world history- word for word Flashcards
vizier
an advisor in a muslim court
julius caesar
consul of rome who was declared dictator for life
justinian
an important emporer of the byzantine empire
christendom
name of the capital of the eastern roman empire
mansa musa
king of mali and considered to be the wealthiest person to ever live
attila the hun
responsible for terrorizing people of northern europe, forcing them to flee to the italian peninsula
charlemagne
member of the carolignian dynasty and named “emporer of the romans”
princeps
title Augustus took which means “the first “
Hajj
a trip to Mecca which all Muslims must take at least once in their lives
kublai khan
leader of the mongol empire
Diocletian
emperor who enacted reforms and divided the empire in two
caliphate
name given to the muslim empires
venice
- an important port in italy
where marco polo lived and most probably was born
feudal
the name for the type of economy and society that dominated europe in the middle ages
augustus
the first roman emperor
indo european language
language family which includes latin
roman religion
mostly based it on the Greek religion
tiber
river near which the city of rome was founded
dhimmi
non-muslims who paid a tax to worship their own gods
islam
dominant religion in the Holy Land during the crusades
- founded and spread during the 600s
the black death
the plague responsible for killing over 200 million people
the great schism
the official separation of the two Christian orthodoxies (catholicism and eastern orthodoxy)
crusades
a series of military campaigns waged by christendom into the middle east
istanbul
the important islamic trade city located between europe and asia
- capital of the ottoman empire
- used to be constantinople
byzantine culture
people from byzantium considered themselves to be romans
roman republic
government was run by a senate during the period of the republic
-usually multiple representatives that the people vote for to make decisions for them
meso-america
the name for the central part of the americas in the ancient world
aztec
ancient empire based out of modern day mexico
olmec art
what the olmec were known for leaving behind (ESPECIALLY stone carvings )
south america before columbus
did not interact with Africa, Asia, or Europe
yucatan peninsula
located in modern mexico
sahara
name of the desert located in northern africa
caliphs
leaders of muslim empires were known as this
ibn battuta
known for chronicling his journeys across africa and asia
silk road
a series of trade routes travelled through the islamic empires and eurasia
sufi
a Muslim mystical religious scholar
- sought communion with god
trade
very important to the success of nearly every African/middle eastern empire
Climate change
often a contributing factor to the fall of an empire
T:F climate change can be a contributing factor to the fall of an empire
TRUE
T:F rome took the basis of their religious traditions for Eusucans
FALSE; from the greeks not the Eusucans
T:F Romans believed their culture was superior to others
TRUE
T:F british tribes invaded the italian peninsula in the 400s AD
FALSE; the germanic and vandal tribes invaded the italian peninsula, not the british
T:F the furthest eastern extent of the Roman empire was China
FALSE; the furthest extent eastern was Mesopotamia
extent of the roman empire
reaches britain, north africa, and as east as mesopotamia
Llamas
-a large domesticated animal from the americas
contributed significantly to trade in the americas
conquistador
spanish explorers known for their brutality
- conquerers of the americas
chinampa
a floating piece of land used for agriculture
Maize
a staple of the diet for central americans
-another name for corn
obsidian
a black glass made from volcanoes
roman culture
they thought they were better than everyone else
roman invasion
invaded by the germanic tribes and vandals from atila the hun driving them
