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| 7688656529 | Byzantine Empire | The two Christian civilizations formed out of the split of the Roman Empire. | 0 | |
| 7688660453 | The Great Schism | Another term for the split of the Roman Empire | 1 | |
| 7688685520 | Greek Orthodoxy | A religion that follows more on the principles of the New Testament and was the primary religion of the Eastern Roman Empire. | 2 | |
| 7688699973 | Roman Catholicism | A religion used in the Western Roman Empire that more focuses on the Old Testament and old writings | 3 | |
| 7688753391 | Feudal Kingdoms | Eastern and Western half of the Roman Empire. | 4 | |
| 7688759002 | Religious missionaries | Catholic persons that ventured around their half of the Empire to spread their given religion. | 5 | |
| 7688793381 | Convert | A person of whom had been contacted by a missionary who then changed to the religion of the missionary. | 6 | |
| 7688811426 | Social and Cultural | Religions changed in these two aspects: | 7 | |
| 7688819115 | London, Paris, Carthage, etc. | Cities in the Western Roman Empire | 8 | |
| 7688824360 | Alexandria, Jerusalem, Athens, etc. | Cities in the Eastern Roman Empire | 9 | |
| 7688828436 | Islamic States and the Turks | Empires that were just getting started during the growth of the Byzantine Empire. | 10 | |
| 7688869007 | Constantinople | The capital of the Eastern Byzantine Empire | 11 | |
| 7688876022 | Rome | The capital of the Western Byzantine Empire | 12 | |
| 7688903925 | The rapid growth of Islam | Greek/ Eastern Orthodox Christianity retains strength despite _______________________. | 13 | |
| 7688955673 | Balkans | Eastern Russian peoples that came into the Eastern Byzantine Empire that helped spread Catholicism. | 14 | |
| 7688997967 | Western Russians | Came from Western Russia that had been given the culture of politics from the Orthodox Christians. | 15 | |
| 7689040852 | Justinian | Most influential and significant Byzantine leader | 16 | |
| 7689051018 | Twelve Tables | Roman legal code practiced by the new Empires | 17 | |
| 7689058168 | Original | Justinian had military gains and rebuilt the ___________ empire. | 18 | |
| 7689064808 | North Africa and Italy | Territories Justinian gained. | 19 | |
| 7689089713 | The Roman Legal Code | What did Justinian systemize and use? | 20 | |
| 7689234561 | Greek | The official language of the Byzantine empire; die to the fact the New Testament was written in that language. | 21 | |
| 7689290757 | Hagia Sophia | A Orthodox religious dome that was converted to a mosque. The light into the dome is a symbol of God. | 22 | |
| 7689305042 | Minarets | towers to call people to prayer | 23 | |
| 7689307468 | Mosaic | A glass reflective art; a collection of pieces. | 24 | |
| 7689315938 | Muslim invaders | The primary concern of Byzantine leaders | 25 | |
| 7689318841 | Greek fire | A fire in a jar that, when thrown, breaks and catches on fire; sort of like a Molotov. | 26 | |
| 7689343894 | Muslim siege of Constantinople | 711 CE; The muslim navy invaded Constantinople; the Byzantines were able to hold them off, but there were several losses in the Mediterranean. | 27 | |
| 7710435745 | Theocracy | The imperial government; lineage is not by family. | 28 | |
| 7710437813 | Line of Succession | Emperors all ran different style of rule; Each emperor had their own currency. | 29 | |
| 7710458457 | Caesaropapism | When the emperors have a more direct rule over their people. | 30 | |
| 7710466444 | Celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church | NO sexual relations until marriage. | 31 | |
| 7710469952 | The Bible | Was written in Latin for Roman Catholics; In greek for the Orthodox Christians. | 32 | |
| 7710474612 | Silk | The main product of China | 33 | |
| 7710477409 | Agricultural goods of the Byzantine Empire | Supplied by the slaves | 34 | |
| 7710480752 | developed a new education system | Literacy was quite high when they ___________________________. | 35 | |
| 7710483765 | Gold backgrounds | Orthodox Christian representation of the sovereignty of the Church™. | 36 | |
| 7710496173 | Hellenism | Alexander's greek empire that was founded after he conquered Greece. | 37 | |
| 7737349898 | Islam | A monotheistic religion founded by Muhammed that has many of the basic ideals as Christianity. | 38 | |
| 7737366545 | Muhammed | The prophet and founder of Islam, also known as "The Messenger" | 39 | |
| 7737383236 | Allah | "God" in Arabic | 40 | |
| 7737406254 | Bedouins | Nomadic Arabs who traveled along the deserts and spread Islam. | 41 | |
| 7737409738 | Sheep and Camels | Animals that the Bedouins herded | 42 | |
| 7737431073 | The Five Pillars of Islam | Five moral codes that Muslims live by | 43 | |
