Ap world history Unit 3 Flashcards

7798437318	Abbasid	The dynasty that came after the Umayyads, devoted their energy to trade, scholorship, and the arts	0
7798439738	Angkor Wat	The largest Hindu temple in the world, built by King Suryavarman II in present-day Angkor, and dedicated to the Hindu god of Vishnu	1
7798475853	Astrolabe	instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars	2
7798590377	Bantu migration	The expansion of the Bantu speaking people from Cameroon and Eastern Nigeria into East, Central, and Southern Africa.	3
7798674818	bubonic plague	A bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of the illness can spread the bacteria by coughing. High mortality rate and hard to contain. Disastrous. (280)	4
7798709879	Cahokia	an ancient settlement of southern Indians, located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center for 40,000 at its peak in A.D. 1200.	5
7798921688	Caravanserais	inns offering lodging for caravan merchants as well as food, water, and care for their animals	6
7798983167	Catholicism	the faith, practice, and church order of the Roman Catholic Church.	7
7799015050	Chinampas	Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields	8
7799182589	Christendom	Christianity split into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholicism based on church leadership, languages, and religious images.	9