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2501885065 Pillarsmake a declaration of faith, pray five times daily, give to charity, fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca0
250188507AbbasidDynasty that succeeded the Umayyads as caliphs within Islam; came to power in 750 C.E.1
250188508Abu BakrCompanion of 1st muslim leader after Muhammad. Regarded by Sunni's as the 1st caliph and rightful succesor. The Shi'ah regard him as a traitor of Muhammad. Known as best interpretter of dreams following Muhammad's death.2
250188509AllahMuslim name for the one and only God3
250188510Almsmoney or goods given to the poor4
250188511Caliphthe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth5
250188512Dar al Islaman Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic rule6
250188513Hajjthe fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah7
250188514Jihada holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal8
250188515Ka'baMost revered religious shrine in pre-Islamic Arabia; located in Mecca; focus of obligatory annual truce among bedouin tribes; later incorporated as important shrine in Islam9
250188516MeccaPlace where Muslims go for a pilgrimage10
250188517MedinaCity in western Arabia to which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca. (p. 231)11
250188518Muhammadthe Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)12
250188519Quranthe holy book of Islam13
250188520Shariathe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed14
250188521Shiitea member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs15
250188522SufiA Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means16
250188523Sultanmilitary and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country17
250188524SunniA branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad18
250188525Umayyadthe first ruling dynasty over the Muslim caliphate19
250188526UmmaMuslim religious community20
250188527Conscriptiondrafting of civilians to serve in the army21
250188528Draft Animals짐을 끄는 동물22
250188529Equal-field SystemAgricultural reform favoring the peasants under the Tang dynasty in China, inheritance system where 1/5 of the land when to the peasant's descendants and the rest went to the government.23
250188530Footbindingpractice in chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced pain and restricted women's movement; made it easier to confine women to the household24
250188531Grand CanalThe 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire. (p. 277)25
250188532Heian JapanMix of japanese ways and chinese influence; Japanese emperors held power but the Fujiwara family really controlled all political dealings through the emperors. During this time in Japan their learned chinese/wrote chinese/ read chinese etc..26
250188533Kowtowa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission27
250188534Mercenarieshired soldiers28
250188535Nara Japanast division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The Heian period is considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature. Nara: agricultural in nature, centered around villages. Most of the villagers followed the Shinto religion, based around the worship of natural and ancestral spirits.29
250188536Neo CunfucianismWierd mix of Daoism and Buddhism and Confucianism30
250188537Porcelaina thin, beautiful pottery invented in China31
250188538Samuraia Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy32
250188539Shintothe native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan33
250188540Shogunthe head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai34
250188541Song Dynasty(960 - 1279 AD); this dynasty was started by Tai Zu; by 1000, a million people were living there; started feet binding; had a magnetic compass; had a navy; traded with india and persia (brought pepper and cotton); first to have paper money, explosive gun powder; *landscape black and white paintings35
250188542Sui DynastyThe short dynasty between the Han and the Tang; built the Grand Canal, strengthened the government, and introduced Buddhism to China36
250188543Tang Dynastyconsidered the golden age of Chinese civilization and ruled for nearly 300 years; China grew under the dynasty to include much of eastern Asia, as well as large parts of Central Asia37
250188544Terrace Farminga farming system that is in the form of steps going up a mountain38
250188545Tributary RelationshipUnequal system between China and surrounding counties; peoples of the neighboring lands would recognize Chinese emperors as their overlords. Envoys from subordinate states would regularly present gifts to Chinese court and perform the knowtow ritual as tokens of their subordination. In return they recieved confirmation of their authority as well as lavish gifts from the Chinese court. The system facilitate trade the cultural exchange between China and other countries.39
250188546UighursA group of Turkic-speakers who controlled their own centralized empire from 744 to 840 in Mongolia and Central Asia.40
250188547Wu ZhouAn empress who held the real power while weak emperors sat on the throne and in 690 declared herself first woman emperor. She conquered Korea41
250188548White Hunsnomadic invaders from central Asia; invaded India; disrupted Gupta administration42
250188549King Harsha(r. 606-648) temporarily restored unified rule in most of northern India.43
250188550EmporiaIndian port cities that were involved in maritime trade in the Indian Ocean Basin44
250188551AxumAxum was a trading center and a powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia.45
250188552Byzantine EmpireHistorians' name for the eastern portion of the Roman Empire from the fourth century onward, taken from 'Byzantion,' an early name for Constantinople, the Byzantine capital city. The empire fell to the Ottomans in 1453. (250)46
250188553Caesaropapismsystem in which the temporal ruler extends his own powers to ecclesiastical and theological matters.47
250188554JustinianByzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code48
250188555Hagia SophiaMost famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world.49
250188556ThemesDivisions of land50
250188557Germanic StatesStates in western europe that were not byzantine...struggled to unite or remain strong51
250188558Carolingiansthe family that ruled the Franks in Gaul from 751 to 987 in the Carolingian Dynasty. This began when Pepin was declared king. They lost power after the Treaty of Verdun.52
250188559CharlamagneKing of the Franks from 768 to 814, and emperor of Rome from 800 to 81453
250188560Vikingsone of a seafaring Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of northern and western from the eighth through the tenth century.54
250188561Bezanta gold coin of the Byzantine Empire55
250188562Feudalisma political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service56
250188563Roman Catholicthe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy57
250188564Eastern OrthodoxThe Christian religion of the Byzantine Empire in the middle east that formed from Christianity's schism between the remains of the western and eastern Roman Empire. The Christian church ruled by the Byzantine emperor and the patriarchs of various historically significant Christian centers/cities.58
250188565Schismdivision of a group into opposing factions59
250188566Pope Gregory I590-604 was most important figure for providing Roman church with sense of direction; "Gregory the Great"; mobilized local resources and organized defense of Rome60

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