World Civ 1500 Exam 3 (Lessons 13-18) Flashcards
Date of Buddhism begins rapid growth in China
Growth of Buddhism in China in the Six Dynasties Period (A.D. 220-589) Buddhism developed and spread rapidly in the chaos of the Six Dynasties Period (A.D. 220-589) that followed the collapse of the Han dynasty in A.D. 220.
Date of Edict of Milan
February 313
Constantine
Constantine the Great, also known as Constantine I, was a Roman Emperor who ruled between 306 and 337 AD
Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. This ecumenical council was the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.
Dura Europos
Dura-Europos, also spelled Dura-Europus, was a Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the right bank of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in today’s Syria.
Gathas
The Gathas are 17 Avestan hymns believed to have been composed by Zarathusthra himself. They form the core of the Zoroastrian liturgy.
Globalization
Globalization or globalisation is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.
Jewish diaspora
The Jewish diaspora or exile refers to the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancestral homeland and their subsequent settlement in other parts of the globe
Manichaeism
Manichæism was a major religion founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in the Sasanian Empire. Manichaeism taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness.
Torah
the first five books of the 24 books of the Tanakh. This is commonly known as the Written Tora
Zoroastrianism
a monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster in the 6th century BC.
Date of Byzantine Empire
330-1453 CE
date of Odoacer deposes the last Roman emperor in the West
476 CE
date of Reign of Justinian
527-565 CE
What regions did the Byzantine Empire control?
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Constantine I founded its capital at Constantinople, and the size of the Empire varied over the centuries since it had territories located in Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Levant, Asia Minor, and North Africa
Where is Constantinople?
Istanbul
Where did the Germanic peoples come from, and where did they settle?
The Germanic peoples at the time inhabited southern Scandinavia and the Northern Sea and Baltic coasts from modern-day Netherlands to the Vistula. As this population grew, it migrated south-west, into coastal floodplains due to the exhaustion of the soil in its original settlements.
Byzantine Empire
(330-1453) The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E. Its capital was Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine. Unified by Roman Heritage, Christianity, and Constantine himself.
Caesaropapism
Where the emperor becomes the head of the church. Came about because of Constantine.
Celts
Barbaric group of People sharing a common language and culture who lived north of the Roman Empire; spoke a Celtic language
Constantinople
A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul
Germanic invasions
Germanic tribes invaded the Roman Empire because they were pressured to do so by Asiatic people like the HUNS. Their conquest had several negative effects on the Empire
Germans
Barbaric group of people who lived north of the Roman Empire; spoke a Germanic language
Justinian
Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; also helped expand empire into North Africa
Justinian’s Code
Multipart collection of laws and legal commentary issued in the sixth century by the emperor Justinian.
Monasticism
A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith
Orthodox Church
A religion for the entire population; Another name for the Eastern Christian Church, over which emperors continued to have power.
Saint Germain/Germanus of Auxerre
A Roman citizen who served in the military and eventually became a bishop. He led a group of British soldiers against some Saxons during a trip to Britain to deal with some heretics.
The Byzantine Empire was the only classical empire that survived into the postclassical period. Why did it survive when all the others did not?
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They were able to have military and border control, control of the nobles, and control of the church. They were also able to stabilize the economy and supply food for all their citizens. A growing cultural identity and social unity helped as well.
What role did the Germanic tribes play in the fall of the Roman Empire?
They settled in Roman lands, intermarried with Roman citizens to inherit land, and defeated Roman armies.
Describe the version of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire.
The 3 P’s: Poor, population, preaching.
Give to the poor; for entire population; emphasized missionary work; established monasteries and monks and brought Christianity to the world; translated the scriptures in multiple languages.
date of Abbasid caliphate
750-1258 CE
date of Life of Muhammad
570-632 CE
Where is Mecca?
Saudi Arabia
What regions of the world did the Arab-Islamic Empire conquer?
Arabia. Greater Syria. Palestine. Persia and the Caucasus. Central Asia. Turkey. Indian subcontinent. Southeast Asia.
Abbasid dynasty/caliphate
Borrowed heavily from Persian culture; caliphs claimed to rule by divine right; used slaves as soldiers.
Baghdad
Capital of Abbasid dynasty; became a trading center for textiles, slaves, and foodstuffs; became a center for the study and practice of medicine.
Bedouins
Nomadic pastoralist tribe; The most important political and military force in the region though small in number; supported themselves by raiding caravans en route to Mecca; virtually invisible on the archaeological record; they loved poetry which was built into the culture and language
Five Pillars of Islam
FaPFAP
Declaration of faith, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Hijra
The Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622, marking the founding of Islam
Jihad
Principle of Islam; A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
Ka’ba
A temple containing a black stone thought to be god’s dwelling place
Madrasas
Advanced schools specializing in philosophy, logic, geometry, astronomy, law, and medicine.
Mecca
Most important city in the peninsula; based primarily on trade; Said to be the place where Ishmael (son of Abraham) settled; considered to be a holy city; home of the Ka’ba, a sanctuary containing a sacred black stone that was said to have fallen from heaven; Muhammad was born here.
Medina
City in western Arabia to which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated to escape persecution in Mecca. They eventually took over the city.
Muhammad
At the age of 40, he had a vision of an angelic being who commanded him to preach the revelations that God would be sending him;
Qur’an
The sacred book of Islam
Sassanid Empire
the name of the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire. It was one of the two main powers in Western Asia for a period of more than 400 years before the Arab caliphate took it down