire
paliputra
what empire used civil service exams to ensure job stability?
han china
what where some of the advancements of the pax romana
architectural advancments and innovation like the arch and aquaduct
who was the ruler/ dictator who allowed Christianity into the Roman empire
constantine
who was the missionaries that spread Christianity to rome
st. paul
what connected the Roman empire
the Roman roads
how did han china expand
military conquest
what philosophy did han china believe in
confusionism
what was the capital `city of gupta india
paliputra
who was han wudi
emperor of han china
what civilization heavily beloved in Jesus of nazareth
rome
who where the xiongnu
nomadic invaders of han dysntay
why was geography important in ancient Rome
because it was located right on the Mediterranean sea, this was important because it made it so it had a lot of access to trade routes
why was geography important to Axum’s empire
because it was located right on red sea where trade routes where
what was the edict of milan
a edict that declared religious tolerance and allowance for Christianity it was published by constantine
who divided the Roman empire
diocletian
