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Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads Flashcards

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234350074Zhang QianHan Wudi's envoy; Held by Xiongnu for years; Told Han Wudi of possibility of establishing trade relations to Bactria0
234350075ManiZoroastrian prophet; promotion of ascetic lifestyle led to new religion: Manichaeism1
234350076ManichaeismDualist view; Offered means to achieve personal salvation; Ascetic lifestyle and high ethical standards; Differentiation between the "elect" and the "hearers"2
234350077DiocletianDivided Roman empire into two administrative districts; A co-emperor ruled each district with the aid of a powerful lieutenant3
234350078ConstantineStaked claim as sole emperor after Diocletian's death; made Constantinople unified capital of Rome;4
234350079ConstantinopleRoman capital under Constantine5
234350080VisigothsNomadic people that originated in Scandinavia and Russia;6
234350081HunsNomadic group; cousins of Xiongnu; spoke Turkish;7
234350082AttilaWarrior-king of the Huns; led Huns on Hungary, Gaul, Italy, and Rome8
234350083Edict of MilanAllowed open practice of Christianity in Roman Empire; dictated by Constantine9
234350084St. AugustineBishop of Hippo; Tried to reconcile Platonism with Christianity; Made Christianity an intellectually respectable religion10
234350085Monsoon SystemKnowledge of these enabled mariners to sail safely and reliably to all parts of the Indian ocean Basin11
234350086Marcus AureliusRoman emperor; last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. During his reign, the Empire defeated a revitalized Parthian Empire; Aurelius' general Avidius Cassius sacked Ctesiphon.12
234350087RajaKings of Southeast Asian states13
234350088Gregory the WondermakerTireless missionary; popularized Christianity in Central Anatolia14
234350089NestoriusGreek theologian; emphasized the human nature of Jesus over the divine nature15
234350090NestorianChristians that subscribed to Nestorius's emphasis of the human Jesus over the divine Jesus16
234350091AlaricVisigoth leader; led sack of Rome in 410 CE17
234350092OdovacerGermanic general; deposed Romulus Augustulus, ending Western Rome18
234350093Romulus AugustulusLast western Roman Emperor; deposed by Odovacer19
234350094TheodosiusMade Christianity official religion of the Roman Empire20
234350095St. PeterJesus's chief disciple21
234350096MaryJesus's mother22
234350097Council of NicaeaCouncil of bishops that mediated arguments about Christianity and Jesus' nature; First such council23
234350098PapaLatin for "father"24
234350099Council of ChalcedonCouncil of bishops that mediated arguments about Christianity and Jesus' nature; Second such council25

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