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| 98077151 | Black Death | a form of bubonic plague that spread over Europe in the 14th century and killed an estimated quarter of the population. | 0 | |
| 98077152 | Caliph | a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government | 1 | |
| 98077153 | Chinampas | floating farming islands made by the Aztec | 2 | |
| 98077154 | Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. | 3 | |
| 98077155 | Dar Al-Islam | the area of the world under the rule of Islam any place where Muslims are secure, even if it is a secular society, whereas extremists have a different view. | 4 | |
| 98101078 | Empress Wu | empress of China during the Tang Dynasty, she ruled ruthlessly and brought prosperity to China also supporter of buddism | 5 | |
| 98101079 | Feudalism | A political system based on the rule of local lords bound to a king by ties of loyalty. It developed as a system of local defense against invaders in western Europe, China, and Japan. | 6 | |
| 98101080 | Five Pillars of Islam | Faith, Prayer, Fasting, Alms, Pilgrimage | 7 | |
| 98101081 | Foot Binding | painful process of wrapping Chinese girls feet to make them very small | 8 | |
| 98101082 | Genghis Khan | Mongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) | 9 | |
| 98101083 | Ibn Battuta | explorer who traveled through Africa and wrote about his experiences and what it was like | 10 | |
| 98101084 | Inca empire | Empire in Peru. conquered by Pizarro, who began an empire for the Spanish in 1535 | 11 | |
| 98101085 | Aztec Empire | Central American empire constructed by the Mexica and expanded greatly during the fifteenth century during the reign of Itzcoatl and Motecuzoma I. | 12 | |
| 98101086 | Mayan Empire | first Latin American civilization to grow corn, build step pyramids, and develop hieroglyphics | 13 | |
| 98101087 | Pax Mongolica | -Mongol Peace-used to describe the eased communication and commerce the unified administration helped to create | 14 | |
| 98101088 | Indian ocean trade | connected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion. | 15 | |
| 98101089 | Monsoon system | The weather system that affected the sea trade routes in the Indian Ocean. Summer winds blew from the southwest. Winter winds blew from the northeast. | 16 | |
| 98101090 | Muhammad | the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) | 17 | |
| 98101091 | Neo-Confucianism | combination of Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism | 18 | |
| 98101092 | Quipu | a group of knotted strings used by the incas to record information | 19 | |
| 98101093 | Sharia law | the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | 20 | |
| 98101094 | Shintoism | Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Shintoism focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship. | 21 | |
| 98101095 | Shogun | Supreme military commander | 22 | |
| 98101096 | Sinification | Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam. | 23 | |
| 98101097 | Sufi | A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means | 24 | |
| 98101098 | Sunni/Shi'a split | Sunnis regard Ali as the fourth and last of the "rightly guided caliphs" Shias feel that Ali should have been the first caliph and that the caliphate should pass down only to direct descendants of Mohammed | 25 | |
| 98101099 | Trans-Sharan Trade | trade across the Sahara desert between Mediterranean countries and sub-Saharan Africa. | 26 | |
| 98101100 | Ulama | orthodox musim religious scholars | 27 | |
| 98101101 | Zheng He | An imperial eunuch and chinese Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa. | 28 | |
| 98101102 | Orthodox | in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things | 29 | |
| 98101103 | Patriarch | the male head of family or tribe | 30 | |
| 98101104 | Pilgrims | a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion | 31 | |
| 98101105 | Primogeniture | ..., right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son | 32 | |
| 98101106 | Roman Catholic | ..., Relating to the Christian Church of the west that is under the authority of the pope | 33 | |
| 98101107 | Schism | ..., split | 34 | |
| 98101108 | Serfs | ..., a slave bound to the land and owned by a lord | 35 | |
| 98101109 | Theocracy | ..., government run by religious leaders | 36 | |
| 98101110 | Trans-Continental | ..., spanning or crossing a continent | 37 | |
| 98101111 | Tribute System | ..., A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies. | 38 | |
| 98101112 | Urbanization | ..., the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban,from small towns to cities | 39 | |
| 98427315 | Vassals | members of the military elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty | 40 | |
| 98427316 | Marco Polo | Venetian who traveled with his father, and visisted Kublai Khan and China. Recorded his journey | 41 | |
| 98427317 | Songhay | successor state to Mali; dominated Middle reaches of Niger Valley; capital at Gao; reached imperial status under Sunni Ali | 42 | |