| 7737434771 | Faith | The first pillar of Islam; Says that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. | 44 | |
| 7737460013 | Prayer | The second pillar of Islam; Says that Muslims shall pray five times a day: at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, evening. | 45 | |
| 7737522926 | Fasting | The third pillar of Islam; all able bodied muslims must fast from food, drink, and sexual intercourse, during the Month of Ramadan from sun up to sundown. | 46 | |
| 7737555018 | Almsgiving | The fourth pillar of Islam; to donate to the poor. | 47 | |
| 7737588159 | Hajj | The fifth pillar of Islam; all financially-able muslims must take a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in their lifetime to go to the Prayer Area in the center of the city. | 48 | |
| 7737604640 | Sunni Muslims | Majority of Muslims; follow the original and general teachings of Muhammed. | 49 | |
| 7737611599 | Shiah Muslims | Muslims that live in a more renowned lifestyle than the Sunni muslims. | 50 | |
| 7737636928 | Caliphs | Ancient Muslim spiritual leaders | 51 | |
| 7737640333 | Umayyad caliphs | Leaders in a specific area; for example: The Arabian Peninsula | 52 | |
| 7737650674 | Abu Abdallah | Took control of Egypt | 53 | |
| 7737656238 | Women in Islam | Servants of their husband and household; responsible for child rearing | 54 | |
| 7737689040 | Quran | The muslim holy book | 55 | |
| 7737818939 | House of Wisdom | An islamic center of intellect | 56 | |
| 7776542338 | The Plague | A disease that killed 1/5 of the world's population in 541-542. Did not affect the Sahara because the plague cannot thrive in the extreme heat. | 57 | |
| 7776581563 | Ibn Battuta | A Moroccan Muslim Scholar that traveled around Northern Africa and the Middle East. | 58 | |
| 7776599791 | The Mali Empire | An empire that Ibn Battuta traded salt with | 59 | |
| 7776602687 | Salt | The main product traded by Ibn Battuta used for food preserving. | 60 | |
| 7776619390 | Timbuktu University | The first university in Sub-Saharan Africa in which 1/4 of the population studied; Known for it's large library and home to over 300,000 scrolls, many having to do with science. | 61 | |
| 7776674877 | The Sand Roads | The main Trans-Saharan trade route. | 62 | |
| 7776681028 | Caravans | A group people and camels travelling at night through the Trans-Saharan Trade Route and/or the Sand Roads; Length of their journey was about 70 days and they walked 15-20 miles a day. | 63 | |
| 7776705233 | Camels | Owned by the first traders; Carried gold, ivory, cotton textiles, weapons, and tools to West and Sub-Saharan Africa. | 64 | |
| 7776791153 | The Battle of Manzikert of 1071 | Resulted in the loss of the Silk Road | 65 | |
| 7776804026 | 4th Crusades | The turks took the Constantine Empire resulting in the start of Islam. | 66 | |
| 7776917292 | Hippodrome | Race tracks that Gladiators fought at in the Byzantine Empire | 67 | |
| 7872863047 | Bantu | Primary language spoken in Pre-Islamic Africa | 68 | |
| 7872882065 | A stateless society | Many small communities organized in a authoritarian way; didn't have a high concentration of power | 69 | |
| 7872891707 | Nubia | An area along the Southern Nile south of Egypt with king buried in a similar way as mummies; monarchy. | 70 | |
| 7872900250 | Meroe | The capital of the Nubian Civilization | 71 | |
| 7872906991 | Almoravid | The muslim berbers that were from the Western Sahara; started to take power in Western Africa. | 72 | |
| 7872912593 | Grasslands Kingdoms | The transitions between the Sahara Desert and the savannas to the south; The Kingdoms were Ghana, Mali, Songhai. | 73 | |
| 7872924453 | Sudanic States | The reinforced Muslim areas of kingship and power | 74 | |
| 7872926976 | Ghana | Rulers converted to Islam; They were the first Great West African Empire | 75 | |
| 7872935081 | Mali | Broke away from Ghana and became a trading center in West Africa | 76 | |
| 7872941033 | Mansa Musa | A king of Mali who was one of the richest individuals to ever live; gave out gold wherever he lived. | 77 | |
| 7872946697 | Sanghai | Broke away from Mali and became a military power; Extended rule over the entire Niger River Valley | 78 | |
| 7872960471 | Swahili Coast | A coast that enabled East Africa to be connected to Indian Ocean Trade | 79 | |
| 7949495357 | Neo-Confucianism | The revival of Confucian thinking that incorporated not only religious beliefs like Buddhism, but social practices like Daoism. | 80 | |
| 7949501658 | Confucianism | A practice focused on education, loyalty, and respect. | 81 | |
| 7949510261 | Southernization | The spread of culture across Southern Asia | 82 | |
| 7949515842 | Junks | The giant Chinese ships that were part of the Chinese Navy | 83 | |
