Key Historical Concepts from Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover key historical figures, concepts, and events from the lecture notes related to various empires, movements, and historical developments.

Who provided an account of the First Crusade and held Peter the Hermit responsible for instigating it?

Anna Comnena

What are the official oral historians in Sub-Saharan Africa called?

Griots

Who was the prince that patronized diplomatic missions to China and implemented the Taika Reforms in Japan?

Prince Shotoku

What empire reached the height of its landholdings under the reign of Justinian and Theodora?

Byzantine Empire

What was developed in the densely populated area where the Niger River meets the Gulf of Guinea as a means of written communication?

Nsibidi

To which caliphate did Greek philosophical texts arrive after being purchased from Constantinople?

Abbasid Caliphate

What was the turning point in the Tang Dynasty that halted Chinese access to the overland Silk Roads?

An Lushan Rebellion

Who tried to convince the crowd to invade Jerusalem at the Council of Clermont by misrepresenting Seljuk Turk actions?

Urban II

Who was the Muslim scholar that believed the Crusades were started for profit rather than religion?

Ali ibn Al-Athir

The Classical philosophical texts that came to the were written in Arabic on rag-based paper and stored in leather binders. A huge influx of these texts followed Mansa Musa's hajj.

Empire Mali

Which group is credited with mixed effects on trade along the Silk Roads after their conquest of Eurasia?

Mongols

What term describes groups sharing a common culture with abundant resources and space?

Stateless societies

What is the term for when historical conditions or events are deliberately misrepresented for political purposes?

Historical misappropriation

What hypothesis suggests that the earliest settlers of the Americas arrived by boat over land?

Clovis First Hypothesis

What term was debunked for falsely labeling a period of Greek and Latin influence?

Medieval Period

What series of knots were used by Andean cultures to record information?

Quipu

Who were the primary beneficiaries of the An Lushan Rebellion within the Tang Empire?

Sogdians

The Germanic word " " literally translates to "man price."

Wergild

Which group monopolized Silk Road trade, influencing European motives for maritime routes?

Ottoman Turks

Who are historically known for financing Columbus' trans-Atlantic voyage?

Ferdinand and Isabella

What term refers to the study of the study of history?

Historiography

What administrative system divides land among warlords without direct monarchal control?

Feudalism

Although England and France had the motive and opportunity to attempt a transoceanic voyage to bypass the Ottoman blockade of the Silk Roads, the depletion of their countries' finances due to the prevented them from taking advantage of the opportunity. Due to this, neither country would reach the Americas until long after Spain and Portugal had gained a foothold.

Hundred Years War

What religion rapidly united the Arabian peninsula tribes?

Islam

What term describes the status of the Kingdom of Kangaba in relation to the Empire of Wagadou?

Client States

The influx of Classical texts that came to Western Europe from the Crusader States sparked the Renaissance, a time when scholars in universities could read philosophy translated into Latin for the first time in centuries and when renewed Trans Mediterranean trade led to the rise of cities, overland trade routes, and a merchant class.

12th Century Renaissance

What nomadic Berber people settled in the Western Sahara and affected caravan movement?

Tuareg

As a result of administrative withdrawal from the when the Han Empire fell,

 Korean Peninsula

11. Due to 's strategic decision to "advertise" the location of the Empire of Mali while undertaking the hajj, Mali lost its anonymity and gained even more prosperity from the gold trade and was introduced to ideas and innovations from the new influx of travelers.
    
    

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