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chapter 12
cross-cultual exchanges on the silk road
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Xiongnu | A multi-ethnic nomadic grouping from Central Asia, which existed between about 300 B.C. and 450 A.D. |
| silk road | trade routes that connected Asia with the Mediterranean and European world as well as parts of North and East Africa Extending 4000 mile the Silk Road gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade along it which began during the Han Dynasty |
| sassanid empire | The rulers of Persia's second ancient empire after the defeat of the Greeks, the Sassanid Empire, which ruled much of the Middle East from 226 CE to 651 CE The Sassanids conquered the Parthians, who controlled Persia from 250 BCE to 226 CE. |
| edict of milan | was granted by Emperor Constantine the Great in the West and Licinius Augustus in the East in 313 granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire. In addition, the Edict of Milan ordered the restitution of property confiscated from Christians |
| han wudi | the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty of China, ruling as such for 54 years, from 141 BC to 87 BCE |
| nestorian christianity | |
| diocletain | he split the Roman Empire in to halves. The West Roman Empire (fell in 476 AD) and the East Roman Empire , later the Byzantine Empire (fell in 1453 AD). |