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World History 5-6
BJU World History Chapters 5-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | the part of Africa below the Sahara Desert |
| Bantu Migration | The movement of the Bantu peoples southward throughout Africa, spreading their language and culture, from around 500 b.c. to around A.D 1000 |
| Kush | An African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c. 100 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries. |
| Aksum | A kingdom along the Red Sea today known as Ethiopia and Eritrea which grew wealthy from trade |
| Nok | West Africa's earliest known culture; lived in what is now Nigeria; between 500 B.C. and A.D. 200; first people known to smelt iron; fashioned iron into tools for farming and weapons for hunting |
| Djenne-Djeno | Oldest known city in Africa south of the Sahara |
| Chandragupta Maurya | He founded India's first empire. He was an Indian prince who conquered a large area in the Ganges River valley soon after Alexander invaded western India. |
| Asoka | Third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India (r. 270-232 B.C.E.). He converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars, the earliest surviving Indian writing. |
| Gupta Empire | Golden Age of India; ruled through central government but allowed village power; restored Hinduism |
| Qin shi Huang di | First Emperor, focused on unifying China, standardized writing, weights, measures, currency, carriage axels, and law codes, killed Confucian scholars, great wall built |
| Pax Sinica | Chinese peace; under the Han Dynasty, China experienced 400 years of prosperity and stability |
| Byzantine Empire | The Eastern Roman Empire, after the collapse of the Western part |
| New Rome | The capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire, known as Constantinople |
| Justinian | Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruled by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program |
| Justinian Code | A systematic arrangement of laws that clarified Roman legal principles |
| Hagia Sophia | The finest example of Byzantine architecture - a church whose name means "Holy Wisdom" |
| Icons | Painted images of Christ and the saints, which some though to be idolatrous |
| Crusades | a series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Western European Christians to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims |
| Ottoman Turks | Muslim invaders that conquered Constantinople in 1453 |
| Nika Revolt | rebellion that threatened to overthrow Justinian |
| Greek Fire | Byzantine weapon consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water; utilized to drive back the Arab fleets that attacked Constantinople |
| Ishmael | Abraham's son by Hagar, Sarah's servant. The founder of the Arab tribes |
| Muhammad | the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) |
| Ka' bah | A religious temple in Mecca that became sacred to Muslims |
| Koran | Holy book of Islam |
| Five Pillars of Islam | five acts of worship required of all Muslims |
| Bedouin | wandering/nomadic Arab tribes |
| Allah | Islamic God |
| Islam | A monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in 7th century, means "submission to the will of Allah" |
| Muslim | a believer or follower of Islam |
| caliphs | the military and political leaders of the Muslim community who succeeded Muhammad after his death |
| Jihad | Islamic holy war |
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