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Bactria ✔✔The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the
ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent
Barracks Emperors ✔✔Series of Ro
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A.P World History Chapter 12-16 Latest
2022 Rated A
Bactria ✔✔The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the
ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent
Barracks Emperors ✔✔Series of Roman generals who seized the throne between 235 and
284 C.E.
Byzantine ✔✔Long-lasting empire centered at Constantinople; it grew out
of the end of the Roman empire and carried legacy of Roman greatness and was the only
classical society to survive into the early modern age; it reached its early peak during the
reign of Justinian (483--565)
Edict of Milan ✔✔Emperor Constantine's 313 C.E. that Christianity was a legitimate
religion.
Karakorum ✔✔Capital of the Mongol empire
Manichaeism ✔✔Religion founded by the prophet Mani in the third
century C.E., a syncretic version of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements.
Silk roads ✔✔Ancient trade routes that extended from the Roman empire in the west to
China in the east.
Zen Buddhism ✔✔Japanese version of Chinese Chan Buddhism, with an emphasis on
intuition and sudden flashes of insight instead of textual study.
Caesaropapism ✔✔Concept relating to the mixing of political and religious authority, as
with the Roman emperors, that was central to the church versus state controversy in
medieval Europe.
Constantinople ✔✔Capital of the Byzantine empire and a cultural and economic center
Corpus iuris civilis ✔✔Body of the Civil Law, the
Byzantine emperor Justinian's attempt to codify all Roman law.
Council of Nicaea ✔✔Meeting of the Byzantine church (325 C.E.) at which Arianism was
declared heresy.
Crusades ✔✔Campaigns by Christian knights to seize the holy lands that led to trade with
Muslims and the importation of Muslim ideas regarding science and mathematics
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ✔✔Eastern branch of Christianity that evolved following
the division of the Roman Empire and the subsequent development of the Byzantine
Empire in the east and the medieval European society in the west. The church recognized
the primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople.
Greek Fire ✔✔Flammable substance used by Byzantine empire to repel Muslim attacks
Hagia Sophia ✔✔Greek orthodox temple constructed by the
Byzantine emperor Justinian and later converted into a mosque.
Iconoclasts ✔✔Supporters of the movement, begun by the Byzantine
Emperor Leo III (r. 717-741), to destroy religious icons because their veneration was
considered sinful
Saljuqs ✔✔Turkish tribe that gained control over the Abbasid empire and
fought with the Byzantine empire
Third Rome ✔✔Concept that a new power would rise up to carry the legacy of Roman
greatness after the decline of the Second Rome, Constantinople; Moscow was referred to
as the Third Rome during the fifteenth century
Abbasid ✔✔Cosmopolitan Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that replaced the Umayyads;
founded by Abu al-Abbas and reaching its peak under Harun al-Rashid
Bedouins ✔✔Nomadic Arabic tribespeople
Caliph ✔✔deputy," Islamic leader after the death of Muhammad
Dar al-Islam ✔✔The "house of Islam," a term for the Islamic world.
Five Pillars ✔✔The foundation of Islam; (1) profession of faith, (2) prayer, (3) fasting during
Ramadan, (4) alms, and (5) pilgrimage, or hajj.
Hajj ✔✔Pilgrimage to Mecca.
Hijra ✔✔Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622, which is the beginning point of
the
Islamic calendar and is considered to mark the beginning of the Islamic faith
Islam ✔✔Monotheistic religion of the prophet Muhammad (570-632); influenced by Judaism and
Christianity, Muhammad was considered the final prophet because the earlier religions had not
seen the entire picture; the Qu'ran is the holy book of Islam.
Jizya ✔✔Tax in Islamic empires that was imposed on non-Muslims
Ka'ba ✔✔Main shrine in Mecca, goal of Muslims embarking on the hajj.
Mecca ✔✔City conquered by Muhammed in 630. He destroyed pagan shrines and erected
mosques.
Qu'ran ✔✔Islamic holy book that is believed to contain the divine revelations of
Allah as presented to Muhammad.
Shari'a ✔✔The Islamic holy law, drawn up by theologians from the Qu'ran, and
accounts of Muhammad's life
Shia ✔✔Islamic minority in opposition to the Sunni majority; their belief is that
leadership should reside in the line descended from Ali.
Sufis ✔✔Islamic mystics who placed more emphasis on emotion and devotion than on
strict adherence to rules
Sunni ✔✔Traditionalists," the most popular branch of Islam; Sunnis believe in the
legitimacy of the early caliphs, compared to the Shiite belief that only a descendent of Ali can
lead.
Umayyad ✔✔Arabic dynasty (661-750), with its capital at Damascus, that was
marked by a tremendous period of expansion to Spain in the west and India in the east.
Uighurs ✔✔Turkish Tribe
Uigher Turks ✔✔Clerks, secretaries, and administrators for the Mongol Empire
Tang Taizong ✔✔Chinese emperor (r. 627-649) who founded the
Tang dynasty (618-907).
Tale of Genji ✔✔Literary work of ancient Japan, written by Murasaki Shikibu.
Sui ✔✔Dynasty (589-618) that constructed Grand Canal, reunified China, and
allowed for the splendor of the Tang dynasty that followed.
Song ✔✔Chinese dynasty (960-1279) that was marked by an increasingly
urbanized and cosmopolitan society.
Shogun ✔✔Japanese military leader who ruled in place of the emperor.
Shintoism ✔✔Indigenous Japanese religion that emphasizes purity, clan
loyalty, and the divinity of the emperor
Seppuku ✔✔A Japanese term for ritual suicide committed by the samurai when he had been
dishonored
Samurai ✔✔A Japanese warrior who lived by the code of bushido
Neo-Confucianism ✔✔Philosophy that attempted to
merge certain basic elements of Confucian and Buddhist thought; most important of the
early Neo-Confucianists was the Chinese thinker Zhu Xi (1130-1200).
Nara era ✔✔Japanese period (710-794), centered around city of Nara, that was the highest
point of Chinese influence.
Heian ✔✔Japanese period (794-1185), a brilliant cultural era notable for the
world's first novel, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji.
Crand Cannal ✔✔Project that integrated the economies of northern and southern China
Equal field system ✔✔Chinese system during the Han dynasty in which the goal was to
ensure an equitable distribution of land.
Bushido ✔✔The "way of the warrior," the code of conduct of the
Japanese samurai that was based on loyalty and honor
Angkor ✔✔Southeast Asian Khmer kingdom (889-1432) that was centered
around the temple cities of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat.
Bhakti ✔✔Indian movement that attempted to transcend the differences
between Hinduism and Islam.
Chola ✔✔Southern Indian Hindu kingdom (850-1267), a tightly centralized state that
dominated sea trade
Dhow ✔✔Indian, Persian, and Arab ships, one hundred to four hundred tons, that sailed and
traded throughout the Indian Ocean basin.
Funan ✔✔An empire spanning the first to the sixth century C.E. in present-day Cambodia
and Vietnam that adopted Sanskrit as its official language.
Srivijaya ✔✔Southeast Asian kingdom (670-1025), based on the island
of Sumatra, that used a powerful navy to dominate trade
Sultanate of Delhi ✔✔Islamic state in northern India established by Mahmud's successors in
1206 C.E. that began to establish the presence of Islam on the Indian subcontinent.
Vijayanagar ✔✔Southern Indian kingdom (1336-1565) that later
fell to the Mughals.
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