The Post-Classical World, 500-1450
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| 6357741074 | Bedouin | nomadic pastoralists of the Arabian peninsula with a culture based on herding camels and goats | 0 | |
| 6357741075 | Mecca | Arabian commercial center; dominated by the Quraysh; the home of Muhammad and the future center of Islam | 1 | |
| 6357741077 | Umayyad | clan of the Quraysh that dominated Mecca; later an Islamic dynasty | 2 | |
| 6357741078 | Muhammad | (570-632); prophet of Allah; originally a merchant of the Quraysh | 3 | |
| 6357741079 | Qur'an | the word of Allah as revealed through Muhammad; made into the holy book of Islam | 4 | |
| 6357741081 | Five Pillars | the obligatory religious duties for all Muslims; confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat, and hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) | 5 | |
| 6357741082 | Caliph | the successor to Muhammad as head of the Islamic community | 6 | |
| 6357741083 | Ali | cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; one of the orthodox caliphs; focus for the development of shi'ism | 7 | |
| 6357741084 | Abu Bakr | succeeded Muhammad as the first caliph | 8 | |
| 6357741085 | Jihad | Islamic holy war | 9 | |
| 6357741086 | Sunnis | followers of the majority interpretation within Islam; included the Umayyads. Believed ____ | 10 | |
| 6357741087 | Shi'a | followers of Ali's interpretation of Islam. Believed _____. | 11 | |
| 6357741090 | Abbasids | dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads in 750; their capital was at Baghdad | 12 | |
| 6357741095 | Crusades | invasions of western Christians into Muslim lands, especially Palestine; captured Jerusalem and established Christian kingdoms enduring until 1291 | 13 | |
| 6357741097 | Sufis | Islamic mystics; spread Islam to many Afro-Asian regions | 14 | |
| 6357741098 | Mongols | central Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph | 15 | |
| 6357741103 | Malacca | flourishing trading city in Malaya; established a trading empire after the fall of Shrivijaya | 16 | |
| 6357741104 | Mali | state of the Malinke people centered between the Senegal and Niger rivers | 17 | |
| 6357741105 | Mansa | title of the ruler of Mali | 18 | |
| 6357741106 | Ibn Battuta | Arab traveler throughout the Muslim world | 19 | |
| 6357741108 | Songhay | successor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of the Niger valley; capital at Gao | 20 | |
| 6357741116 | Kiev | commercial city in Ukraine established by Scandinavians in 9th c; became the center for a kingdom that flourished until 12th c | 21 | |
| 6357741121 | Middle Ages | the period in western European history between the fall of Roman Empire and the 15th c | 22 | |
| 6357741123 | Vikings | seagoing Scandinavian raiders who disrupted coastal areas of Europe from the 8th to 11th c; pushed across the Atlantic to Iceland, Greenland, and North America; formed permanent territories in Normandy and Sicily | 23 | |
| 6357741125 | Serfs | peasant agricultural laborers within the manorial system | 24 | |
| 6357741132 | Feudalism | personal relationship during the Middle Ages by which greater lords provided land to lesser lords in return for military service | 25 | |
| 6357741135 | Magna Carta | Great charter issued by King John of England in 1215; represented principle of mutual limits and obligations between rulers and feudal aristocracy, and the supremacy of law | 26 | |
| 6357741136 | Parliaments | bodies representing privileged groups; institutionalized the principle that kings ruled with the advice and consent of their subjects | 27 | |
| 6357741137 | Hundred Years War | conflict between England and France over territory (1337-1453) Established a since of Nationalism with each country. Joan of Arc united the French and promoted French patriotism. | 28 | |
| 6357741145 | Black Death | bubonic plague that struck Europe in the 14th c; significantly reduced Europe's population; affected social structure; decimated populations in Asia | 29 | |
| 6357741151 | Grand Canal | great canal system begun by Yangdi; joined Yellow River region to the Yangtze basin | 30 | |
| 6357741154 | Footbinding | male imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household; seen a beautiful to the elite. | 31 | |
| 6357741157 | Bushi | regional warrior leaders in Japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law, supervised public works projects, and collected revenues; built up private armies | 32 | |
| 6357741158 | Samurai | mounted troops of the bushi; loyal to local lords, not the emperor | 33 | |
| 6357741162 | Shoguns | military leaders of the bakufu | 34 | |
| 6357741163 | Daimyos | warlord rulers of small states following Onin war and disruption of Ashikaga shogunate; holding consolidated into unified and bounded mini-states | 35 | |
| 6357741164 | Sinification | extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions | 36 | |
| 6357741166 | Trung Sisters | leaders of a rebellion in Vietnam against Chinese rule in 39 CE; demonstrates importance of women in Vietnamese society | 37 | |
| 6357741169 | Chinggis Khan | born in 1170s; elected supreme Mongol ruler (khagan) in 1206; began the Mongols rise to world power; died 1227 | 38 | |
| 6357741176 | Kubilai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan dynasty in 1271 | 39 | |
| 6357741178 | Ottoman Empire | Turkish empire established in Asia Minor and eventually extending through the Middle East and the Balkans; conquered Constantinople in 1453 and ended Byzantine Empire | 40 | |
| 6357741179 | Ming Dynasty | replaced Mongal Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted large trade expeditions to southern Asia and Africa; later concentrated on internal development within China | 41 | |
| 6357741180 | Ethnocentrism | judging foreigners by the standards of one's own group; leads to problems in interpreting world history | 42 | |
| 6357741184 | Inca and Rome both had | extensive road systems | 43 | |
| 6357741185 | Important continuity in social structure of states and empires 600-1450 | land holding aristocracies, patriarchies, peasant systems still in place | 44 | |
| 6357741186 | Champa Rice | tributary gift from Vietnam to China, led to population increase | 45 | |
| 6357741187 | Diasporic communities | merchant communities that introduced their own cultures into other areas | 46 | |
| 6357741188 | Trans Saharan trade | Dominated my Muslims in 13th century after rise of Islamic caliphates.. |  | 47 |
| 6357741189 | Effect of Muslim conquests | collapse of other empires, mass conversion | 48 | |
| 6357741190 | Tang Dynasty | followed Sui, established tributary states in Vietnam and Korea, influence Japan, Established strong Buddhist and Confucian presence | 49 | |
| 6357741192 | Indian Ocean Maritime Trade |  | 50 | |
| 6357741196 | Bantu Migrations |  | 51 | |
| 6357741197 | footbinding | began during Tang/Song era, demonstrates objectification and oppression of women, abolished during Yuan and brought back during Ming |  | 52 |
| 6357741198 | Marco Polo | traveler/merchant from Europe who spend 17 years at court of Kublai Khan | 53 |
