Tang Dynasty Essay

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Tang Dynasty- ruled for nearly 300 years. Who began the achievements of Tang Taizong his brilliant reign lasted from 626 to 649
Gentry- a class of powerful and well-to-do people who enjoyed a high social status
Pagoda- ancient Chinese architecture which are used for religious and literary reasons
Tributary States- the blood line of rulers through China
Calligraphy- the art f beautiful handwriting
Porcelain- a very nice and treasure piece of China
Song Dynasty- ruled China for three centuries was a smaller empire and was powerful and prosperous
Justinian- Byzantine emperor around A.D. 534
Icons- a religious image used by eastern Christians
Autocrat- person …show more content…
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Patriarch- a principal bishop in the eastern branch Christianity
Czars- a Russian emperor from the roman title of Caesar
Caliph- a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government
Shiite- Islam originated as a political movement supporting Ali as leader of the Islamic state
Abbasid dynasty- a dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim empire from AD 750 to 1258
Sharia- a body of law governing the lives of Muslims
Umayyad dynasty- a dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from AD 661 to 750 and later established a kingdom in al- Andalus
Averröes- a Muslim philosopher was criticized for trying to blend Aristotle's and Plato's views with those of Islam and said both of their ideas were to find the truth
Sunni- the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad
Medieval- also known as the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
Serfs- a medieval peasant legally bound to live on the lords estate
Monasteries- a religious community of monks who have given up there possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayer and …show more content…
He exerted Christianity all throughout Europe during the medieval times
Key terms part 5
Crusades- expeditions in which medieval Christian warriors sought to recover control of the holy land from the Muslims
Holy land- in the Middle East and was fought over by the Christians and Muslims in 1095
Urban II- launched the first crusade in 1095. He called on Christians to drive the Turks out of Anatolia and recover Jerusalem from Muslim rule
Saladin-a Kurdish warrior and Muslim leader who shocked Europeans when he conquered Jerusalem
Council of Clermont- council ran by urban II discussing how Christians needed to take the holy lands back from the Muslims
Richard the lion hearted- Richard I was the king of England and was the Christian commander during the third

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