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8599900870KingdomEuropean and Japanese lords controlled large lands or0
8599903456Black Death14th century cause of instability in Europe/Asia1
8599905997OligarchyRule by a small group of people2
8599909814Delhi SultanateIndian unstable dynasties3
8599909815WaterMost used source of power in Europe during the Middle Ages4
8599912539Hong WuFounder of Ming Dynasty5
8599917967AristotleKey Greek philosopher who helped the high middle ages6
8599920440Three SistersMaya beans, squash, & maize7
8599922207MongolGreatest empire in conquered lands and people so far8
8599923941ArabicMuslims brought this language to North Africa9
8599926060Song DynastyUsed first printed money in 102410
8599930202TenochtitlanMexica Capital11
8599930205ZoroastrianismPersian early religion12
8599932258Magna Carta1215 document that is 1st development of democracy in Europe13
8599934687VikingsEurope feared these Northmen/Norsemen14
8599936253MalaysiaTrading city of Melaka's location15
8599936255SpainMarriage of Ferdinand and Isabella created this European state16
8599938399HellonismAlexander's Spread of Greek Culture17
8599941777ChinampaMexica farm technique18
8599943657BrunelleschiCreated dome on the cathedral of Florence19
8599943658HomerAuthor of the Iliad20
8599945544Edict of MilanConstantine's Edict that made the Christians happy21
8599947317SapphoFamous influential female Greek poet22
8599949638BaghdadImportant city along Silk Road c. 8th century (Iraq)23
8599953543PersianEmpire that first unified Asia Minor, Middle East, & Iranian Plateau24
8599955654Cultural DiffusionInfluence of any culture on another as it spreads25
8599957737Silk RoadTrade network between Asia & Europe26
8599960316HeianThis dynasty's collapse fragmented Japan27
8599961979WheelMesoamericans & Andeans never developed this round technology28
8599964885GuptaIndian dynasty known for math and science29
8599964910Ibn BattutaMuslim traveler who recorded his adventures30
8599968466Marco PoloNot trusting the Chinese, Khubilai Khan employed this Venetian merchant31
8599970469FujiwaraPeriod in Japan when land-based economics was controlled by military32
8599972883Medieval"Those who pray, those who fight, those who work" is the social structure of feudalism or ___ times33
8599977154PrehistoryHistory before writing34
8599980171Neolithic AgeAge with first permanent settlements35
8599981913LaoziTraditional founder of Daoism36
8599981915AndeanInca flourished in this region37
8599983686MonotheismHebrew contribution to early religion (made them unique)38
8599985373AlaricVisigoth who sacked Rome in 410 AD39
8599987420EqualPaleolithic society was generally ___ in social status40
8599989498Peloponnesian WarWar between Athens/Delian League and Sparta and her allies41
8600003910CuscoCapital of Inca empire42
8600008475HatshepsutFemale pharoah43
8600008478QinThe Warring States period created this dynasty44
8600010844MongolEmpire that helped create modern Russia and Ottoman Empires45
8600018215DaimyoRich, Japanese feudal land owners46
8600018217QuipuInca developed a record keeping system of knots and string47
8600022632Lex TalionisHammurabi's code was a code based on retribution or ____ (Latin)48
8600027675DaoismBelief system originated in China founded by Laozi49
8600029656AryansContributed to India's caste system50
8600032840MedinaBesides Mecca, this city is important to Islam51
8600034426City-StatesLike Mesopotamian political structure, the Maya were independent warring ___52
8600035991SilkMain commodity of Han China53
8600035993JustinianCreated Corpus Juris Civilis54
8600042953HammurabiHis law was not equal when applied to social structure55
8600044369ErasmusMost important humanist thinker56
8600047101Pope Urban IICalled for the first crusade57
8600049450HinduismReligion of Southern Indian kingdoms58
8600051657UpanishadsCommentaries and reflections on the Vedas59
8600054987Aztec womenGiving birth to Aztec warriors was the main job of60
8600056689DaoismThought that emphasizes harmony with nature61
8600061190BantuAn example of cultural commonality in Sub-Saharan Africa62
8600062824ConfucianismBelief system that originated in China founded by Confucius63
8600065530Paleolithic AgeAge of the hunter and gatherer64
8600067449AlphabetImportant Phoenician legacy65
8600067452BuddhismAshoka's new religion66
8600068928InvasionsExternal reason for fall of Rome and Han67
8600070599BloodAztecs viewed this as essential to the world's survival68
8600073165LegalismBelief system that originated in China, not as popular but worked for some ruling dynasties69
8600077533GothicArchitectural style of cathedrals of Medieval Europe70
8600080531MamlukEmpire that defeated both the Western Crusaders and the Mongols71
8600084351AbbasidMuslim group that overthrew the Umayyad dynasty72
8600086050MilitaryAztec concentrated on this social class like Sparta73
8600088189WritingNorth American Amerindian societies never developed this form of communication74
8600090273Spartan WomenIf they died in childbirth, they were given the same fame as warriors killed in battle75

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