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5806637754lateentraingular sails attached to the masts of dhows by long booms, or yard arms, which extended diagonally high across the fore and aft of the ship0
5806640660Al-MahdiThird of the Abbasid caliphs; attempted but failed to reconcile moderates among Shi'a to Abbasid dynasty; failed to resolve problem of succession1
5806644660Harun al-Rashidone of the great islamic rulers of the Abbasid era2
5806647285BuyidsRegional splinter dynasty of the mid-10th century; invaded and captured Baghdad; ruled Abbasid empire under title of sultan; retained Abbasids as figureheads3
5806652273Seljuk TurksNomadic invaders from central Asia via Persia; staunch Sunnis; ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from mid-11th century4
5806655637CrusadesSeries of military adventures initially launched by western Christians to fee Holy Land from Muslims; temporarily succeeded in capturing Jerusalem and establishing Chrsitian kingdoms; later used for other purposes such as commercial wars ad extermination of heresy5
5806663696SaladinMuslim leader in the last decades of the 12th centry; reconquered most of the crusader outposts for Islam6
5806666868Ibn KhaldunA Muslim historian; developed concept that dynasties of nomadic conquerors had a cycle of three generations0 strong, weak, dissolute7
5806672782Shah-NamaWritten by Firdawsi in late 10th and early 11th centuries; relates history of Persia from creation to the Islamic conquests8
5806675258UlamaOrthodox religious scholars within Islam; pressed for a more conservative and restrictive theology; increasingly opposed to non-islamic ideas and scientific thinking9
5806678865Al-GhazaliBrilliat Islamic theologian; struggled to fuse Greek and Qur'anic traditions; not entirely accepted by ulama10
5806684347MongolsCentral Asian nomadic peoples; smasked Turko-Persian kingdoms; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed last Abbasid caliph11
5806687789Chinggis KhanBorn in 1170's in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China, territories as far west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227, prior to conquest of most of Islamic world12
5806695240HuleguRuler of the Ilkhan khanate; grandson of Chinggis Khan; responsible for capture and destruction of Baghdad in 125713
5806698189MamluksMuslim slave warriors; established a dynasty in Egypt; defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and halted Mongol advance14
5806701949Muhammad ibn QasimArab general; conquered Sind in India; declared the region and the Indus valley to be a part of Umayyad Empire15
5806705284Mahmud of GhanziThird ruler of Turkish slave dynasty in Afghanistan; led invasions of northern Inida; credited with sacking one of wealthieset of Hindu temples in northern India; brought much of Indus valley, Sind, and northwestern India under his control16
5806711869Qutb-ud-din AibakLieutenant of Muhammad of Ghur; established kingdom in India with capital at Delphi; proclaimed himself Sultan of India17
5806716231Bhaktic cultsHindu groups dedicated to gods and goddesses; stressed the importance of strong emotional bonds between devotees and the god or goddess who was the object of their veneration; most widely worshipped gods were Shiva and Vishnu18
5806721843Mira BaiCelebrated Hindu writer of religious poetry; reflected openness of bhaktic cults to women19
5806726538KabirMuslim mystic; played down the importance of ritual differences between Hinduism and Islam20
5806732271Bedouinnomadic pastoralists of the Arabian peninsula with a culture based on herding camels and goats21
5806739014shaykhsleaders of tribes and clanes within bedouin society; usually possessed large herds, several wives, and many children22
5806741660MeccaArabian commercial center; dominated by the Quraysh; the home of Muhammad and the future center of Islam23
5806745392Umayyadclan of the Quraysh that dominated Mecca; later an Islamic dynasty24
5806749413Quarayshtribe of bedouins that controlled Mecca in the 7th century C.E.25
5806751250Ka'barevered pre-Islamic shrine in Mecca; incorporated into Muslim worship26
5806755012Medinatown northeast if Mecca; asked Muhammad to resolve its intergroup differences; Muhammad's flight the Medina, the hijra, in 622 began the Muslim calendar27
5806759611Muhammadprophet of Allah; originally a merchant of the Quraysh28
5806761783Khadijahthe wife of Muhammad29
5806762758Qur'anthe word of god as revealed through Muhammad; made into the holy book of Islam30
5806766548Alicousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; one of the orthodox caliphs; focus for the developme tof the shi'ism31
5806770530ummacommunity of the faithful within Islam32
