Exam 3 | HST 140 - World History to 1500, Quizzes of World History

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TERM 1 Sui Dynasty DEFINITION 1 chinese dynasty that constructed the grand canal, reunited china and allowed for the splendor of the Sui dynasty TERM 2 Yang Jian DEFINITION 2 First emperor of the Sui dynasty, buddhist, hard working administrator TERM 3 Grand canal DEFINITION 3 served as the principal route for long distance transportation within china TERM 4 Tang dynasty DEFINITION 4 dynasty during a period of prosperrity TERM 5 Tang Taizong DEFINITION 5 chinese emperor who founded the tang dynasty TERM 6 Chang'an DEFINITION 6 ancient capital in china during han, sui and tang dynasty TERM 7 Empress wu DEFINITION 7 empress regnant of the tang dynasty, self proclaimed zhou dynasty TERM 8 Eunuchs DEFINITION 8 a castrated man TERM 9 song dynasty DEFINITION 9 chinese dynasty marked by an increasingly urbanized and cosmopolitan society TERM 10 Jurchen DEFINITION 10 a people who inhabited manchuria until the 17th c. TERM 21 Emporia DEFINITION 21 Indian port cities, were clearing houses of trade and cosmopolitan centers TERM 22 Nalanda DEFINITION 22 ancient center for higher learning in india TERM 23 Vishnu DEFINITION 23 Hindu god, preserver of the world, who was often incarnated as krishna TERM 24 shivas DEFINITION 24 hindu god associated with fertility and destruction TERM 25 griots DEFINITION 25 west african historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet or musician TERM 26 Ibn Battuta DEFINITION 26 famous 14th c. traveler and historian of africa and asia TERM 27 Kongo DEFINITION 27 central african state that began trading with the portuguese around 1500s; converted to christianity but suffered from the slave trade TERM 28 Ghana DEFINITION 28 8-11th century empire in west africa that grew wealthy from the trans-saharan trade TERM 29 Mali DEFINITION 29 west african kingdom founded in 13th c. by sundiata; reached peak during reign of mansa musa TERM 30 Mansa musa DEFINITION 30 emperor of the kingdom of mali in africa who made a famous pilgrimage to mecca TERM 31 Sundiata DEFINITION 31 founder of the mali empire, also inspiration for the sundiata, an african literary and mythological work TERM 32 swahili DEFINITION 32 east african city-state society that dominated the coast from moga dishu to kilwa and was active in trade TERM 33 zimbabwe DEFINITION 33 former colony of southern rhodesiathat gained independence in 1980 TERM 34 carolingian DEFINITION 34 germanic dynasty that was named after its most famous member, charlemagne TERM 35 charlemagne DEFINITION 35 king of the franks and HRE TERM 46 hanseatic league DEFINITION 46 commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern germany and surrounding areas in 13th and 14th c. TERM 47 three estates DEFINITION 47 feudal european concept of what society was made up of: clergy, soldiers, workers TERM 48 Chivalry DEFINITION 48 european medieval concept, code of conduct for the knights based on loyalty and honor TERM 49 cathedral schools DEFINITION 49 clergyman in france and italy organized their cathedrals and invited well known scholars to serve as master teachers TERM 50 universities DEFINITION 50 mid 12th c. students and teachers organized academic guilds and persuaded political authorities to grant charters guarunteeing their rights TERM 51 crusades DEFINITION 51 holy wars started by the christians to take the holy land from the muslims TERM 52 crusading orders DEFINITION 52 associations or military order such as the templar in europe TERM 53 pope urban II DEFINITION 53 pope who launched the crusades in 1095 TERM 54 peter the hermit DEFINITION 54 zealous preacher who rallied for support for the crusades, led a cavalier campaign before the crusades that failed TERM 55 reconquista DEFINITION 55 crusade ending in 1492, to drive islamic forces out of spain TERM 56 first crusade DEFINITION 56 organized by the norman's in 1096, successfully took jerusalem for the christians, then extended their conquests carving conquered territories into christian states TERM 57 salah-di, saladin DEFINITION 57 muslim leader who recaptured jerusalem in 1187, sealed fate of christians in crusades TERM 58 fourth crusade DEFINITION 58 did not go to palestine, went to constantinople and sacked the city installing a roman catholic regime TERM 59 famine of 1315 DEFINITION 59 caused by a little ice age, shorter growing season especially effected greenland TERM 60 bubonic plague DEFINITION 60 epidemic that swept across eurasia, causing devastating population loss and economic disruption TERM 71 toltecs DEFINITION 71 central american society that was created around the city of tula TERM 72 tula DEFINITION 72 major city/ settlement of the toltecs, raised crops of maize through irrigation from the tula river TERM 73 mexica DEFINITION 73 indigenous people of the valley of mexico who became the rulers of the aztec empire TERM 74 tenochtitlan DEFINITION 74 capital of the aztec empire, later mexico city TERM 75 aztec empire DEFINITION 75 central american empire constructed by the mexica and expanded greatly during the 15th century during the reigns of itzcoatl and monteczuma TERM 76 Inca DEFINITION 76 powerful south american empire reached peak in 15th century during the reigns of pachacuti inca and topa inca TERM 77 cuzco DEFINITION 77 town in the andes of peru, former capital of the inca TERM 78 pachacuti DEFINITION 78 ruler of the inca from 1438-1471, whose military campaigns greatly extended inca control TERM 79 Viracocha DEFINITION 79 a deity in the inca religion believed to have been responsible for the creation of civilization TERM 80 Pueblo DEFINITION 80 native americans from SW USA, called such because they lived in communal adobe homes called pueblos`