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8110303543AbacusAn ancient Chinese counting device that used rods on which were mounted movable counters0
8110303544ArabesqueIslamic art/geometric patterns that are repeated over and over1
8110306987Bakufumilitary-style government of the Japanese shogun2
8110310222Black DeathA deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 13513
8110319633CalpulliAztec clans that supplied labor and warriors to leaders4
8110322311ChinampasRaised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields.5
8110327529ExcommunicationThe taking away of a person's right of membership in a Christian church6
8110327530Flying MoneyChinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants7
8110333094GriotsStoryteller, kept history orally8
8110333095HijahThe flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina, the first year in the Muslim calendar9
8110337618JunksThe large Chinese ships that were large enough to carry up to one thousand tons of cargo.10
8110337619Kowtowa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission11
8110347002MamluksMuslim slave warriors; established dynasty in Egypt; led by Baibars defeated Mongols in 126012
8110349542Metropolitancity-scape13
8110353253MinaretA distinctive feature of mosque architecture, a tower from which the faithful are called to worship.14
8110357018Moldboard PlowThe curved metal plate in a plow that turns over an earth from the furrow15
8110357019MuslimA follower of Islam16
8110360596People of the Bookwhat Muslims called Christians and Jews which means that they too only believe in one god17
8110364955QuranThe holy book of Islam18
8110364956Scholar-gentryThe Chinese class of well-educated men from whom many bureaucrats were chosen19
8110368618Shi'iteA member of the branch of Islam that supports the descendants of Muhammad as his rightful successors20
8110375496Stateless societyA society that is based on the authority of kinship groups rather than on a central goverment21
8110375497Sunnia Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam22
8110381942TributeMoney paid by one country to another in return for protection23
8110403241ZakatTax for charity; obligatory for all Muslims24
8110598775Age GradeA series of consecutive statuses defined by age.25
8110601675Astrolabean instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements26
8110601676Bantu-speaking peoplesPeople who speak one of a group of languages related to Bantu27
8110608782bushiRegional military leaders in Japan who ruled small kingdoms from fortresses28
8110608783Caravela small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries.29
8110612052ChivalryCode of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages30
8110615395FeudalismA system of government based on landowners and tenants31
8110615396Foot bindingProcess of compressing girls' feet to half their natural size32
8110619633HadithThe compiled work of the life and teachings of Muhammad.33
8110619634Incaa member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.34
8110619635Ka'abaMuslims pray toward this structure in Mecca35
8110623341Lateen SailsTriangular sail on a short mast36
8289803813Manorialismeconomic system of Middle Ages Europe that was based on agriculture (farming)37
8289803814MexicaThe name given to themselves by the Aztec people38
8289805622Ming DynastyChinese dynasty in which Chinese rule was restored; held power from 1368 to 164439
8289807333Mongol PeacePeriod of stability and law and order across Eurasia under Mongol rule40
8289808354Neo-ConfucianismA philosophy that blended Confucianism with Buddhism and Daoism41
8289808355PerspectiveAn artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.42
8289808991Ramadan(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan43
8289808992SeppukuRitual suicide44
8289809866Shinto"Way of the Kami"; Japanese worship of nature spirits45
8289809867Steppe DiplomacyMongol system of tribal alliances46
8289810733SyncretismA blending of two or more religious traditions47
8289810734UmmaThe term for all Muslims as a community.48
8289812066AllahArabic word for God49
8289812599AustronesianA branch of languages originating in Oceania50
8289813141Battle of Tours(732 CE) European victory over Muslims. It halted Muslim movement into Western Europe.51
8289813724Bushidothe code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai.52
8289813725CeledonKorean porcelain53
8289814534DaimyoA Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai54
8289814535Fiefland granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service55
8289816252Gempei Warsfive year war fought between two of Japan's powerful families, the Taira and the Minamoto56
8289816253HajjA pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims57
8289817514InvestitureA ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbols of an office58
8289817515KamikazeJapanese suicide pilots; literally meaning 'divine wind'59
8289819110Magna Cartathe royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 121560
8289819111MaoriNew Zealand indigenous culture established around 800 CE61
8289819669Middle agesthe years between ancient and modern times62
8289821341MississippiansFirst society people located in central North America63
8289822463MosqueA Muslim place of worship64
8289825906Parallel descentIn Incan society, descent through both the father and mother65
8289826372QuechuaAndean society also known as the Inca66
8289826373Renaissancethe period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world67
8289828234SerfA person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord68
8289828235ShogunA general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name69
8289828648SufisMuslim mystics who seek communion with God through meditation, fasting, and other rituals70
8289828649Tea ceremonyAn ancient Shinto ritual still performed in the traditional Japanese capital of Kyoto71
8289829397VassalA knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land72
8289829398Anasazia member of an ancient American Indian people of the southwestern US, who flourished between c. 200 BC and AD 1500. The earliest phase of their culture, typified by pit dwellings, is known as the Basket Maker period; the present day Pueblo culture developed from a later stage.73
8289830766AyllusIn Incan society, a clan or community that worked together on projects required by the ruler74
8289830767BeneficeA church office endowed with fixed capital assets75
8289832339CaliphA supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government76
8289835058Chimorpolitical grouping of the Chimu culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru, from 850-147077
8289836885dal ar Islamplaces where Islam can be practiced78
8289840223Five Pillarsbeliefs that all Muslims needed to carry out: Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, and Pilgrimage79
8289840224Gothic ArchitectureGothic architecture is an architectural style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.80
8289841322Haremliving quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household81
8289841323JihadA holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal82
8289841859KhanA Mongol ruler83
8289841860Malay sailorstraded and interacted with other Southeast Asian societies a lot84
8289842794Medievaldark ages85
8289842795Middle Kingdoma period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC86
8289843167Mitaa labor system that the Spanish administrators in Peru used to draft native people to work87
8289843168Moundbuildersa Precolumbian civilization along the Mississippi river88
8289843963ParliamentA body of representatives that makes laws for a nation89
8289843964QuipusA system of knotted cords of different sizes and colors used by the Incas for keeping records90
8289844650SamuraiClass of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.91
8289844651ShariahIslamic law92
8289845336Shogunatemilitary government of Japan93
8289845337Sultanpower94
8289846202Toltecspowerful postclassic empire in central Mexico (900-1168 C.E.). It influenced much of Mesoamerica.95
8289846476Yuan DynastyMongol Dynasty96

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