Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, 2 e.
Glossary
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Glossary Terms for letter: T
Tale of Genji Written by Lady Murasaki, a Japanese work that gives vivid accounts of Heian court life; Japan's first novel (early eleventh century).
Talmud Huge volumes of oral commentary on Jewish law eventually compiled in two versions, the Palestinian and the Babylonian, in the fifth and sixth centuries BCE.
Talmud of Jerusalem The codified written volumes of the traditions of Judaism; produced by the rabbis of Galilee around 400 CE.
Teotihuacán A city-state in a large, mountainous valley in present-day Mexico; the first major community to emerge after the Olmecs.
Territorial state A political form that emerged in the riverine cities of Mesopotamia, which was overwhelmed by the displacement of nomadic peoples. These states were kingdoms organized around charismatic rulers who headed large households; each had a defined physical border.
Tiglath Pileser III Ruling the Assyrians from 745 to 728 BCE, this leader instituted reforms that changed the administrative and social structure of the empire to make it more efficient and also introduced a standing army.
Tiwanaku Another name for Tihuanaco, the first great Andean polity, on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Toltecs By 1000, the Toltecs had filled the political vacuum created by the decline of the city of Teotihuacán.
Tomb culture In the middle of the third century CE, a warlike group from northeast Asia arrived by sea and imposed their military and social power on southern Japan. These conquerors are known today as the "Tomb culture" because of their elevated necropolises near present-day Osaka.
Topkapi Palace Political headquarters of the Ottoman Empire, it was located in Istanbul.
Transhumant migrants Nomads who entered settled territories in the second millennium BCE and moved their herds seasonally when resources became scarce.
Trickle trade Also called "down the line trade," this is a method by which a good is passed from one village to another, as in the case of obsidian among farming villages; the practice began around 7000 BCE.
Troy Founded around 3000 BCE, Troy was an important third millennium BCE site in Anatolia, to the far west. Troy is legendary as the site of the war that was launched by the Greeks (the Achaeans) and that was recounted by Homer in the Iliad.
Tsar/czar Russian word derived from the Latin "Caesar" to refer to the Russian ruler of Kiev, and eventually to all rulers in Russia.
Tula The Toltec capital city; a commercial hub and political and ceremonial center.
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