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8409799087ambassador sent out by Han WudiWho was Zhang Qian?0
8409799088xiongnuZhang Qian's mission was to line up allies for Han China against the1
8409799089silk roadsThe information that Zhang Qian brought back encouraged Han Wudi to destroy the Xiongnu and lay the foundations for the2
8409799090berenicethe most important port on the Red Sea, constructed by the Ptolemies, was3
8409799091chang'anthe easternmost point of the silk roads was the Han capital of4
8409799092mastering the monsoon systema key element in establishing trade across the Indian Ocean was5
8409799093east african coastwhere was the trading port of Rhapta located?6
8409799094taklamakanwhat desert was one of the most dangerous spots along the silk roads? its name means "he who enters does not7
8409799095antiochthe western silk roads terminated in the Turkish port of8
8409799096chang'an, antiochthe land route of the silk roads ran from the Han capital of______ to the Mediterranean port of_______9
8409799097chinain the ancient world, the main producer of silk was10
8409799098foreign merchantswho spread Buddhism to China11
8409799099indiansthe fact by the first century CE southeast asain kings called themselves rajas shows how they were influenced by the12
8409799100gregory the wonderworkerchristianity was carried to Anatolia during the third century CE by13
8409799101christian community that emphasized the human nuture of Jesusthe Nestorians were14
8409799102manithe prophet who promoted a syncretic blend of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements into a religious faith that would serve the needs of a cosmopolitan world was15
8409799103electdevout Manichaeans, eho abstained from marriage and sexual relations and who devoted their lives to prayer and fasting, were called the16
8409799104they were Manichaeans who led a normal life but who followed a strict moral codewho were the "hearers" and what did they practice?17
8409799105zoroastriansthe prophet Mani died in chains as a prisoner of the Sasanid emperor under the urging of the18
8409799106marcus aureliusin 184 CE smallpox claimed the life of the roman emperor19
8409799107about a quarterBy around the year 600 CE the ravage of epidemic disease had caused both the Mediterranean and Chinese population to fall by20
8409799108st. cyprianwho recorded the suffering of Christians caused by epidemic diseases in his On Morality21
8409799109yellow turban rebellionIn the year 184 CE peasant discontent in China led to an uprising known as the22
8409799110daoism and buddhism became popularwith the collapse of political order after the fall of Han Empire23
8409799111the spread of chinese culturethe term sinicization refer to24
8409799112the roman emperors between 235 and 284 CEthe "barracks emperors" were25
8409799113diocletianthe Roman Empire was divided into two parts by26
8409799114the 4 officials who ruled the roman empire under deocletian's planthe tetrarchs were27
8409799115building of new capital city, the reunification of the empire, the allowance of christians to practice their own religionwhat did constantine accomplish during his reign28
8409799116constantinopleafter 340 CE the capital of the Roman world became29
8409799117attilachaos threatened the Roman Empire in the mid-fifth century CE when Germanic tribes poured into the empire for protection from30
8409799118visigothsin 410 CE Rome was sacked by the31
8409799119alaricwho was the leader of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in 410 CE32
8409799120romulus augustulusin 476 CE the Germanic leader Odovacer brought an end to the western half of the Roman Empire when he overthrew33
8409799121byzantine empireafter the collapse of the western half of the Roman empire imperial authority survived for another thousand years in the34
8409799122milanchristians were allowed to openly practice their religion when the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of35
8409799123theodosiusin 380 CE Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the Roma Empire b the emperor36
8409799124platonicSt. Augustine made Christian thought more appealing to the educated classes by harmonizing it with what thought37
8409799125they organized government and defenses for their communitieshow did the popes win supreme control of the church38
8409799126bishopsin the structure of early Christian church, who presided over the dioceses39
8409799127decided the jesus possessed both human and divine naturein 325 CE the Council of Nicaea40
8409799128nestoriansChristian thinkers who stressed the human nature of Jesus41
8409799129theodosiusRoman emperor who proclaimed Christianity the official religion of the empire42
8409799130attilaLeader of the Huns whose invasion caused chaos in the Roman Empire43
8409799131manichaeismreligion that attempted to incorporate Zoroastrian, Christianity , and Buddhist elements44
8409799132constantineallowed Christians to openly practice their religion45
8409799133chang'anthe eastern terminus of the silk roads46
8409799134diocletiandivided the Roman Empire in half47
8409799135nicaeathe early church council that decided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures48
8409799136constantinefounded the western capital for the Roman Empire49
8409799137st. augustinethinker who tried to harmonize Christian and Platonic thought50
8409799138zhang qianchinese emissary whose journeys helped to establish the silk roads51
8409799139ancient trade routes that extended from the roman empire in the west to china in the eastsilk roads52
8409799140during the summer winds blow from the southwest and in the winter, blows from the northeast. this enabled them to sail safely and reliably in the indian ocean basinmonsoons53
8409799141an early branch of christianity, named after nestorius, that emphasized human nature of jesusnestorians54
8409799142during the second and third centuries CE, the han and roman empires suffered from epidemic disease. some were smallpox, measles, and bubonic plagueepidemic disease55
8409799143an epidemic disease that declined chinese and roman populationbubonic plague56
8409799144proclaimed that jesus was both fully human and divineCouncil of Chalcedon57
8409799145the 4 corulers of the roman empiretetrarchs58

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