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world history- word for word Flashcards

1
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vizier

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an advisor in a muslim court

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julius caesar

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consul of rome who was declared dictator for life

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justinian

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an important emporer of the byzantine empire

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christendom

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name of the capital of the eastern roman empire

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mansa musa

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king of mali and considered to be the wealthiest person to ever live

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attila the hun

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responsible for terrorizing people of northern europe, forcing them to flee to the italian peninsula

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charlemagne

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member of the carolignian dynasty and named “emporer of the romans”

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princeps

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title Augustus took which means “the first “

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Hajj

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a trip to Mecca which all Muslims must take at least once in their lives

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kublai khan

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leader of the mongol empire

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Diocletian

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emperor who enacted reforms and divided the empire in two

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caliphate

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name given to the muslim empires

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13
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venice

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  • an important port in italy
    where marco polo lived and most probably was born
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14
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feudal

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the name for the type of economy and society that dominated europe in the middle ages

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augustus

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the first roman emperor

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16
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indo european language

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language family which includes latin

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roman religion

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mostly based it on the Greek religion

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tiber

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river near which the city of rome was founded

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dhimmi

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non-muslims who paid a tax to worship their own gods

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islam

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dominant religion in the Holy Land during the crusades
- founded and spread during the 600s

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the black death

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the plague responsible for killing over 200 million people

22
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the great schism

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the official separation of the two Christian orthodoxies (catholicism and eastern orthodoxy)

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crusades

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a series of military campaigns waged by christendom into the middle east

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istanbul

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the important islamic trade city located between europe and asia
- capital of the ottoman empire
- used to be constantinople

25
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byzantine culture

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people from byzantium considered themselves to be romans

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roman republic

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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

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meso-america

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the name for the central part of the americas in the ancient world

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aztec

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ancient empire based out of modern day mexico

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olmec art

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what the olmec were known for leaving behind (ESPECIALLY stone carvings )

30
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south america before columbus

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did not interact with Africa, Asia, or Europe

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yucatan peninsula

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located in modern mexico

32
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sahara

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name of the desert located in northern africa

33
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caliphs

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leaders of muslim empires were known as this

34
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ibn battuta

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known for chronicling his journeys across africa and asia

35
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silk road

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a series of trade routes travelled through the islamic empires and eurasia

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sufi

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a Muslim mystical religious scholar
- sought communion with god

37
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trade

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very important to the success of nearly every African/middle eastern empire

38
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Climate change

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often a contributing factor to the fall of an empire

39
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T:F climate change can be a contributing factor to the fall of an empire

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TRUE

40
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T:F rome took the basis of their religious traditions for Eusucans

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FALSE; from the greeks not the Eusucans

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T:F Romans believed their culture was superior to others

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TRUE

42
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T:F british tribes invaded the italian peninsula in the 400s AD

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FALSE; the germanic and vandal tribes invaded the italian peninsula, not the british

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T:F the furthest eastern extent of the Roman empire was China

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FALSE; the furthest extent eastern was Mesopotamia

44
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extent of the roman empire

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reaches britain, north africa, and as east as mesopotamia

45
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Llamas

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-a large domesticated animal from the americas
contributed significantly to trade in the americas

46
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conquistador

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spanish explorers known for their brutality
- conquerers of the americas

47
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chinampa

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a floating piece of land used for agriculture

48
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Maize

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a staple of the diet for central americans
-another name for corn

49
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obsidian

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a black glass made from volcanoes

50
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roman culture

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they thought they were better than everyone else

51
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roman invasion

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invaded by the germanic tribes and vandals from atila the hun driving them

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