6612660800 | Ka'aba | A black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam; located in Mecca; later incorporated into the Islamic faith | 0 | |
6612660801 | Khan | A Mongol ruler | 1 | |
6612660802 | Jihad | Islamic holy war | 2 | |
6612660803 | Muslim | One who submits; a follower of Islam | 3 | |
6612660804 | Five Pillars | 5 practices required of Muslims - almsgiving, fasting, faith, prayer, pilgrimage | 4 | |
6612660805 | Foot Binding | In China, a method of making women's feet smaller; seen as a status and beauty symbol; confined women to the house; upper classes | 5 | |
6612660806 | Vassal | Medieval Europe: person who pledged military service to lord in exchange for land | 6 | |
6612660807 | Chinampas | Floating man made islands used to grow food; Aztecs | 7 | |
6612660808 | Griots | Storytellers of Sub-Saharan Africa who carried on oral traditions and histories | 8 | |
6612660809 | Fief | In medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military or other service | 9 | |
6612660810 | Investiture | Monarch's claim that they have the authority to appoint church officials | 10 | |
6612660811 | Sunni | Branch of Islam that believes that the Muslim community should select its leaders; largest branch of Muslims | 11 | |
6612660812 | Shi'ite | The branch of Islam that believes the leader of Islam should be a descendant of Muhammad's family | 12 | |
6612660813 | Caliph | The chief Muslim political and religious leader | 13 | |
6612660814 | Bushido | "way of the warrior"; Code of honor of the Samurai in Japan | 14 | |
6612660815 | Magna Carta | Written in England in 1215: granted certain rights to nobles; limited power of the king | 15 | |
6612660816 | Daiymo | Japanese Feudal lord in charge of an army or samurai | 16 | |
6612660817 | Chivalry | knight's code of honor in medieval Europe | 17 | |
6612660818 | Serf | peasant bound to the land | 18 | |
6612660819 | Parliament | Representative assemble, legislative branch | 19 | |
6612660820 | Astrolabe | Navigational instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars | 20 | |
6612660821 | Caravel | small, easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations | 21 | |
6612660822 | Lateen sails | Triangular sail attached to a short mast | 22 | |
6612660823 | Perspective | Renaissance artistic technique that gave works of art a three dimensional apprearance | 23 | |
6612660824 | Renaissance | Rebirth or rediscovery of Roman and Greek art, science and literature; started in Northern Italy; revival of learning | 24 | |
6612660825 | Gothic Architecture | Architecture of the 12th century Europe featuring stained glass windows, tall spires, fling buttresses, pointed arches; commonly found in Churces | 25 | |
6612660826 | minaret | a tower attached to a Mosque from which Muslims are called to worship | 26 | |
6612660827 | Hadith | a collection of the sayings and deeds of Mohammed | 27 | |
6612660828 | Quipus | Inca (Peru); a series of knotted cords; different colors and sizes; used for record keeping | 28 | |
6612660829 | Manorialism | A system of self sufficient estates; Medieval Europe | 29 | |
6612660830 | Sultan | Islamic ruler | 30 | |
6612660831 | Junks | Large Chinese sailing ships; designed for long distance travel; during Tang and Song Dynasties | 31 | |
6612660832 | Kamikaze | "Divine Wind"; Japanese believe this prevented the Mongol invasion of Japan in the 13th century | 32 | |
6612660833 | Shariah | The body of law that governs Muslim society | 33 | |
6612660834 | Umma | The community of Muslim believers | 34 | |
6612660835 | Sufis | Muslims who attempt to reach Allah via mysticism | 35 | |
6612660836 | Allah | god of the Muslims; Arabic word for "god" | 36 | |
6612660837 | Hijah | Flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Mideina | 37 | |
6612660838 | Ming Dynasty | China; Founded by Hongwu; known for cultural brilliance | 38 | |
6612660839 | Yuan Dynasty | Chinese dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan | 39 | |
6612660840 | Quoran | Holy book of Islam | 40 | |
6612660841 | Hajj | pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca; required for every Muslim | 41 | |
6612660842 | Samurai | Military class in Feudal Japan | 42 | |
6612660843 | Mosque | House of worship in Islam | 43 | |
6612660844 | Black Death | Outbreak of the Bubonic plague that spread across Asia, Europe and North Africa in the 14th century | 44 |
AP World History Exam Review 600 C.E. to 1450 Flashcards
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