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| 8849993786 | Luther | A German monk criticized the Roman Catholic Church in his Ninety-five Theses and began the Reformation./Luther's writings had the unintended consequence of creating a massive schism in the Roman Catholic Church as kings and princes challenged the popes authority over them and the rising middle class in Europe found a religious legitimacy for their role in society. | 0 | |
| 8849993787 | Al Muhad | definition: the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) significance: founder of Islam, a prominent religion | 1 | |
| 8849995554 | Mauryan | The Maurya Empire (322 BCE - 185 BCE)-India ruled by the Maurya Dynasty. --Ashoka=emperor-An Indian Empire that had a bureaucratic administration. It unified all of India into a peaceful and stable empire save for the southern tip of India--The empire in India that supported Buddhism, and later accepted Hinduism when it arose | 2 | |
| 8849999898 | Gupta | The empire that later unified India after the Maurya Empire--The Indian empire that was established through exploitative alliances, not through conquest. It relied on those alliances with regional kingdoms to govern | 3 | |
| 8850001148 | Feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection. | 4 | |
| 8850001149 | Mandate of Heaven | the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. | 5 | |
| 8850009727 | temujin/chinggis khan | great khan and founder of mongol empire | 6 | |
| 8850011335 | yuan dynasty | ruling dynasty in mongolia established by khublai khan | 7 | |
| 8850013826 | zheng he | chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral and court euncuh during ming dynasty | 8 | |
| 8850075560 | Shang Dynasty | The 1st Chinese Dynasty. Ruled from 1766 to 1122 BCE. The development of the written Chinese. Oracle bones were used to write questions or predictions about the future. | 9 | |
| 8850078079 | Zhou Dynasty | The 2nd Chinese Dynasty. Mandate of Heaven Placed great emphasis on Ancestor Veneration Strong elite ruling class Lost control of empire- Warring States Period | 10 | |
| 8850079853 | Qin Dynasty | Ended the Warring States Period. Centralized Bureaucracy. Legalist. | 11 | |
| 8850081723 | Han Dynasty | Centralized Bureaucracy. Built roads and canals. Confucianism Civil Service Exam Foreign Expansion Tributary System | 12 | |
| 8850082637 | Sui Dynasty | After fall of Han, they reunited China Buddhism and Confucian Civil Service Exam Construction of the Grand Canal | 13 | |
| 8850083908 | Tang Dynasty | Expanded to Tibet and Korea Completed the Grand Canal Buddhism (until anti-Buddhist movement), Daoism, and Confucianism Civil Service Exam Declined as higher taxation created tensions | 14 | |
| 8850084920 | Song Dynasty | Reestablished centralized rule. Reestablished the Tribute System. Most powerful navy in the world- magnetic compasses. Foot-binding Military threats and nomadic invasions led to fall. | 15 | |
| 8850085975 | Yuan Dynasty | First time China was under foreign rule. Strong Centralized government. Foreigners were employed in the bureaucracy No civil service exam Chinese separated from the Mongols Welcomed merchants and foreigners (increased trade) | 16 | |
| 8850087516 | Ming Dynasty | Reestablished authority over China after foreign rule Refurbished navy Age of Exploration. Expeditions led by Zheng He Taken over by peasant army | 17 | |
| 8850090017 | Qing Dynasty | Under rule of foreigners for the 2nd time (the Manchus). Created a large army Expanded their rule through military conquest. Effort to mimic Chinese culture Used civil service exam Forbade intermarriage Forced Chinese men to wear the queue, or a braid Wars and Rebellions weakened empire | 18 | |
| 8850105681 | chavin | First major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.) . It's capital, Chavín de Huantar, was located in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavín became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region that included two distinct ecological zones, the Peruvian Costal Plain and the Andean Foothills. (p. 89) | 19 | |
| 8854042912 | Oligarchy | refers to state. Rule of select few. This is when a small group assumes control of the nation. Example, Russia. | 20 | |
| 8854042913 | Autocracy | refers to state. Rule of one. This is a form of economic seclusion ( or self sufficiency). Example, North Korea. | 21 | |
| 8854042914 | Bureaucracy | decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 22 | |
| 8854042915 | Democracy | the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. | 23 | |
| 8854042916 | Republic | supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. | 24 |
