5347095355 | Crusades (Interaction): | Military adventures to free the "Holy Land" | 0 | |
5347098980 | Saladin (Social): | Muslim leader the last few decades of the 12th Century CE. | 1 | |
5347101359 | Saluki Turks (Culture): | Nomadic invaders, ruled through Abbasid Caliphate from Mid 11th Century CE. | 2 | |
5347104812 | Ibn Khaldun, Social): | Muslim historian, said nomadic conquerors had a set path. | 3 | |
5347107246 | Ulama (Culture): | Brilliant Theologian, not entirely accepted by Ulama | 4 | |
5347109052 | Al-Ghazali (Culture): | Islamic Theologian, cooperative and conservative | 5 | |
5347112498 | Mongori.... I mean Mongols (Culture): | Central Asian nomadic culture and ethnic group | 6 | |
5347154062 | Ghenghis Khan (Social): | Also known as Chinggis Khan he was the Founder and 1st Mongolian Great Khan or Khagan of the Mongolian Empire | 7 | |
5347191288 | Hulegu (Social): | Ruler of the Khanate in Ilkhan, who is responsible for the Siege of Baghdad in 1258 CE | 8 | |
5347252023 | Mamluks (Interaction): | Muslim Slave Warriors who defeated the Mongols in 1260 CE. | 9 | |
5347260585 | Muhamed Ibn Qasim (Political): | An Arab General who conquered Sindh on the Indian Subcontinent and claimed it part of the Umayyad Caliphate | 10 | |
5347341553 | Indian (Interaction): | Misnomer created by Columbus referring to indigenous peoples of the New World, implies social and ethnic commonality among Native Americans that didn't exist, still used to apply Native Americans. | 11 | |
5466267341 | Tumens (Military): | A Military Unit of Mongols that consists of 10,000 Warriors. The Modern Equivalent is a Division. It would further be divided up into 1,000 (Small Regiment or Large Battalion like) than 100 (Company like) than 10 men (Squad or Section like) | 12 | |
5466311291 | Yi Dynasty (Political): | A Korean Dynasty of Emperors that ruled Joseon and Korea from 1392 after the Mongol Invasions, and until Korea was Annexed by Japan in 1910 | 13 | |
5466355486 | Khmers (Culture): | An Ethnic Group in South East Asia that is located in Modern Day Cambodia along with the Tais | 14 | |
5466358876 | Tais (Culture): | An Ethnic Group in South Eastern Asia that is located in the following countries today. Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic, Kingdom of Thailand, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Republic of India, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar or Burma, and the People's Republic of China | 15 | |
5466406154 | Signification (Culture): | The process where Non-Han Chinese societies come under influence from the Han Chinese State and Culture | 16 | |
5466426163 | Chosen (Culture): | Also known as Joseon was the Dynasty in Korea from 1392-1897 before becoming the Korean Empire. | 17 | |
5466440894 | Silla (Culture): | A Korean State which lasted from 57 BCE to 935 CE | 18 | |
5466450624 | Koguryo (Culture): | Also known as Goguryeo was a Korean State that lasted from 37 BCE until 668 CE. | 19 | |
5466473829 | Paekche (Culture): | Also known as the Baekje was a Korean State that lasted from 18 BCE until 660 CE | 20 | |
5475626852 | Trung Sisters (Persons): | Two Vietnamese Military Leaders, that drove out the Han Dynasty from Vietnam. | 21 | |
5475635692 | Samurai (Warrior Group): | Warriors that were loyal to the Local Lords, not the court or High Aristocratic Officials, even though they were increasingly called in to protect the Emperor and his retainers and to keep peace in the Capital. | 22 | |
5491078864 | Hagia Sophia (Building): | Building in Istanbul that was a Church until 1453, a Mosque until 1931, and a museum since 1935. | 23 | |
5491841106 | Bedouin (Culture): | Nomadic cultures developed over the centuries, based on camel and goat herding. | 24 | |
5491844647 | Shaykphs (Culture): | Leaders if the tribes and clans, were almost always men with large herds, several wives, and many children. | 25 | |
5491852718 | Quraysh (Culture): | Bedouin tribe, and members of the clan dominated its politics and commercial economy. | 26 | |
5491855787 | Mecca (City): | A city located in the mountainous region along the Red Sea on the western coast of the Arabian Peninsula. | 27 | |
5491860067 | Medina (City): | The city of the Prophet Muhammad. Like most of the other towns in the peninsula, Medina was established in an oasis. | 28 | |
5491868324 | Qur'an (Muslim Holy Book): | The teachings and injunctions of the Qur'an formed the basis of the new religion that Muhammad began to preach to his clan and the people of Mecca. | 29 | |
5491881972 | Muhammad (Person): | The Final Prophet of Allah according to the Religion of Islam. Born in 570 CE, he established the first Islamic Empire. | 30 | |
5491907057 | Khadija (Person): | The First Wife of Muhammad, they were married from 595 to 619 CE. | 31 | |
5491950263 | Ramadan (Social Holiday): | Enhanced community solidarity and allowed the faithful to demonstrate their fervor. | 32 | |
5491957486 | Magna Carta (Document): | Feudal Rights against the Monarchical Claims. It protected the rights of man and was the first step to take to a Constitutional Monarchy. | 33 | |
5491975643 | Li Yuan (Person): | The Duke of Tang. Of Noble and mixed Chinese-nomadic original, Li Yuan was for many years a loyal supporter of the Sui ruler. | 34 | |
5491983851 | Junk (Ship): | A type of Chinese Warship equipped with watertight bulkheads, sternpost rudders, oars, sails, compasses, bamboo fenders, and gunpowder propelled rockets. | 35 | |
5492014375 | Southern Song (Political): | A little rump state carved out of the larger domains ruled by the Tang and northern-based Song. | 36 | |
5492018263 | Belisarius (Person): | A Byzantine General that helped re-conqueror the Italian Peninsula. | 37 | |
5499814139 | Greek Fire (Military): | A Petroleum, quicklime, and sulfur mixture that devastated Arab Ships. To this day we don't how to make Greek Fire, but the modern equivalent is Napalm. | 38 | |
5499824805 | Bulgaria (Culture): | A Slavic Kingdom that periodically pressed Byzantine territory in the Balkans. | 39 | |
5499850147 | Kievan Rus' (Culture): | The original Russia where the Slavic Culture and the Slavic Peoples originated. They would eventually go on to be majority groups in Central and Eastern European Nations. | 40 | |
5499874698 | Middle Ages (Era): | The postclassical period in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted until the 15th Century. | 41 | |
5499881819 | Manorialism (Economic): | The system of economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant labourers. | 42 | |
5499887524 | Vikings (Culture): | A group of Scandinavian Raiders who looted, pillaged, and settled land in areas such as Iceland, Ireland, and the British Isle. | 43 | |
5499914146 | Serfs (Social): | Living on self-sufficient agricultural estates called manors. Serfs were agricultural workers who received some protection, including the administration of justice, from the landlords. | 44 |
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