Chapter 5 Flashcards

90597264	kush	An African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c. 100 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries.	0
90597265	axum	trading center, and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia	1
90597266	ethiopia	very cultural and religious area in Africa; social classes included peasant farmers, warrior nobles, and kings	2
90597267	shintoism	Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Shintoism focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.	3
90597268	olmec	the earliest-known Mesoamerican civilization, which flourished around 1200 B.C. and influenced later societies throughout the region.	4
90597269	teotihuacan	A powerful city-state in central Mexico (100-75 C.E.). Its population was about 150,000 at its peak in 600. (p. 300)	5
90597270	maya	People who created a civilization in Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula	6
90597271	Inca	Largest and most powerful Andean empire. Controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital of Cuzco.	7
90597272	Polynesian	a native or inhabitant of Polynesia	8
90597273	yellow turbans	Chinese Daoists who launched a revolt in 184 C.E., promising a golden age to be brought about by divine magic	9
90597274	Sui	self	10
90597275	Tang	a dynasty that ruled China for almost 300 years	11
90597276	Rajput	a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India	12
90597277	Devi	mother goddess	13
90597278	Islam	the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life	14
90597279	Allah	Muslim name for the one and only God	15
90597280	Diocletian	Roman emperor who divided the empire in two and oversaw the eastern part	16
90597281	Constantine	Roman Emperor (4th century A.D.) who promoted tolerance to all religions in the Roman Empire and legalized Christianity	17
90597282	Germanic tribes	the groups of invaders who took over the Western Roman Empire	18
90597283	Huns	a powerful nomadic people of unknown ethnic origin who invaded europe	19
90597284	Byzantine	extremely complicated or devious	20
90597285	Justinian	one of the greatest Byzantine emperors	21
90597286	Sassanid	The dynasty that ruled Persia	22
90597287	Augustine	(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church	23
90597288	Coptic	a language that represents the final stage of ancient Egyptians	24
90597289	bodhisattvas	enlightened persons who have postponed nirvana to help others attain enlightenment	25
90597290	Mahayana	A sect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular workship.	26
90597291	Jesus	a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth	27
90597292	Paul	Follower of Jesus who helped spread Christianity throughout the Roman world	28
90597293	benedict	A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor	29
90597294	Pope	Head of the Roman Catholic Church	30
90597295	world religions	Christianity, Bhudism, Hindu, Islam, Judaism, Islam	31
90597296	sahara	largest desert in the world	32
90597297	animism	the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls	33