| 98427318 | Aristocracy | the most powerful members of a society | 43 | |
| 98427319 | Bureaucracy | government administrators | 44 | |
| 98427320 | Chivalry | courtesy towards women | 45 | |
| 98427321 | Civil Service | government workers | 46 | |
| 98427322 | Credit | arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services | 47 | |
| 98427323 | Cultural Diffusion | The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another | 48 | |
| 98427324 | Dowry | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | 49 | |
| 98427325 | Decentralization | the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments | 50 | |
| 98427326 | Eastern Orthodox | this Christian religion broke away from the Roman church when it would not accept the authority of the Pope as the head of the church | 51 | |
| 98427327 | Fiefs | pieces of land given to vassals by their lord | 52 | |
| 98427328 | Garrisons | military bases on the Silk Road to protect travelers on their journey | 53 | |
| 98427329 | Gothic | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries | 54 | |
| 98427330 | Hajj | the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah | 55 | |
| 98427331 | Heresy | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion | 56 | |
| 98427332 | Heretic | a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church | 57 | |
| 98427333 | Hijab | ..., a headscarf worn by Muslim women | 58 | |
| 98427334 | Illegitimate | ..., contrary to or forbidden by law | 59 | |
| 98427335 | Infrastructure | ..., the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization. | 60 | |
| 101000134 | Islam | the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran | 61 | |
| 101000135 | Literate | a person who can read and write | 62 | |
| 101000136 | Matriarch | a female head of a family or tribe | 63 | |
| 101000137 | Matrilineal | based on or tracing descent through the female line | 64 | |
| 101000138 | Medieval | relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages | 65 | |
| 101000139 | Meritocracy | the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth | 66 | |
| 101000140 | Middle ages | The historical period from around 500 A.D. up to around 1450 A.D. between the fall of Rome and the birth of the Renaissance | 67 | |
| 101000141 | Migration | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another | 68 | |
| 101000142 | Monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region | 69 | |
| 101000143 | Mosque | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship | 70 | |
| 101000144 | nation state | Is a region with a single goverment and a united group of people | 71 | |
| 101000145 | byzantium | a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 | 72 | |
| 101000146 | franks | group of Germanic people who rose to prominence under the leadership of King Clovis | 73 | |
| 101000147 | hanseatic league | a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas | 74 | |
| 101000148 | hundred year war | lasted between 1337 - 1453, between England and France, was a series of wars not one continuous battle, William, Duke of Normandy claimed to be the rightful king of England, 1066 William captured England in something called the Norman Invasion He became known as William the Conqueror and tied the nobility of France and England , but over the years they argued over who should rule, the war started when the king of France tried to take the territory claimed by England in southern France, 1337- England attacks France, 1428- English attacked Orleans, one of France's last major strong holds this was all lead by a French peasant girl who was known as Joan of Arc and lead the French to a victory, 1453- French drove English out and ended the war | 75 | |
| 101000149 | magna carta | the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 | 76 | |
| 101000150 | mansa musa | this Mali king brought Mali to its peak of power and wealth from 1312 the 1337; he was the most powerful king in west africa | 77 | |
| 101000151 | sacking of constantinople | During the Fourth Crusade (1202-1204), in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Eastern Orthodox city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. This is seen as one of the final acts in the Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. | 78 | |
| 101000152 | silk road | an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles) | 79 | |
| 101000153 | timbuktu | City on the Niger River in the modern country of Mali. It was founded by the Tuareg as a seasonal camp sometime after 1000. As part of the Mali empire, Timbuktu became a major major terminus of the trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning. | 80 | |
| 101000154 | tenochitilan | aztecs capital city, now it is mexico city | 81 | |
| 101000155 | william the conqueror | duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England | 82 | |
| 101000156 | inquisition | a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy | 83 |
