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7914989806Marco PoloVenetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)0
7914989807Ibn BattutaArab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel records1
7914989808Khubilai KhanLast of the Mongol Great Khans (r. 1260-1294) and founder of the Yuan Empire.2
7914989809MuhammadArab prophet; founder of religion of Islam.3
7914989810Emperor JustinianLeader of the Byzantine Empire that helped in its revival of Romans glory and fame.4
7914989811China's relationship with NomadsNot peaceful5
7914989812Tribute SystemA system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor.6
7914989813SamuraiClass of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.7
7914989814Yuan DynastyDynasty in China set up by the Mongols under the leadership of Kublai Khan, replaced the Song8
7914989815Zheng He's voyages1405-1433 CE9
7914989816Sunni vs. ShiaDisagreement over ruler10
7914989817House of WidsomCenter of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s11
7914989818Meccathe holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace12
7914989819FeudalismA system of government based on landowners and tenants13
7914989820Byzantine EmpireEastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.14
7914989821Black DeathA deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 135115
7914989822Mongol rule over RussiaAbsolute power16
7914989823AztecsAncient civilization (1200-1521AD) that was located in what is present-day Mexico City17
7914989824IncasAncient civilization (1200-1500AD) that was located in the Andes in Peru18
7914989825Silk RoadCaravan routes connecting China and the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran.19
7914989826The Indian Ocean trade networkbrought wealth to the Delhi Sultanate and furthered its interest in economic growth20

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