Vocabulary Flashcards
military general that became emperor; boosted Economy; created reforms
Diocletion
“Roman Peace” ; lasted for over 200 years
Pax Romana
wanted to reunite Roman Empire; changed and reformed law code; conquered too much too quickly
Justinian
one of the five “good” emperors of Rome; built _______ wall to stop expansion of Europe
Hadrian
pictures of Jesus, Mary, or of saints; some people didn’t worship them because they thought the were idols
icons
green areas fed by underground water
oases
Muslim houses of worship
mosque
took charge of Japan on behalf of his aunt; made a strong central government
Prince Shotoku
powerful military lords; pledged loyalty to shogun and emperor but lived in an independent society
Daimyo
“to serve”, fought for nobles for land;followed Bushido
Samurai
military leaders who run the government
Warlords
Mongol conqueror; conquered people in steppes; brought together mongol laws in a law code
Genghis Khan
“divine wind”; typhoons that smashed mongol ships
Kamikaze
controller of all Japanese military forces; emperor gave this title to Yoritomo so that he would not revolt
Shogun
wide rolling grassy plains that stretched from the black sea to Northern Europe
steppes
political system based on bonds between lords and vassals; stopped by black death and Crusades
Feudalism
law that was the same throughout the whole kingdom
Common Law
Church court where people where accused of heresy
Spanish Inquisition
series of ten holy wars that were meant to take back Christian land
Crusades
originated in Gobi Desert; killed 1:2 people
Black Death
the struggle to take back the Iberian Peninsula territory
Reconquista
great sea captain; went to trade to show off China
Zheng He
document that King John was forced to sign; gave people more rights but the government less rights
Magna Carta
famous European traveler; wrote a book about his travels
Marco Polo
raised taxes in Europe and punished enemies without trial
King John
military general; reunited China by force
Wendi
noble who served a lord of a higher ranking for protection in return
vassal
warriors from Scandinavia who raided Europe
Vikings
most powerful mayor of Europe; won battle of tours which kept Europe Christian
Charles Martel
