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3710597149Dar al IslamPeople unified under the muslim faith0
3710599157Samuraiwarriors of Japan; dedicated to Daimyo1
3710600590Tribute paymentcountries under the power of the Ottoman empire had to pay the government through taxes2
3710602712Tokugawa Shogunatelast feudal Japanese government3
3710605038Feudal Manorssocial structure that is similar in Japan and Europe. Ranking high individuals to low.4
3710608026Ghana, Mali, and SonghaiSudanic Kingdoms in West Africa made rich by gold-salt trade5
3710608027MuhammedIslamic political leader6
3710610297Gutenberg PressHelped spread ideas of renaissance and reformation7
3710612868SugarPrimary crop grown on caribbean plantations8
3710612869Peter The GreatLeader that westernized Russia9
3710614267Zheng HeLed voyages to build China's prestige in the Indian Ocean10
3710617662Pax MongolicaTime of secure trade routes across Eurasia11
3710617663Bubonic plagueSpread rapidly along trade routes12
3710622915Indentured servitudea labor system where people paid for their passage to the New World by working for an employer for a certain number of years. It was widely employed in the 18th century in the British colonies in North America and elsewhere.13
3710622916Renaissancerevival of learning and art in europe starting in the 1400's14
3710624690Scholar-gentrylandowning class in China; produced government employees15
3710626135Caravelsmall, easily maneuverable trade ship used by Spain and Portugal16
3710627190Ming Dynastysponsored Zheng He's voyages, but then suddenly stopped exploration17
3710627191Mansa MusaA 14th century ruler who is best known for giving away so much gold as he traveled from Mali to Mecca for the hajj that he set off a major round of inflation, seriously affecting economies all along the long-distance trade routes18
3710629127CaliphA person acting in Muhammad's place after his death; leader of islam; islamic political leader19
3710633124Devshirme"blood tax" used by the Ottomans to recruit soilders20
3710635817Gunpowder EmpiresAn age of time where almost all powerful states used guns to build control/attack (included Russia, Ming and Qing, Japan, the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid and the Mughal empire)21
3710643099Neo-ConfucianismArose as a response to the spread of Buddhism in China22
3710643100PeninsularisSpanish-born spaniard residing in the New world or the spanish east indies23
3710661602Kublai Khankhan during the chinese Yuan dynasty24
3710661603Khanmongol ruler25
3710669634Monopolythe exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.26
3710669635HumanismRenaissance movement whose followers studied classical (Greek/Roman) texts and focused on human achievements and potential.27
3710670957CapitalismEconomic system based on private ownership28
3710680092Magna Cartawritten to protect the rights of nobles in England29
3710682969Mandate of Heavenresponsible for maintaining harmony between humanity and heaven30
3710686317JunksLarge Chinese trade ships31
3710686318IncasMajor Andean civilizations of the post classical era32
3710686319ShintoTraditional Japanese belief based on veneration of nature and ancestors33
3710698859YuanChinese dynasty ruled by mongols34
3710735339VikingsExpanded throughout Northern Europe with their sea-faring strength35
3710737612ViceroyA spanish colonial governor36
3710746756EncomiendaGrants of land and native laborers in spanish colonies37
371075993695 ThesesLuther's complaints against the catholic church38
3710761156CrusadesWars that led to the increased cultural diffusion between europe and the East39
3710774202ChinampasAztec agricultural innovation of floating gardens40
3710775493PolytheismThe belief in several deities41
3710794554CreoleFull blooded Spanish, but born in the Americas42
3710796138ManchusFederation of Northeast Asian peoples who founded the Qing Empire43
3710796139EnlightenmentMovement that applied reason to understand society, led to many revolutions44
3710811563Absolute monarchymonarch has absolute control among his or her people45
3710812843VodunSyncretic belief system in the caribbean46
3710821885ChinaAbsorbed most of the world's silver47
3710821886Code of Bushidofidelity, politeness, virility, and simplicity48
3710821915Byzantine EmpireEastern Part of the Roman empire49
3710823436Chattel slaveryPeople bought and sold as property50
3710825865Scientific RevolutionMajor change in scientific thought during the 16th century which believed careful observation and questioning of tradition were important.51
3710827924Columbian ExchangeBiological exchange between the eastern and western hemispheres52
3710833817MulattoAfrican and White ancestry53
3710833818Bantu Migrationscreated cultural and linguistic ties in sub saharan Africa54
3710859552MitaSouthern American mandatory labor system, exploited by Spanish55
3710859553SufisMystics who spread Islam into India and Southeast Asia56
