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WHAP Ch.12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Xiongnu | Were 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. |
| Sassanid Empire | dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651 |
| Edict of Milan | granted by Emperor Constantine the Great in the West and Licinius Augustus in the East. |
| Han Wudi | was the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty of China, ruling as such for 54 years, from 141 BC to 87 BCE. |
| Nestorian Christianity | is a Christian church, part of the Syriac tradition of Eastern Christianity |
| Diocletian | was a 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 (or monsoon winds) | traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation |
| Manichaeism | the system of religious doctrines, including elements of Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, taught by the Persian prophet Mani about the 3rd century ad. |
| Constantine | died a.d. 715, pope 708–715. or a city in NE Algeria. |
| dualism | the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. |
| tatrarchs | the ruler of the fourth part of a country or province in the ancient Roman Empire. |