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ch 12
Cross Cultural Exchanges on the silk roads
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who are the Xiongnu? | Group of nomadic based people that formed astate of confederation. |
| What is the Silk Road? | historical network of interlinking trade routes across the Afro-Eurasian landmass that connected East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world, as well as parts of North and East Africa. Extending 4,000 miles (6,500 km. |
| Who was the 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.[6] |
| What is the Edict of Milan? | he document known as the Edict of Milan (Edictum Mediolanense) is found in De Mortibus Persecutorum of Lactantius and Eusebius of Caesarea's History of the Church with marked divergences between them. |
| Han Wudi | ruling as such for 54 years, from 141 BC to 87 BCE. Wudi's reign resulted in or the vast territorial expansion, development of a strong and centralized state resulting from his governmental re-organization, including his promotion of Confucian doctrines. |
| Nestorian Christianity | Church of the East. Nestorian Church,[note 1] is a Christian church, part of the Syriac tradition of Eastern Christianity. |
| Diocletian | Roman Emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia, Diocletian rose through the ranks of the military to become cavalry commander to the Emperor Carus. |
| Monsoon System |