APWH ch. 5 Flashcards

205778665	Kush	Kingdom flourishing along the upper Nile around 1000 B.C.E.	0
205778666	Axum and Ethiopia	Axum defeated Kush. Ethiopia in turn defeated Axum. Both kingdoms had contacts with the eastern Med. until after Rome's fall. Became Christian.	1
205778667	Shintoism	Japanese religion that provided worship for political rulers and spirits of nature. Japanese emperor= religious figure	2
205778668	Olmec	Central America's first civilization. developed agriculture and produced accurate calendars. influenced later civilizations	3
205778669	Teotihuacan	Followed the Olmec. Built the first great city in the AMericas and developed the first alphabet	4
205778670	Inca	American culture centered in the Andes mountains (Peru). Domesticated the llama. had no written language	5
205778671	Polynesian people	island civilization the reached Fiji and Samoa by 1000bce and hawaii by 400ce adapted local plants, introduced new animals, and imported a caste system	6
205778672	Yellow Turbans	During decline of classical China, a Daoist group that promised a golden age that was to be brought about by divine magic	7
205778673	Sui and Tang	Chinese dynasties that followed the fall of the Han. China enjoyed on of the most glorious eras in history. confucianism and bureaucracy revived	8
205778674	Rajput	Regional Indian princes who ruled after the fall of the Guptas	9
205778675	Devi	mother goddess of Hinduism. The worship of this deity encouraged new emotionalism in the religion	10
205778676	Islam	World religion that developed in Middle East. Initially surpassed Christianity in numbers of adherents and became greatest rival	11
205778677	Allah	Sole deity in the Islamic faith	12
205778678	Constantinople	-Center of Roman Empire -Established the last strong emperor, Constantine -First Christian Emperor	13
205778679	Byzantine Empire	Successor to Roman Empire. Creative and active in trade. Emperors tried to revive the heritage of Rome but failed. Centuries of fighting Muslims led to demise.	14
205778680	Augustine	-One of the greatest Christian theologians. -Bishop of Alexandria	15
205778681	Coptic Christianity	Largest branch of African Christianity, centered in Egypt	16
205778682	Syncretism	Blending of cultures. Syncretism connects most strongly with religions	17
205778683	Bodhisattvas	Buddhist doctrine that people could gain nirvana through meditation. Shows that Buddhism shifted from a system of ethics to emotional belief	18
205778684	Mahayana	"Greater Vehicle." East Asian form of Buddhism that emphasized its founder as a divine savior	19
205778685	Jesus of Nazareth	Jewish teacher. Followers believed him to be the Messiah and savior sent by God. Disciples spread his message throughout Roman Empire.	20
205778686	Paul	Christian leader who saw faith in a different light. Paul helped turn the faith into one that welcomed non-Jews	21
205778687	Benedict	founder of monasticism in what had been western half of Roman Empire. established Benedictine Rule	22
205778688	Maya	Classic culture in southern Mexico and Central AMerica. Extended over broad region. featured monumental architecture, written language, calendrical and math systems, and developed religion	23
205778689	Buddhism	Indian prince Gautama became Buddha when he questioned the poverty and misery he saw.seen as a reform out of hinduism	24
205778690	Animism	a belief in the existence of many spirits and demons which are found in the natural world	25