97048939 | Justinian | early Byzantine emperor, tried to reconquer western europe, greatly influenced by wife theodora | 0 | |
97048940 | Hagia Sophia | cathedral built by Justinian. Converted into a mosque by ottoman empire | 1 | |
97048941 | Greek fire | incendiary wepan used by Byzantine forces | 2 | |
97048942 | theme system | reorganization of byzantine empire. Placed imperial provinces under control of a general | 3 | |
97048943 | bezant | byzantine gold coin. Standardized currency of med basin | 4 | |
97048944 | Hippodrome | stadium adjacent to imperial palace | 5 | |
97048945 | Arianism | belief based on teachins of Arius "jesus was not devine" | 6 | |
97048946 | iconoclasm | to destroy religious images and prohibit their use in houses of worship | 7 | |
97048947 | schism | split of christian church | 8 | |
97048948 | St. Cyril | greek missionary-> developed alphabet for slavic languages, alphabet still used in Russia | 9 | |
97048949 | Muhammad | founder of islam. Lived in Mecca and medina | 10 | |
97048950 | Quran | islamic holy book | 11 | |
97048951 | Hijra | muhammad's move to medina, start of the islamic claendar | 12 | |
97048952 | 5 Pillars of Islam | Shahada-profession of faith, Zakat-tax on community, Prayer- 5 times a day, Ramadan-month of daylight fasting, Hajj-pilgrimage to Mecca | 13 | |
97048953 | the Shari'a | islamic holy law | 14 | |
97048954 | Caliph | islamic leaders after muhammad's death | 15 | |
97048955 | Shia Sect | minority, believe in devine rite leadership | 16 | |
97048956 | Sunni Islam | majority, believe in democratic leadership | 17 | |
97048957 | Sufis | islamic mystics, placed emphasis on the real world applications of religion, not the rules | 18 | |
97048958 | Ibn Rushd | called for muslims to follow aristotle in seeking a purely rational understanding of the world | 19 | |
97048959 | Xuanzang | buddhist monk who went west to india to clarify Buddhist doctrines | 20 | |
97048960 | Grand Canal | giant canal that connected N and S China | 21 | |
97048962 | Tang Taizong | 2nd Tang emperor adhered to confucian beliefs, brought wealth and stability to China | 22 | |
97048963 | equal field system | Tang dynasty land redistribution | 23 | |
97048964 | kowtow | bowing ritutal | 24 | |
97048965 | Chang'an | capital of Sui, Tang, and Song dyns. | 25 | |
97048966 | foot binding | females feet wrapped and compressed | 26 | |
97048967 | Silla Dynasty | ruling family of Korea | 27 | |
97048969 | The Tale of Genji | novel written by japanese WOMAN (Murasaki Shikibu) many refer to as the world's first novel | 28 | |
97048971 | Bushido | "way of the warrior" samurai code | 29 | |
97048973 | Mahmud of Ghanzni | leader of Turks in Afghanistan/ His raids hastened decline of Buddhism in India | 30 | |
97048974 | Sultanate of Delhi | Islamic state created by mahmud's successors in N India | 31 | |
97048975 | Chola | kingdom in S india, conquered Ceylon, greatest power in 11th century | 32 | |
97048976 | Vijayanagar | hindu kingdom dominated S India from 1336-1565 became wealthy from involvement in indian ocean trade network | 33 | |
97048977 | dhow | large indian, persian, and arab ships -> lateen sails | 34 | |
97048978 | Bhakti movement | cult ->tried to transcend differences between Hinduism and Islam | 35 | |
97048979 | Funan | first SE asian state reflecting indian cluture | 36 | |
97048980 | Srivijaya Kingdom | dominated SE asian trade-base on island of sumatra-wealth due to taxes on trade between india and china | 37 | |
97048981 | Angkor/Khmer Kingdom | dominated cambodia from 889-1431, built monuments and temples that reflected indian culture-> Angor Thom Angor Watt | 38 | |
97048982 | Melaka | SE asian islamic state. Islam spread form this commercial center to many SE asian islands | 39 | |
97048983 | Charlemagne | frankish monarch. Ruled empire that included much of modern day france and germany | 40 | |
97048984 | missi dominici | traveling beaurocrats who helped Charlemagne administer gvt | 41 | |
97048985 | Magyars | descendants of nomadic peoples, attacked western europe and settled in hungary | 42 | |
97048986 | Vikings | raiders from the north, came from scandanavia | 43 | |
97048987 | Otto I of Saxony | helped pope defeat lombardi forces in italy | 44 | |
97048988 | feudalism | hierarchical system of lords and vasals that shared political power in medieval europe | 45 | |
97048989 | serfs | poor farmers bound to the land | 46 | |
97048990 | manors | self sufficient estates, served as basis of medeval europan economy | 47 | |
97048991 | Pope Gregory I | organized defense of rome against Lombardi attackers. Maintained central authority of bishops and sent missionaries out to parts of europe without strong christianity | 48 | |
97048992 | St. Benedict of Nursia | created regulations for behavior of monks. -------'s rule | 49 |
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