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11794911992NeoconfucianismA philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China0
11794932522Dar al-IslamScholars use this term to define countries where Islam is the ruling religion1
11794943203InterregionalRelating to or occuring in different regions2
11794951582MonetizationCoining of crrancy or the printing of banknotes3
11794970005AstrolabeAn instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurments; used in finding the alitudes of celestial bodies and calculating laditude4
11795002581Bubonic PlagueDisease brought to Europe in the 14th century by the Mongols5
11795010094ReconstitutedBuilt up again from parts6
11795016105BerbersIndigenous people of western North Africa (pre-Arab)7
11795045243DiffusionThe spreading of something more widly8
11795054497CaravanA group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa.9
11795063203CreditAdd an amount of money to an account10
11797473663Maritimeconnected with the sea; seafaring and navy11
11797482733CommerceThe activity of buying and selling of goods, typically on a larger scale12
11797490542Labor TaxesTaxes imposed on employers or employees (usually taken out of a workers salary or pay)13
11797605706Coerced LaborLabor achieved through use of force or threats14
11797614719GuildsMedieval association of merchants or craftsmen, usually with considerable power15
11797627116TextilesA type of cloth or woven fabric16
11797633073IslamThe Muslim faith, Muhammad is the prophet of Allah17
11797641181BantuA group of languages in Central and South America, such as Swahili18
11797648729Luxury GoodsGoods that are not necessary or essential, MADE19
11797658452Bulk GoodsCan be stored or transported in large quainties, such as gold or iron20
11797667615SerfsAn agricultural laborer bound on the bottom of the feudal pyramid21
11797682454The CrusadesA series of Holy Wars that were largely unsuccessful22
11797693383Admiral Zheng HeChinese explorer who traveled 1405-1433 across Asia and East Africa23
11797711026Foot BindingChinese practice of compressing a girl's feet to keep them small24
11797725653Labor Organizationa union that supports public policies designed to increase basic human rights25
11797742898ContinuitiesA consistent existence or operation of something for a period of time26
11797753184Urban RevivalPrograms of land redevelopment after a period of urban decay27
11797760824ArabicCulture of the Arab world, the language28
11797766762IslamicRelating to Islam29
11797774444MuslimRelating to a follower of Islam or their religion30
11797779676CaliphatesRule of a caliph or chief Muslim religious and civil ruler31
11797789417Feudalism (European)Majority were serfs on the bottom, then vassals, then nobles, then the king, and then eventually the Pope32
11797812028Feudalism (Japanese)Majority were peasants, then the Daimyo or Samurai, then the Shogun, then the Emperor33
11797824872Mongol KhanatesYuan Dynasty (Genghis and Kublai Khan) and the Golden Horde (Mamai)34
11797834541LegitimacyThe belief that a rule, institution, or leader has the right to govern35
11797846990Grand Canal of ChinaLongest and oldest canal in the world, built in the Sui Dynasty so transport was easier36
11797859005Tributary SystemFrom the Han and Mongol times; admitting defeat and paying taxes but keeping independence37
11797869568Byzantine EmpireEastern Roman Empire; fell to the Ottoman Empire, Constantinople38
11797878131Sui DynastyUnified China after warring states, built the Grand Canal39
11797884311Tang Dynasty(618-907) Considered the Golden Age of China, poetry and painting flourished40
11797898193Song Dynasty(960-1280) Followed Tang, many notable inventions, neo confucianism41
11797916173Abbasid3rd Islamic Caliphates, founded by Abbas Ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Golden Age of Islamic culture42
11797932917Ibn Battuta(1325-1354) Moroccan Muslim scholar and traveler, covered most of North and West Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe, and most of Asia43

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