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3676439125Sikhisma disciple, or a learner (one of the youngest amongst the major world religions, is a monotheistic religion)0
3676443804Shiaone of the two main branches of Islam, followed especially in Iran, that rejects the first three Sunni caliphs and regards Ali, the fourth caliph, as Muhammad's first true successor.1
3676444853Sunnione of the two main branches of Islam, commonly described as orthodox, and differing from Shia in its understanding of the Sunna and in its acceptance of the first three caliphs.2
3676448106Atlantic Slave Tradethe business or process of procuring, transporting, and selling slaves, especially black Africans to the New World prior to the mid-19th century.3
3676450496Martin LutherA German professor of theology, priest, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Disagreed with the Catholic church system4
3676452584Jesuitsmember of a Roman Catholic religious order (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534.5
3676453749Wahhabi MovementIslamic religious movement/rebellion to restore pure monotheistic worship6
3676460199CofradiasCatholic laymen in Mexico and Central America responsible for the material care of religious images, pilgrimages, and ceremonies.7
3676461308AurangezebRuler of the Mughal Empire. Ruler that ruined the Mughal Empire8
3676464153DevshirmeThe collecting of young Christain boys and training them to be Islamic warriors (Ottoman Empire)9
3676479654Janissariesa member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan's guard between the 14th and 19th centuries.10
3676467147Mercantilismthe economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.11
3676468767PeninsularesEuropean natives now living in Central America12
3676469740Mesitzothe offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian.13
3676472612Mulattoesa person with one white and one black parent.14
3676474720Zheng HeChinese explorer known for his 8 explorations Castrated15
3676476426Vasco De GamaPortuguese explorer.16
3676477529QuipuIcan way of keeping track of certain things String with beads on it17
3676480825Mitawas mandatory public service in the society of the Inca Empire.18
3676483329Andean ChristianForm of Christianity in the region of the Andes (South America)19
3679113305Ibn BattutaMuslim Traveler and trader20
3679113306Camel Caravanslarge covered vehicle for conveying passengers, goods etc.21
3679114715monsoonsa seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain22
3679114716Choke Pointa point of congestion or blockage.23
3679116906Trans-Saharan Trade24
3679119834Indian Ocean Sea Roads25
3679153868Srivijaya KingdomSoutheast Asian kingdom, based on the island of Sumatra that used a powerful navy to dominate trade. significance: Used Maritime trade to garner power.26
3679151922Silk Roads27
3679153869PalembangChoke Point in South Asia28
3679155258Swahili LanguageBantu language widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa and having official status in several countries.29
3679157430MeccaBirth place of Mohammad and the Islamic religion30
3679158306ShariaIslamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet31
3679158307Sufisa Muslim ascetic and mystic (Muslim teacher)32
3679158308Sultansa Muslim sovereign.33
3679159357Cordoba34
3679160394Ulamaa body of Muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology.35
3679160395Bedouinsa nomadic Arab of the desert.36
3679161819Cosmopolitanmany different cultures and religions in one place37
3679161820Ummathe whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion.38
3679164127Caliph/CaliphateGovernment under a caliph. A caliph is a spiritual leader of Islam who claims succession from Muhammad. The word stems from the Arabic khalifa meaning successor39
3679165526Imamsthe person who leads prayers in a mosque.40
3679167463Jihad(among Muslims) a war or struggle against unbelievers.41
3679167464AnatoliaModern day Turkey42
3679169070SerfdomThe status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism.43
3679169071Crusadesa medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.44
3679170187Feudalismthe dominant social system in medieval Europe45
3679171346Guilda medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.46
3679171347AristotleGreek philosopher and scientist Teacher of Alexander the Great and student of Plato. Famous for his writings on physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology.47
3679172536Chu Nomlogographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. It uses the standard set of classical Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words,48
3679172537HangulThe Korean alphabet,49
3679173926BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.50
3679173927Civil Service ExamTest/Exam taken in China to become a person of higher power51
3679175254Dynastic Cycle1. New ruler in China under the Mandate of Heaven 2. China achieves wealth 3. Population increases 4. Corruption becomes rampant in the imperial court, and the empire begins to enter decline and instability. 5. Natural disaster(s) 6. famine and Civil wars breakout 7. Ruler loses Mandate of Heaven 8. he population decreases because of the violence. 9. China goes through a warring states period. 10. One state emerges victorious. 11. The state starts a new empire. 12. The empire gains the Mandate of Heaven. (The cycle repeats itself.)52
3679176816Bushidothe code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai.53
3679176817Tribute SystemThe network of trade and foreign relations between China and its tributaries that helped to shape much of East Asian affairs.54
3679196058Foot Binding55
3679197963Mongol EmpireLargest empire 12.74 square miles56
3679199201Mongol Military StrategiesDifferent ways to conquer and approach conquering an empire were used and shown to young warriors to use in battle57
3679199202KhanateDifferent regions of areas to the empire.58
3679200391The Black DeathThe plague59
3679200392Sack of Baghdad1258: overthrown by the Mongols60
3679201605Khublai Khan61
3679345025Mongol Trading CircuitTrade routes the Mongols used62

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