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Chp. 12: CC
Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Road
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Xiongnu | Ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation. Ex) China |
| Silk Road | An ancient caravan route that linked Xian in central China with the eastern Mediterranean. Was the main trade route. |
| Sasanid Empire | 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 | Granted by Emperor Constantine the Great in the West and Licinius Augustus in the East in 313 granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire; ordered the restitution of property confiscated from Christians. |
| Han Wudi | Han Dynasty (141-87 B.C.E.) Territory expansion, reorganized government, and religious innovations. |
| Nestorian Christianity | The church of the Persian Sassanid Empire, it quickly spread through Asia. Between the 9th and 14th centuries it was the world's largest Christian church in terms of geographical extent, with dioceses stretching from the Mediterranean to China and India. |
| Diocletian | Roman emperor 284–305; full name Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus. Faced with mounting military problems, in 286 he divided the empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west. He launched the final persecution of the Christians 303. |
| Monsoon System (Winds) |