Roman Empire
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Asia & Africa
World Religions
Forms of Government
100

This culture greatly influenced Roman culture.

Greek culture

100

Muhammad claimed to be the last and greatest prophet of this god.

Allah

100

The Chinese called their land the Middle Kingdom because they believed China to be the center of this.

the earth

100

The belief in only one god.

Monotheism

100

Rule by one.  Often in the form of a king.

Monarchy

200

This emperor began the first official persecution of Christians. He accused the Christians of setting fire to Rome.

Nero

200
These leaders of Islam that directed the affairs of Islam, exercising spiritual, political, and military authority.

Caliphs

200
This was the basic social, religious, and political unit in early Japanese society.

clan

200

Believing in or worshiping multiple gods.

Polytheism 

200

Rule by the people

Democracy

300

This is the term for centers of worship established by the Jews who were scattered abroad.

synagogues

300

This Kievan ruler adopted Eastern Orthodoxy Christianity as the official state religion.

Vladmir I

300

This leader united the Mongol tribes and established a Mongol empire in the steppes. 

Temujin
Chinggis Khan - "universal ruler"

300

A religion based on the teaching of Muhammad.

Islam

300

Form of government in which voting citizens exercise power through elected officials under law.

Republic

400

This emperor divided the Roman empire between his two sons that officially divided the Roman empire into two separate empires.

Theodosius I

400

This work is a systematic arrangement of laws that clarified Roman legal principles that preserved the heritage of the Roman legal system and provided a foundation on which most modern European nations would build their political and legal systems.

Justinian Code

400

Name three items that were important goods in African trade.

gold, salt, ivory, iron, slaves, books

400

Eastern religion founded by Confucius that was based on relationships.

Confucianism

400

Rule of a few

Oligarchy

500

This emperor of Rome divided the empire into four prefectures in an attempt to solve the political problems of the empire.

Diocletain

500

He ruled during the first great period of Byzantine history and culture.

Justinian 

500

This ancient African civilization converted to Christianity.

Aksum

500

Founded by Lao-tzu; encouraged men to live in harmony with nature; became the basis of mystical magical and superstitious elements in Chinese society.

Taoism

500

Government headed by a tyrant who gained complete control of it - usually by force.

Tyranny

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