A guide to the language of history
History glossary
Understand the people, places and ideas behind the stories. Find a term, read its meaning, then explore it in context.
793–797 of 797 terms
Yellow Turban Rebellion
a major uprising in 184 CE that exposed late Han social strain and weakened central authority.
Yorkist
supporting the royal claims of Richard, Duke of York, and his descendants.
Yugoslavia
a twentieth-century Balkan state that united several South Slavic peoples before violently breaking apart.
Zhou
the dynasty that overthrew the Shang and introduced the Mandate of Heaven as a central political idea.
Ziggurat
a large stepped temple tower built in Mesopotamian cities.
