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11526207686Feudalismmedieval decentralized control0
11526215832Baghdadcenter of Islamic art/ learning1
11526226418Pax Mongoliaperiod of safe trade in Euroasia2
11526251911YuanMongol control of China3
11526256613CaliphIslamic political leader4
11526285149Scholar-gentryChinese government land owning class5
11526308431TimbuktuWest African trading city that became a leading center of Muslim learning6
11526316007Bubonic PlagueA disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism. Rats, fleas. -a negative effect to the expand of trade routes7
11526328075AztecsMesoamerican empire 1300s-1400s8
11526338653Champa Ricefast growing rice that caused China population to boom9
11526349657UrbanuzationThis impacted China more than anything else10
11526357545Justinian CodeThe body of Roman law collected by order of the Byzantine emperor11
11526370312Hanseatic LeagueA Northern European trade association12
11526378112Kingdoms of West AfricaGhana, Mali, Songhai13
11526378113VikingsInvaders of West Europe that came from Scandinavia in the Middle Ages14
11526392589CrusadesClassical learning & Arab tech return to Europe15
11526411050Marco PoloItalian explorer who wrote about his travels to Central Asia and Yuan China.16
11526422177Ibn BattutaMuslim travel to Africa, Asia, & Middle East17
11526453350Silk RoadAn ancient trade route linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay.18
11526467644SerfsA person who lived on and farmed a lords land in feudal times19
11526469724Byzantine EmpireEastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.20
11526478894Swahili CoastImportant Indian Ocean trading region21
11526490690MitaInca mandatory labor system22
11526501562Golden HordeMongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam.23
11526509420JapanChinese culture and tradition spread here24
11526516877TerracesFarming technique by Incas25
11526521685ItalyThis region expanded during the crusades26
11526530633Delhi SultanateThe first Islamic government established within India from 1206-1520. Controlled a small area of northern India27
11526537286GuildsThe organization of artisanal production into trade-based associations, each of which received a monopoly over its trade and the right to train apprentices and hire workers.28
11526540204Al-AndalusA Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain, established by the Berbers in the eighth century A.D.29
11526543310South East AsiaBuddhism and Islam spread here30
11526554319Bhakti MovementIndian movement that attempted to ease the conflict between Hinduism and Islam31

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