Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads Flashcards
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| 234350074 | Zhang Qian | Han Wudi's envoy; Held by Xiongnu for years; Told Han Wudi of possibility of establishing trade relations to Bactria | 0 | |
| 234350075 | Mani | Zoroastrian prophet; promotion of ascetic lifestyle led to new religion: Manichaeism | 1 | |
| 234350076 | Manichaeism | Dualist view; Offered means to achieve personal salvation; Ascetic lifestyle and high ethical standards; Differentiation between the "elect" and the "hearers" | 2 | |
| 234350077 | Diocletian | Divided Roman empire into two administrative districts; A co-emperor ruled each district with the aid of a powerful lieutenant | 3 | |
| 234350078 | Constantine | Staked claim as sole emperor after Diocletian's death; made Constantinople unified capital of Rome; | 4 | |
| 234350079 | Constantinople | Roman capital under Constantine | 5 | |
| 234350080 | Visigoths | Nomadic people that originated in Scandinavia and Russia; | 6 | |
| 234350081 | Huns | Nomadic group; cousins of Xiongnu; spoke Turkish; | 7 | |
| 234350082 | Attila | Warrior-king of the Huns; led Huns on Hungary, Gaul, Italy, and Rome | 8 | |
| 234350083 | Edict of Milan | Allowed open practice of Christianity in Roman Empire; dictated by Constantine | 9 | |
| 234350084 | St. Augustine | Bishop of Hippo; Tried to reconcile Platonism with Christianity; Made Christianity an intellectually respectable religion | 10 | |
| 234350085 | Monsoon System | Knowledge of these enabled mariners to sail safely and reliably to all parts of the Indian ocean Basin | 11 | |
| 234350086 | Marcus Aurelius | Roman 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 | |
| 234350087 | Raja | Kings of Southeast Asian states | 13 | |
| 234350088 | Gregory the Wondermaker | Tireless missionary; popularized Christianity in Central Anatolia | 14 | |
| 234350089 | Nestorius | Greek theologian; emphasized the human nature of Jesus over the divine nature | 15 | |
| 234350090 | Nestorian | Christians that subscribed to Nestorius's emphasis of the human Jesus over the divine Jesus | 16 | |
| 234350091 | Alaric | Visigoth leader; led sack of Rome in 410 CE | 17 | |
| 234350092 | Odovacer | Germanic general; deposed Romulus Augustulus, ending Western Rome | 18 | |
| 234350093 | Romulus Augustulus | Last western Roman Emperor; deposed by Odovacer | 19 | |
| 234350094 | Theodosius | Made Christianity official religion of the Roman Empire | 20 | |
| 234350095 | St. Peter | Jesus's chief disciple | 21 | |
| 234350096 | Mary | Jesus's mother | 22 | |
| 234350097 | Council of Nicaea | Council of bishops that mediated arguments about Christianity and Jesus' nature; First such council | 23 | |
| 234350098 | Papa | Latin for "father" | 24 | |
| 234350099 | Council of Chalcedon | Council of bishops that mediated arguments about Christianity and Jesus' nature; Second such council | 25 |