8392549680 | Arabs | People who come from the Saudi Arabian Peninsula, generally Muslims | 0 | |
8392552496 | Centralized Government | When one big government runs the whole country, instead of a bunch of local governments. | 1 | |
8392554277 | Chivalry | Honor code followed by European knights; Doing things that honor your family, your wife, and your country | 2 | |
8392558378 | Commodity | A good that people want | 3 | |
8392560798 | Continuity | When things stay the same | 4 | |
8392562674 | Conversion | Changing from one religion to another | 5 | |
8392585396 | Currency | The form that money takes, usually metal coins or paper | 6 | |
8392589599 | Decentralized government | When there are lots of little governments scattered around a country and no one big, strong government | 7 | |
8392592828 | Elites | The wealthy, well-educated, most powerful people of society | 8 | |
8392599748 | Feudalism | A system that started in the middle ages where a king gives land to a noble who hires knights to protect and serfs to work the land | 9 | |
8392602662 | Inhabitant | Someone or something that lives in a certain area | 10 | |
8392604921 | Manorialism | System of setting up big areas where peasants work land for free in exchange for living on the manor | 11 | |
8392607248 | Manor | A gigantic home surrounded by fields | 12 | |
8392925127 | Monastery | Community of monks who have dedicated their lives to prayer and service | 13 | |
8392935342 | Noble | A person who has been given land by monarchs in the feudal system | 14 | |
8392945013 | Peasant | A person near the bottom of a social hierarchy; typically a poor farmer | 15 | |
8392955599 | Serf | the name given to a peasant in the feudal system | 16 | |
8392968548 | schism | the divide between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in Christianity | 17 | |
8392982131 | Sunni | A sect of Islam who believes that any worthy Muslim can become a caliph | 18 | |
8393004989 | Shi'a (Shiite) | A sect of Islam that believes the caliph must be a blood descendant of Muhammad | 19 | |
8393021006 | Sufi | A sect of Islam whose main focus is on mysticism and serving others | 20 | |
8393027294 | mosque | a house of worship for Muslims | 21 | |
8393033577 | Hagia Sophia | massive Christian cathedral built by Justinian in Constantinople; later converted to a mosque by the Ottomans | 22 | |
8393043298 | Hajj | Pilgrimage taken by Muslims to Mecca | 23 | |
8393049832 | Muhammad | Founder of Islam | 24 | |
8393053262 | Caliph | Title given to the leader of Islam; acts as both a political and religious leader | 25 | |
8393064380 | Bubonic Plague | Disease spread from East Asia to Europe along the Silk Road; transmitted by rats and fleas | 26 | |
8393082675 | Justinian | emperor of the Byzantine empire | 27 | |
8393085483 | Cyril | Greek missionary who converted Russia to Christianity; created the Slavic alphabet | 28 | |
8393094412 | Bushido | code of honor followed by samurai | 29 | |
8393102254 | daimyo | title given to a warlord in feudal Japan | 30 | |
8393106256 | shogun | name for the supreme warlord in Japan who held the real power in government | 31 | |
8393113198 | samurai | a warrior in Japan who served the daimyo in exchange for land | 32 | |
8393122999 | Ibn Battuta | Muslim merchant from West Africa who left a detailed record of his travels | 33 | |
8393127258 | Dar al-Islam | The world of Islam | 34 | |
8393131151 | Quran | holy book of Islam | 35 | |
8393135661 | footbinding | a practice in China done by women meant to show subservience to men | 36 | |
8393140160 | Grand Canal | connected northern and southern China and promoted trade between the regions | 37 | |
8393155136 | Crusade | holy war between Muslims and Christians over the holy land surrounding Jerusalem | 38 | |
8393162393 | Pope Urban II | the person responsible for the first crusade | 39 | |
8393169215 | Chinampas | floating farms used by the Aztecs to grow corn on Lake Texcoco | 40 | |
8393174994 | Quipu | writing system using strings and knots created by the Inca | 41 | |
8393185053 | Silk Road | major trade network that connected China, India, and Byzantium | 42 | |
8393193638 | Trans-Saharan Trade | network that connected West Africa with North Africa; the main products exchanged were gold and salt | 43 | |
8393206523 | neo-Confucianism | blend of Buddhism and Confucianism created during the Tang and Song dynasties of China | 44 | |
8393226114 | Pax Mongolia | era of Mongol rule when there was relatively little war in Asia and trade flourished | 45 | |
8393231264 | Genghis Khan | leader of the Mongols | 46 | |
8393244338 | Syncretism | The process of different cultures and beliefs blending together | 47 | |
8393255168 | Pope | leader of the Catholic church | 48 | |
8393263637 | Bantu | people who spread language, farming, and iron tools to sub-Saharan Africa | 49 |
AP World History Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
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