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2831173625 Pillars of IslamOne God, Prayer 5 times per day, Charity, Ramadan, the Haij0
283117363SultanateA Muslim government1
283117364CaliphA spiritual and political leader of Islam claiming succession from Muhammad2
283117365MamluksSlave soldiers who converted for Islam, they rose to power in Egypt. Stopped the Mongols 13th century3
283117366SufisMuslim mystics who helped to spread Islam to India and S.E. Asia4
283117367Mansa MusaKing of Mali, whose famous haij caused inflation because of the gold he distributed along his way to Mecca5
283117368GhanaWest African kingdom which traded for gold and salt 6th- 13th centuries6
283117369MaliWest African kingdom established by Sundiata and later led by Mansa Musa in the 14th century7
283117370GriotsAfrican storyteller, advisor, and historian8
283117371Byzantine EmpireThe remainder of the Roman Empire in the East, it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 14539
283117372The Great SchismA division between the Western Christian church and the Eastern (Orthodox) church in 105410
283117373Ibn BattutaMuslim traveler c. 14th century who wrote about the world of Islam. Morocco to So. East Asia11
283117374FeudalismA political system based on rigid social classes, loyalty, and the granting of land to nobles or warriors12
283117375GuildsEconomic associations between people in the same business or craft13
283117376ChinampasArtificial islands on which Mesoamericans grew crops14
283117377AztecMesoamerican kingdom which built its capital, Tenochitlan, on a lake. Conquered by Cortez in 151915
283117378IncaSouth American kingdom known for building a vast system of roads, conquered by Pizarro in 153216
283117379QuipuA system of knotted yarn used by the Inca to communicate across their empire17
283117380Neo ConfucianismA revival of traditions and beliefs during the Tang and Song, which effected women negatively18
283117381GunpowderInvented in China during the Song Dynasty19
283117382SamuraiThe equivalent of the knight in Europe20
283117383TributeA payment to a government, could be labor or goods21
283117384Golden HordeMongol Empire which occupied Russia from the 13th century to the 15th century22
283117385HumanismWestern European movement which stressed the power stressed the power and beauty of the mind, 14th c23
283117386Zheng HeChinese admiral who traveled to Africa in the 15th century, he used to 100 yard long treasure junks24
283117387Marco Polo13th century traveler who stayed at the courts of Kubilai Khan for 17 years25
283117388IslamMonotheistic religion with 5 pillars founded in 62226
283117389Indian Ocean Trading Networktrade network which included East Africa, the Middle East, India, So. East Asia, and China27
283117390Trans-Saharan Trading NetworkTrade route centered on salt and gold28
283117391SwahiliAfrican language derived from Bantu, Arabic, and Persian29
283117392SyncretismThe combining of two different things to make something new30
283117393Silk RoadAncient trade route running from China, to Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean31
283117394CrusadesAn attempt to take back the "holy land" from the Muslims. Resulted in the spread of ideas to Europe32
283117395MongolsNomadic group unified in the 13th century. Created the largest land empire up to that time33
283117396Black Death14th century pandemic which came from China and killed at least 1/4 of the Europeans34
283117397RenaissanceThe reawakening of Western Europe, the revival of Roman art and ideas35
283117398Genghis KhanThe unifier of the Mongols36
283117399Joan of ArcFrench leader who helped to expel the English but was burned at the stake in 143137
283117400ConstantinopleCapital of the Byzantine Empire, conquered by the Ottomans in 145338
283117401VikingsScandinavian people who invaded Europe between the 8th and 12th centuries39

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