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Streams of Cvlztnd
Words and people from Streams of Civilization: Chapter 9 and 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Dark Ages | A period of time also known as the Middle Ages |
| Icons | Images of saints or holy beings |
| Labarum | The Latin symbol that spells Jesus Christ |
| Heresy | False teachings |
| Coptic Church | A Christian church that was begun in Egypt |
| Balance of trade | The situation of the amount of money flowing out and in of a country |
| Mosaic | A colored tile that is fitted together with other tiles to portray scenes or portraits |
| New Testament | The second part of the Bible |
| Archbishop | A man chosen to be the supervisor over churches in a district or province |
| Catacombs | Underground tunnels |
| Mamertine Prison | The place where Paul was held captive before being martyred for his faith |
| Vandal | A person who destroys property without cause |
| Gospels | Four books in the New Testament |
| Bishops | People who were chosen to be overseers of the local church |
| Martyr | A person who is killed for their faith |
| Codex Justinian | The new law code established in Rome |
| “In this sign conquer” | The statement that was spoken in a vision to Constantine. |
| Petrine Theory | The theory that Peter was the bishop of Rome before he died |
| Deacons | Men who were chosen to care for the temporal needs of the church |
| Gentile | A non-Jewish person |
| Edict of Milan | A law that was passed by the emperor Constantine that allowed religious freedom for everyone |
| Shuo Wen | The world’s oldest dictionary |
| Fayum Depression | An area lying below sealevel in northern Egypt |
| Barabudur | A shrine in Java, India |
| Bantus | One of the five population groups of Africa |
| Price ceilings | A setting that disallowed merchants from raising price above a set figure |
| Olduvai Gorge | A rock formation in Africa |
| Mandate of Heaven | The idea that when a dynasty becomes corrupt and no longer ruled in the best interests of the people, it lost the support of heaven |
| Angkor Wat | A temple in Cambodia, India |
| Nilo-Sudanic | One of the five population groups of Africa |
| Negro | One of the five population groups of Africa |
| Pygmy | One of the five population groups of Africa |
| Catapults | Machines that hurled huge stones into fortress walls. |
| Legalism | The philosophy that held that anything the governor wanted was right |
| Tsetse fly | A pest that killed or diseased most of the cattle in the African grasslands |
| Fu Hsi | The legendary first ruler of China |
| Kautilya | Chandugupta Maurya’s wise counselor |
| Mencius | A Chinese philosopher |
| Hottentots | One of the five population groups of Africa |
| Yang Shao | The earliest culture to be discovered in Asia. |
| Nok | The earlier African culture not influenced by outside civilizations |
| Greater India | A part of India |
| Abdicate | When a king would voluntarily give up their throne |
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