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silk roads ch. 12
cross-cultural exchanges on the silk roads
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| xiongnu | ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation |
| silk road | An ancient caravan route that linked Xian in central China with the eastern Mediterranean. |
| sasanid empire | The Sassanid Empire, which succeeded the Parthian Empire, was recognized as one of the main powers in Western and Central Asia, alongside the Roman-Byzantine Empire, for a period of more than 400 years. |
| edict of milan | a letter from Licinius to the governors of the provinces in the Eastern Empire he had just conquered by defeating Maximin later in the same year and issued in Nicomedia. |
| han wudi | the 7th emperor of the Han Dynasty of China his reign. territorial expansion, development of a strong and centralized state resulting from his governmental re-organization, promotion of Confucian doctrines. |
| nestorian christianity | a Christian church, part of the Syriac tradition of Eastern Christianity |
| diocletian | Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus. In 286 he divided the empire |
| monsoon system(monsoon winds) | a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation |
| manichaeism | A dualistic religious system with Christian, Gnostic, and pagan elements |
| constatine | the first Roman emperor to be converted to Christianity.Roman emperor known as Constantine the Great |
| dualism | 2.A theory or system of thought that regards a domain of reality in terms of two independent principles |
| tetrarchs | The governor of one of four divisions of a country or province |