world history- word for word

Question 1

vizier

Answer 1

an advisor in a muslim court

Question 2

julius caesar

Answer 2

consul of rome who was declared dictator for life

Question 3

justinian

Answer 3

an important emporer of the byzantine empire

Question 4

christendom

Answer 4

name of the capital of the eastern roman empire

Question 5

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”

Question 8

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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venice

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

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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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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

Question 22

the great schism

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

Question 23

crusades

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

Question 24

istanbul

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

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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 )

Question 30

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

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sahara

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name of the desert located in northern africa

Question 33

caliphs

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leaders of muslim empires were known as this

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ibn battuta

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known for chronicling his journeys across africa and asia

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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

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trade

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

Question 38

Climate change

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often a contributing factor to the fall of an empire

Question 39

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

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TRUE

Question 40

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

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FALSE; from the greeks not the Eusucans

Question 41

T:F Romans believed their culture was superior to others

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TRUE

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

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FALSE; the furthest extent eastern was Mesopotamia

Question 44

extent of the roman empire

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reaches britain, north africa, and as east as mesopotamia

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Llamas

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

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conquistador

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spanish explorers known for their brutality - conquerers of the americas

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chinampa

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a floating piece of land used for agriculture

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Maize

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

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obsidian

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a black glass made from volcanoes

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roman culture

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they thought they were better than everyone else

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roman invasion

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