Golden Ages
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cmarkham77 on May 9, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Gupta Empire | Centralized government; 200 years of peace and unity in South Asia |
| Gupta Empire | Hindu inspired poems & drama; stupas; zero, decimal system, vaccinations, Sanskirt; caste system |
| Byzantine Empire | Preserved Greco-Roman learning; Justinian Code; Hagia Sophia, icons and mosaics |
| Byzantine Empire | Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Cyrillic alphabet introduced to Russia via trade and missionaries |
| Tang & Song Dynasties | Porcelain, black-ink paintings on silk, calligraphy, pagodas |
| Tang & Song Dynasties | block printing, gunpowder, compass, abacus, government employment based on examinations |
| Golden Age of Islam | Conflicting religious dynasties, calligraphy, adopted Byzantine architecture, no painting/sculpting living images |
| Golden Age of Islam | algebra, Earth's circumference, rotation of the Earth, medical books, optics, and House of Wisdom |
| Golden Age of Europe | Influenced by Justinian Code and canon law; feudalism, gothic architecture and vernacular writings |
| Golden Age of Europe | Math and science based on Greco-Roman teachings, Gutenberg's Bible, Christianity dominated daily life |
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