Vocab Terms
Belief in a single god
Monotheism
This dynasty in India enjoyed a golden age because the government promoted peace and prosperity
The Gupta Empire
The Honor code that the Japanese Samurai follow
Bushido
Due to new studies in _____, bodies in Renaissance art began to look more realistic.
Anatomy
This person was the unifier of the Mongols tribes.
Genghis Khan
Early Modern European idea of an ideal person who was talented in many areas (example: Leonardo da Vinci)
Renaissance Man
Jews, Christians, and Muslims would all consider____ to be a holy city.
Jerusalem
Code of Honor followed by feudal European Knights
Chivalry
During the early part of the Ming Dynasty in China, much ____ was exported to Europeans, because the Europeans were CRAZY for luxurious fabrics.
Silk
The Silk Trade routes & the Western African trade routes were responsible for spreading ______ as merchants traded with each other.
Ideas
Chinese idea that a ruling family was allowed to rule because they had the permission of the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
Creators of the Caste System
Hinduism
This invention & gunpowder are associated with the Tang & Song Dynasties.
Block Printing
Characteristic of Renaissance art that make architectural features and landscapes appear three-dimensional.
Perspective
In the 1500s, both China and Japan began to follow policies of ___, in which they refused to trade or interact with any outside societies.
Isolationism
This document was signed in 1215 by King John limiting the Kings power and giving more power to the people.
The Magna Carta
Trade route that connected China to India, the Arabian Peninsula, and even Classical Rome
Silk Road
This is where scholars translated scientific and philosophical texts into Arabic
House of Wisdom
He is the author of "The Prince" and the idea that the end justifies the means.
Machiavelli
He was the King of England and the founder of the Anglican Church
King Henry VIII
The trade routes across this desert were influential in spreading cultures and religion
Sahara
He was a student of Aristotle, he set out to conquer the Persian Empire, upon his death, the empire stretched from Greece to the Indus Valley.
Alexander the Great
This event caused a split between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Great Schism
Invention which was first used in China but then later introduced in Europe with the printing of the Gutenberg Bible
Printing Press
Political structure used in Post Classical Europe and Japan which involved a decentralized political system and a very strict social structure.
Feudalism