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11462918632Trans -Saharan TradeTrade of goods through the Sahara dessert Goods: Salt, gold, animal hides, slaves Important points: Timbuktu, Goa,Djenne0
11462918633IslamMonotheistic religion created in the 7th century by Arabic merchant, Muhammed1
11462918634CaliphateA regional state unified by Islam2
11462918635CrusadesA series of Christian vs Muslim military campaigns for the "holy land"3
11462918636Dar-al-Islamterritory of Islam4
11462918637Byzantine EmpireEastern Roman empire extending to the Eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia5
11462918638SinificationChinese-ification of Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia6
11462918639Mongolsnomadic invaders that conquered Eurasia with force and diplomacy7
11462918640Black DeathPlague that killed 1/3 of European population8
11462918641MayaMesoAmerican civilization that had pyramids, large cities, a written system, and complex society9
11462918642Coerced laborslavery, serfdom, corvee (government-recquired labor on public works projects), and indentured servitude10
11462918643FeudalismAgricultural workers serving landowners or lords (knights and samurai)11
11462918644Zheng HeMing explorer that crossed the Indian Ocean12
11462918645Silkhighly-priced luxury commodity mainly exported from China13
11462918646Chinese Inventionsgunpowder, compass, paper, astrolabe14
11462918647Tang Dynasty(618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system.15
11462918648Song Dynasty(960 - 1279 AD); started by Tai Zu; by 1000, a million people were living there; started feet binding; had a magnetic compass, navy, traded with india and persia (brought pepper and cotton), first to have paper money, explosive gun powder16
11462918649Central AsiaA region that includes the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan17
11462918650Indian Ocean tradetrade between Arab, Persian, Turkish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Europe merchants18
11462918651Ming DynastySucceeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China.19
11462918652Grand Canalan inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China20
11462918653Pax MongolicaMongol peace from mid-1200's through mid-1300's imposed stability and law and order across Eurasia. Guaranteed safe passage for trade caravans, travelers, and missionaries from one end of empire to other.21
11462918654VikingsA nomadic group that conquered ex: Normans22
11462918655SyncretismA blending of two or more religious traditions23
11462918656Marco PoloItalian explorer and author who made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys, responsible for much of the knowledge exchanged between Europe and China during this time period.24
11462918657Ibn Battuta(1304-1369) Morrocan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan. His writings gave a glimpse into the world of that time period.25
11462918658Mansa MusaEmperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and established trade routes to the Middle East.26
11462918659The Renaissance(1350-1600) bagan in Italy. Rebirth of learning, science, art, music, literature, and culture. Rediscovery of Ancient Greece and Rome27
11462918660SecularNon-religious28
11462918661MissionaryA person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others29
11462918662Charlemagne768-843; reunited western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire.30
11462918663Justinian6th century Byzantine emperor; failed to reconquer the western portions of the empire; rebuilt Constatinople; codified Roman law31
11462918664hajjA pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims32
11462918665Zakatpart of 4th Pillar, charitable giving of 2.5% of your net worth to community treasury33
11462918666jihadA holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal34
11462918667BaghdadAbbasid capital35
11462918668ChinampasAztec floating gardens36

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