VOCABULARY
DIVERGENCE
difference, disagreement, two people or ideas follow different paths
Abbasid-era public academy, library, and intellectual center in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age
House of Wisdom
China is on this continent
Asia
Religion that believes in one God
Monotheistic
Number of Right Relationships in Confucianism
4 or 5
HIERARCHY
A system of organized ranking of importance, status, or power
Ancient astronomical instrument and analog computer used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies, tell time, calculate local latitude, and map the stars
Astrolabe
Dynasty which unified China, expanded its territory, and established enduring cultural, philosophical, and institutional foundations from 200 BCE to 200 CE
Han Dynasty
Hindu liberation, salvation, or freedom from the endless cycle of death and rebirth
Moksha
Longest river in the world
Nile River
DELINEATE
Explain in detail
A navigational instrument that finds direction by using a magnetized needle to align with the Earth's magnetic field
Astrolabe
Name of the Mongol Dynasty that ruled China from 1271 to 1368 CE
Yuan Dynasty
Religion that believes in more than one God
Polytheistic
The first major East Slavic state and early Russian civilization
Kievan Rus
ORTHODOXY
Correct or "right" way of thinking, particuarly conservative
A triangular sail used to catch winds on both sides of ship to sail with or against the wind
Lateen Sail
Ancient Chinese political and philosophical doctrine used to justify the right to rule.
Mandate of Heaven
The Byzantine capital and historical center of the Eastern Orthodox Church was Constantinople
Constantinople
Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1721 who modernized/westernized his country based on admiration of European culture
Peter the Great
HEGEMONY
Political, economic, cultural, or military dominance of one group, state, or social class over other
Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads
Junk
The Asian peoples who ruled China as the Qing Dynasty from 1644 to 1912
Manchu
Branch of Islam that believes the Islamic community may only be ruled by descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
Shia
King and Queen who sponsored Columbus's expedition in 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella