MT 2 World History Flashcards
(30 cards)
a period of 1000 years is?
millennium
define epidemic
an out break of disease that spreads rapidly
self government?
autonomy
define khan
mongol tribal leader
an infection spreads mostly to humans by infected fleas that travel on rodents and 1/3 of population died
bubonic plague
define heretic
a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to a set of religious teachings
what is a system of political organization in which a vassal served a lord and received protection and land in return
feudalism
define Theodora
Emperor Justinian l wife and saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
disputes over land triggered by a claim to the French throne
Hundred years war
describe the long term effects of the Black Death it had on Europe
-24 million Europeans died and took out 1/3 of the population
-Trade and commerce slowed during the plague years
-peasant rebellions broke out
-loss of power for feudal lords
-know one could no longer be jailed or executed for no legal reason
-strengthed the power of royal courts at the expensive of feudal laws
Henery ll of England
define Constantinople
the city on the eastern edge of Europe which Constantine made the capital of the Roman Empire
describe the differences between Shias,Sunni,and Sufi
Shias-minority brand of Islam that keeps loyalty to the caliph Ali and his decendents
Sunni-accepted the rule of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates
Sufis-mystical form of Islam in which believers seek a direct personal experience of god through prayer and meditation
a split or division in opposed parties
schism
define Byzantine Empire
the name for the eastern Roman Empire located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia
list reasons why the Roman Empire fell
Political problems-never made a system for choosing leaders
economic-raised taxes to high
population-difficult to govern and people had to leave
poverty-diseases killed one fourth of population
define hippodrome
horse races or chariot races where the blues and greens went to watch
define Black Death
one of the first bubonic plague pandemics-50 percent of population
define Justinian l in three points
-put sums of money into the bridges, public baths, parks,roads,and hospitals
-created Justinian code
-fled to the palace with Theodora to hide from rebellions
grand mosque and means holy wisdom
Hagia Sophia
“icon” “smash”
iconoclasm
banished from the church and your soul doesn’t go to heaven
excommunication
define Joan of Arc
patron saint of France
hundred years war details
-paid to fight -foot soldiers
-armored knights. -archers armed with longbows. -larger arrows could be shot more. French won but English won the first half
