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11818769064Paleolithic persistencecontinuation of the previous paleolithic way of life (hunting and gathering). this allowed ppl to live survive off any land unsuitable for agriculture.0
11818769065Igboa group based in West Africa, fully agricultural, patrilineal descent1
11818769066Iroquoisnative American people of North America, created a confederacy of tribes called the Great Law of Peace, fully agricultural, and matrilineal2
11818769067TimurTurkic warrior, led the attempt to restore the Mongol Empire3
11818769068Fulbepastoral people of West Africa, adopted Islam, became part of Islamic Empire, was major part of Islamic Movement4
11818769069Ming dynasty Chinawas greatly disrupted by the Mongol Empire and bubonic plague, helped China recover, wanted to eliminate traces of foreign rule, promoted Confucianism and patriarchy5
11818769070Zheng HeHui court eunuch, effective military leader, changed religion. Helped sea routes become more peaceful. During Ming Dynasty era.6
11818769071European Renaissancerevival of Greco-Roman traditions, merchants were wealthiest class, elite wealthy males, less focused on religion7
11818769072Ottoman Empireoriginated in present day Turkey. Primary purpose was to gain land and spread Islam.8
11818769073seizure of Constantinoplethe final demise of Christian Byzantium and allowed Ottoman rulers to see themselves as successors to the Roman Empire (1453)9
11818769074Safavid EmpireShi'ite muslim dynasty that ruled in Persia between the 16th and 18th centuries10
11818769075Songhay Empire1460-1591, by the Niger River. Became a major center of Islamic learning and commerce11
11818769076Mughal Empirecreation of an Islamic Turkic group, undertook a remarkable effort to blend many Hindu groups and a variety of Muslims into an effective partnership12
11818769077Malaccaa springboard for the spread of Islam through the region. The Islam of this city demonstrated blending with local and Hindu/Buddhist traditions, while the city itself, like many port towns, had a reputation for "rough behavior."13
11818769078Aztec Empirea loosely structured, unstable conquest state. They practiced human sacrifice and demanded tribute from conquered cities and subjects14
11818769079Inca Empirebureaucratic empire topped with an absolute ruler regarded as divine. Instead of regular tribute, they demanded it in the form of mita, or labor.15
11818769080TimbuktuCity 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.16

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