3710874949MercantilismEconomic system in which countries try to increase their wealth in two ways: (1) Obtain as much gold and silver as possible; (2) Sell more goods than they buy. Economic policy focusing on gold, silver, and colonies as wealth57
3710887000SerfsPeasant legally bound to their land58
3710895422Eastern OrthodoxBranch of Christianity in Byzantine empire, spread to Russia59
3710897285Justinian's codeByzantine law code influenced by Roman tradition60
3710904366Foot bindingPractice that inhibited upper class women in post-classical china61
3710908326JapanMongols failed to conquer this region62
3710934272Ibn BattutaMuslim traveler and legal scholar from Morocco63
3710937855QuipuIncan form of record keeping, consisting of series of knots64
3710937856Mongolsnomads from asia that took conquered china, the middle east, russia, and india. Failed to conquer japan and Europe65
3710952441Ottoman EmpireSunni Kingdom that conquered the Byzantines and formed in modern day Turkey66
3710959172MosquePlace of prayer for muslims67
3710972807JesuitsCatholic missionaries sent to Asia and the Americas68
3710974634Smallpoxdecimated the native population in the Americas69
3710978036Swahili city-statesTrade centers on the east african coast (Zanj); people who provided a very important link for long distance trade. Not united politically but great deal of cultural diversity70
3710981120Safavid EmpireShia kingdom in modern day Iran71
3710989731Flying moneyPaper currency developed by the Song dynasty72
3711030850Nicolas CopernicusArgued that Earth revolved around the sun73
3711044203Maize and PotatoesCrops that increased Europe and Asia's populations74
3711052082Battle of Tours75
3711052083ShogunHeld political power in feudal Japan76
3711053546SikhismSyncretic faith blending elements of Hinduism and Islam77
3711055864ChampaFast-growing rice from Vietnam, caused economic pop/boom in China78
3711055865MestizoPerson of European and native american decent79
3711057263patriarchy80
3711580627Golden HordeMongol rulers of Russia81
3711592854AnimismTraditional religion in Northern America & Sub-Saharan Africa82
3717284775Mass Migrationswhenever a significant number of people leave one area and migrate to another, change occurs for both the land that they left as well as their destination.83
3717288768Imperial conquestsIf an empire (or later a country) deliberately conquers territory outside its borders, significant changes tend to follow for both the attackers and the attacked.84
3717293132Cross-cultural trade and exchangewidespread contact among various areas of the world brings not only new goods but new ideas and customs to all areas involved.85
3717298223Islambegan in the 7th century and spread rapidly throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia.86
3717312809Two major sea-trading routesthose of the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean-linked the newly created Muslim Empire together, and Arabic sailors come to dominate the trade.87
3717321436GhanaBy the 700's, a farming people called the Soninke had formed an empire that they called... that was growing rich from taxing the goods that traders carried through their territory. Most important asset was gold88
3717328059MaliDuring the 11th century, the Almoravids, a muslim group from northern Africa, conquered Ghana. Dominated West Africa Based its wealth on gold First great leader: Sundiata: who defeated kingdoms around Mali, and also proved to be an effective administrator89
3717335545TimbuktuMali's capital city became a world center of trade, education and sophistication90
3717358660Pope Urban IICalled for Christian crusades in 1095 with the urgent message that knights from the western Europe must defend the Christian Middle East, especially the Holy lands of the eastern mediterranean, from Turkish Muslim invasions.91
3717366661Italian cities: Genoa and Venicetook advantage of their geographic location to arrange for water transportation for knights across the Mediterranean to the holy lands.92
3728962615IndulgencesThe Catholic Church's grants of salvation for money in the 1500s, and was part of the growing corruption of the church; A pardon (or forgiveness) for a sin that was bought from a priest93
3745564693Baburfounded the Mughal empire, claimed to be a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan (1526)94
3745564694Akbarthe grandson of Babur, who brought the height of the Mughal empire. Also expanded his empire to control much of the subcontinent.95
3745576891Mughal emirean empire that that was a mixture of Mongol and Turkish peoples from Central Asia, which dominated India until the early 1700s96
3745646745Sulimenruled the Ottomans as the empire reached the height of its power. The Ottomans controlled much of the water traffic between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean sea97

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