| 7949525327 | Gentry | A wealthy and intelligent landowner that is a teacher of Confucian ideas | 84 | |
| 7949532062 | Tang Dynasty | Started Neo-Confucianism | 85 | |
| 7949541304 | Song Dynasty | One of the smaller empires; They had a weaker military yet smarter citizens | 86 | |
| 7949549604 | Dowry | A fixed payment from bride's family to the groom's family for a wedding. | 87 | |
| 7949567933 | Anti-Buddhist Backlash | A period where Confucianism and Daoism began to override Buddhism. | 88 | |
| 7949575819 | The Grand Canal | Built by the Sui Dynasty; Connected North and South China; Increased trade. | 89 | |
| 7949587671 | 907-960 | A period of no particular importance in China in which there were 5 dynasties and 10 kingdoms | 90 | |
| 7949601286 | 589-618 | The rule of the Sui Dynasty | 91 | |
| 7949604324 | 618-907 | The rule of the Tang Dynasty | 92 | |
| 7949606765 | 960-1279 | The rule of the Song Dynasty | 93 | |
| 7949609599 | 1279-1368 | The rule of the Mongol Dynasty | 94 | |
| 7949612380 | Mongol Dynasty | Came to China and instigated new rule | 95 | |
| 7949615620 | 206 BC- 220 | The rule of the Han Dynasty | 96 | |
| 7949627484 | The building process of the Grand Canal | Millions of peasants were angered by the forced labor. Many died. | 97 | |
| 7949644553 | Imperial Level Bureaucracy | Ran by Executive Departments | 98 | |
| 7949647426 | District Level Bureaucracy | Ran by regional and provincial offices | 99 | |
| 7949658299 | Buddhism | What religion did the Tang Dynasty leaders support? | 100 | |
| 7949667018 | Empress Wu | A female leader that supported Buddhism | 101 | |
| 7950024904 | Sinification | A process in which Non-Chinese societies come under the influence and ideals of Chinese culture. | 102 | |
| 7950038860 | The role of Buddhism in Korea | Grew Korea and influenced them greatly. | 103 | |
| 7950047973 | Koryo Dynasty | A Korean dynasty that opposed the Chinese influences and rebelled, which led to the collapse. | 104 | |
| 7950056560 | Champa Rice in Southernization | After being introduced to China, rice cultivations grew greatly and they made very elaborate and complex techniques of water control on mountain slopes. This increased Chinese population. | 105 | |
| 7950069631 | Printing in Southernization | Developed in Buddhist monasteries; seen by the Tang Dynasty as an important technological advance | 106 | |
| 7950078920 | Gunpowder in Southernization | Invented by the Daoists and traded along the Silk Road | 107 | |
| 7950089902 | Compasses in Southernization | Perfected by the Chinese | 108 | |
| 7950094247 | Porcelain in Southernization | A chinese export; traded and given as gifts. | 109 | |
| 7950098107 | African Slaves in Southernization | Produced sugar; came in large numbers; Captured and imported by the Arabs | 110 | |
| 7950106908 | Advances in agriculture in Southernization | Cotton industries cultivated; Indian crops such as sugar and cotton did as well | 111 | |
| 7950113297 | Mathematics in Southernization | Indians introduced it to the Arabs; Also done by the Chinese, yet more advanced. | 112 | |
| 7950119089 | Silver in Southernization | Mined by the Arabs; made in extremely PLENTIFUL amounts | 113 | |
| 7950133780 | Gold in Southernization | The search for gold brought the Indians to the Malay Peninsula and even as far as Africa. | 114 | |
| 7963396600 | Doric Columns | The basic greek column | 115 | |
| 7963400964 | Ionic Columns | A more complex greek column with a curve at the top | 116 | |
| 7963405467 | Corinthian Columns | The most complex of the greek columns; Has advanced art and carving on it | 117 | |
| 7963419548 | Pagoda | A chinese temple built during the Song Dynasty; Most are Buddhist | 118 | |
| 7963464314 | Medieval Chinese Art | Man were painting, some were ink. | 119 | |
| 8189608685 | Daoism | A practice created by Laozi that highlights living in harmony with nature | 120 | |
| 8189628856 | Feudalism | a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return | 121 | |
| 8189642563 | 600-1450 | Post-Classical Era | 122 | |
| 8189652731 | Shogun | A powerful lord or noble in Medieval/Middle Age Japan | 123 | |
| 8189664209 | Daimyo | A noble landowner or lord in Medieval/Middle Age Japan | 124 | |
| 8189666265 | Samurai | Warriors that protected their daimyo in Medieval/Middle Age Japan | 125 | |
| 8189672018 | The Code of Bushido | A samurai's code of honor; The code demanded that a samurai be loyal to his lord and brave | 126 | |
| 8189789732 | Seppuku/Hari-Kari | An act of a Samurai killing themselves for dishonor | 127 | |
| 8189793168 | Diffusion in Asia | Korea adopted Chinese Culture and Japan about cultures from the Feudal Age of Confucian Japan | 128 |
