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Semester 1 Flashcards

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King ezana

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Converted to Christianity;king of askum and conquered mush

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Timbuktu

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Was captured by sonni Ali; became a great commercial center

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Beringa land bridge

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Before was the Bering strait but because water was trapped under glacier and became a land bridge; provide Asia to move to America

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Kievan Russian princes

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Led many areas in Russia;governed with the advice of councils

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Byzantine empire

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Ruled by Justinian; grew to be powerful and had the Justinian code;strong central govern.

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Mongol empire

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Was divided into four parts;skilled army

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Gehnkis Khan

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Mongol leader;led conquer of China;captured city Beijing

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Eastern Orthodox Church

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Was named after the split of two churches; rubbed by constinople; accepted icons

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Exocommunication

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Official edict that bars/bands a person from church membership

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Muslims

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Followers of the religion Islam

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Bedouin lifestyle

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Moved with there tribe and traveled with them;lived in desert;became traders

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Caliph

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Muhammad oldest bff and was name the title successor of the prophet

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Diamond sutra

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First know printed book;bhudist religious text produced in China

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Mongol rule China

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China prospered in many ways;controlled by kublai khan(yuan dynasty);population came back up;wars ended;harsh taxes

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Feudalism

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Political system of local government based on granting land in return for loyalty;military services

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Fief

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Grant of land given to a vassal from a lord

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Vassal

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Person who recieved the fief in return for services

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Chivalry

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Code of conduct that dictated knights behavior toward others

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Magma carta

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English document that made the law the supreme power and became a cornerstone of constitutional government

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Black Death/plague

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A disease that swept through the Europe. Began in Asia and spread along trade routes

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William the conquer

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Ruled England;brought new feudalism;created doomsday (book) that recorded info to see how much taxes to pay

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Golden age of China

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Tang and sung

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Thomas aqui as

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Theologian who taught religious beliefs

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Bushido

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Code of behavior; way of the Warriors; bravery,loyalty,honor amount the armies/military services

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Civilization

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Complex culture that can produce a surplus of food

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Verdic age

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Indo aryians time of great works of religious literature

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Daoism

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Taught the balance of nature

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Legalism

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Laws must be strict and based on reward or punishment for order.

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Kush

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Kingdom along Nile river in Egypt; was governed by pharaoh;wealthy African trading kingdom

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Confucianism

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Taught that people are good natural,knowledge is important

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Polis

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city state;Developed around a central fort

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sparta

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very disciplined;had an army;ground war

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peloponessian war

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it was sparta vs. athens; sparta won; because sparta was jealous of them having all power.

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alexander the great

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strong commander of his army and spread hellenism

35
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helleninism

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the blending of greek, persian,egyptian, and indian culture

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Plato

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Socrates student; had a famous school for philosopher

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Aristotle

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believed moderation was based on reason or clear and ordered thinking

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Socrates

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believed people should never stop looking for knowledge . Taught people to question life

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Phalanx

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Military formation of rows 16 by 16 soldiers

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Consuls

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could veto the other consul;commanded government and army;

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plebians

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poor;made laws; elected officials

42
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tribunes

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were elected by plebeians protected their rights and couldn’t be attacked

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First triumvirate

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julius, crassus,pompey dominated politics and were powerful

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roman republic

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period of roman ancient civilization; two consuls replaced the king

45
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twelve tables

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12 laws written on a table; protected the plebians

46
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hannibal

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a conquer with enormous army who march for 15 days

47
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Diocletian

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Rome had a century of chaos following the death of marcus aurelius and emperor in roman army

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judiasm

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monotheistic laws of the jews

49
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roman empire

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roman republice period of the ancient roman civilization characterized by goverment

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persian empire

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series of dynasties centered in persia with the persian conquest of india and babylon

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Athenian Democracy

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Greek city state of athens comprising the city of athenss and surrounded territory

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