Chapter 12 Flashcards
(65 cards)
When did roman rule of the west end
When Germanic general odovacer got rid of Romulus augustulus
Why was it called the Silk Road
High quality silk from china was one of the main exchange goods
Who stormed or conquered Rome
Alaric ( Visigoth)
Who was Attila
Warrior or king of the Huns ( nomadic invaders)
Who were the Visigoth
Germanic invaders form Scandinavia and Russia
First emperor to allow Christianity in the Roman Empire
Constantine
How did Hun invasions contribute to fall of western Roman Empire
Pressured Germanic people into the empire
What did the Visigoth do before invading Roman Empire
Adopted roman law
Contributed soldiers to roman army
Converted to Christianity
What happened after the dissolve of the Han empire in china
Divided into three large kingdoms
Most devastating diseases
Small pox measles and bubonic plaque
What did Manichaeism promote
Ascetic lifestyle
Belief in struggle of good and evil
Individual salvation
Strict moral code
What was Manichaeism a blend of
Zoroastrianism Christianity and Buddhism
Indian influence in Southeast Asia
Adopted raja
Sanskrit
Appointed Hindu and Buddhist advisors
Built temples Indian style
Where did Gregory the wonderworker help Christianity spread to
Anatolia Syria Palestine Egypt Africa Greece Italy Spain and Gaul
Who was Gregory the wonderworker
Missionary, performed miracles populists Christianity in Anatolia
Who took goods from palmyra to med basin
Jews
Who dominated East African trade
Rhapat
Trade items form rhapta
Ivory tortoise shells and slaves
Who controlled sea trade in the Persia gulf and overland trade within the empire
Parthia
Who dominates overland trade routes
Central Asia
Where was rhapta
Africa
What was linked by overland trade routes
Eurasia to North Africa
Who learned of the monsoon winds
Ptolemaic Egypt mariners
Where did silk originate
China
