Chapter 5 The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 c.e. Flashcards

230578572	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
230578573	Axum	A town of northern Ethiopia; From the first to the eighth century A.D.; It was the capital of an empire that controlled much of northern Ethiopia	1
230578574	Ethiopia	A Christian Kingdom that developed in the highlands of eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalaibela; retained Christianity in the face of Muslim expansion elsewhere in Africa	2
230578575	Olmec	The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E., the Olmec people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture, wide-ranging trade, ceremonial centers, and monumental construction	3
230578576	Teotihuacan	Site of classic culture in central Mexico; urban center with important religious functions; supported by intensive agriculture in surrounding regions; population of as much as 200,000	4
230578577	Sui dynasty	Dynasty that succeeded the Han in China; emerged from strong rulers in northern China; united all of northern China and reconquered southern China	5
230578578	Tang dynasty	Dynasty that succeeded the Sui in 618 c.e.; more stable than the previous dynasty	6
230578579	Devi	Mother goddess within Hinduism; widely spread following collapse of Guptas; encouraged new emotionalism in religious ritual	7
230578580	Diocletian	Roman emperor from 284 to 305 c.e.; restored later empire by improved administration and tax collection	8
230578581	Augustine	Influential church father and theologian; born in Africa and ultimately Bishop of Hippo in Africa; champion of Christian doctrine against carious heresies and very important in the long-term development of Christian thought on such issues as predestination	9
230578582	Jesus of Nazareth	Prophet and teacher among the Jews; believed by Christians to be the messiah; executed c. 30 C.E.	10
230578583	Paul	One of the first Christian missionaries; moved away from insistence that adherents of the new religion follow Jewish Law; use of Greek as language of the Church	11