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Axum |
defeated kingdom of Kush(300 BCE) fell to another kingdom(Ethiopia). received strong influence from Arabian Peninsula, converted to Christianity |
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Ethiopa |
Christian kingdom that developed in the highlands of Eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalaibela |
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Silk Road |
Most famous trading routes established by pastoral nomads connecting Chinese, Indian, Persian, and Med. divs. transmitted goods and ideas |
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Sahara |
desert running across northern Africa; separates the Med. coast from Southern Africa. farming(less arid) |
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Shintoism |
Japan's religion: devotees worshipped numerous gods and spirits associated with natural world; offers of food and prayers made to gods and nature spirits |
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Olmec Culture |
cultural tradition that arose at San Lorenzo and La Venta in Mexico. Featured irrigated agriculture, urbanism, elaborate religion, beginnings of calendrical and writing systems |
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Teotihuacan |
Site of classic culture in central Mexico, urban center with important religious functions, supported by intensive agriculture in surrounding religions. pop:200,000 |
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Maya |
culture emerging in Southern Mexico and central America contemporary with Teotihucan. extended over board region. featured monumental architecture written lang |
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Inca |
group of clans centered at cuzco that were able to create empire incorporating various Andean cultures; leader of an empire |
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Polynesian |
Islands contained in a rough triangle whose points in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island; agricultural peoples, reached Fiji and somoa |
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Yellow Turbans |
Daoist leaders: launched a revolt in 184(CE) in China, promising a golden age with divine magic |
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Tang |
dynasty succeeding Sui in 618 CE, more stable than previous dynasty |
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Raj Put |
regional princes un western India, emphasized military control of their regions |
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Devi |
Mother goddess in Hinduism; widely spread following collapse of Guptas; encouraged noes emotionalism in religious ritual |
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Islam |
major world religion having its origins in 610 CE in the Arabian peninsula; meaning literally submission based on prophecy of Muhammad |
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Allah |
Supreme god in strictly monotheistic Islam |
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Byzantine Empire |
Eastern half of Roman empire; retained Med culture, later lost patine, Syria, and Egypt to Islam: capital at Constantinople |
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Justinian |
emperor(527-565 BCE) of Eastern Empire unable to hold Italy, lost provinces of north Africa made most famous compilations of Roman law-code bore his name, last effort to restore Med unity |
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Augustine |
Christian theologian. bishop in northern Africa influential church father and theologian; born in Africa and ultimately bishop of Hippo in Africa |
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Coptic |
Christian sect of Egypt; tended to support Islamic invasions of this area in preference to Byzantine Rule |
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bodhisativas |
Buddhist holy man; built up spiritual merits during their lifetimes; prayers even after death could aid people to achieve reflected holiness |
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Mahayana |
Chinese version of Buddhism; placed considerable emphasis on Buddha as god or savior |
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Jesus of Nazareth |
prophet and teacher among the Jews; believed by Christians to be Messiah. crucified |
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Paul |
Christian missionary- moved away from insistence that adherents of new religion follow Jewish law use of greek as language of church |
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Benedict |
started a monastery among Italian peasants- lured away from Apollo |
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Sui |
dynasty succeeding Han in China. strong rulers north China, united northern China and conquered southern China |
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animism |
A religious outlook that sees gods in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature; typical of Meso religions |