5806771481zakattax for charity obligatory for all Muslims33
5806772473five pillarsthe obligatory religious duties for all Muslims; confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat, and hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)34
5806776462RamadamIslamic month of religious observation requiring fasting from dawn to sunset35
5806779664hajja muslim's pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca to worship Allah at the Ka'ba36
5806782052caliphthe successor to Muhammad as head of the Islamic community37
5806783492Ridda Warswars following Muhammad's death; the defeat of rival prophets and opponents restored the unity of Islam38
5806789788JihadsIslamic holy wars39
5806791428Copts, NestoriansChristian sects of Syria and Egypt; gave their support to the Arabic Muslims40
5806793556Uthmanthird caliph; his assassination set off a civil war within Islam between the Umayyads and Ali41
5806796379Battle of Siffinbattle fought in 657 between Ali and the Umayyads; led to negotiations that fragmented Ali's party42
5806799772Mu'awiyafirst Umayyad caliph; his capital was Damascus43
5806801173Sunnisfollowers of the majority interpretation within Islam; included the Umayyads44
5806803587Shi'afollowers of Ali's interpretation of Islam45
5806805267Karbalasite of the defeat and death of Husayn, the son of Ali46
5806806875DamascusSyrian city that was capital of Umayyadd caliphate47
5806808550mawalinon-arab converts to Islam48
5806810100jizyahead tax paid by all non-muslims in Islamic lands49
5806811682dhimmis"the people of the book", Jews, Christians, later extended to Zoroastrians and Hindus50
5806814194Hadiths"traditions" of the prohpet Muhammad; added to the Qur'an; form the essential writings of Islam51
5806816359Abbasiddynasty that succeeded the Unayyads in 750; their capital was Baghdad52
5806818586Battle of the River Zab750; Abbasid victory over the Umayyads, near the Tigris; led to Abbasid ascendancy53
5806821696BaghdadAbbasid capital, close to the old Persian capital of Ctesiphon54
5806824157wazircheif administration official under the abbasids55
5806825137dhowsarab sailing vessels; equipped with lateen sails; used by arab merchants56
5806830363Indiansmisnomer created by Columbus when referring to indigenous New World peoples; still used to describe Native Americans57
5806854474Toltec culturesucceeded Teotihuancan culture in central Mexico; strong militaristic ethic including human sacrifice; influenced large territory after 1000 C.E.; declined after 1200 C.E.58
5807217940Topiltzinreligious leader and reformer of the Toltecs in the 10th century; dedicated to gof Quetzalcoatl; after losing struggle for power, went into exile in the Yucatan peninsula59
5807222782QuetzalcoatlToltec deity; feathered serpent; adopted by Aztecs as a major god60
5807224506Tenochtitlanfounded circa 1325 on a marshy island in Lake Texacoco; became center of Azte power61
5807226686Tlalocmajor god of Aztecs; associated wiht feritlity and the agricultural cycle; god of rain62
5807230771HuitcilopochtlAztec tribal patron god; central figure of human sacrifice and warfare; identified with old sun god63
5807232662Nezhualcoyotlleading Aztec king of the 15th century64
5807234200chinampasbeds of aquatic weeds, mud, and earth placed in frames made of cane and rooted in lakes to create "floating island"; system of irrigated agriculture used by Aztecs65
5807240512pochtecamerchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items66
5807242276calpulliclans in Aztec society; evolved into residential groupings that distributed land and provided labor and warriors67
5807245227PachacutiInca ruler; began the military campaigns that maked the creation of an Inca empire68
5807247238ayllushouseholds in Andean societies that recognizd some form of kinship; traced descent from a common, sometimes mythical, ancestor69
5807251030TwantinsuyuInca word for their empire; region from Columbia to Chile and eastward into Bolivia and Argentina70
5807253481Split inheritenceInca practice of ruler descent; all titles and political power went to successor, but wealth and land remianed in hands of male descendants for support of dead Inca's mummy71
5807258984Temple of the SunInca religious center at Cuzco; center of state religious; held mummies of past Incas72
5807261364tambosway stations used by Incas as inns and storehouses; supply centers for Inca armies; relay points for system runners used to carry messages73
5807263915mitalabor extracted for lands assigned to the state and the religion; all communities were expected to contribute; an esential aspect of Inca imperial control74
5807269347Inca socialisman interpretation describing Inca society as a type of utopia; image of the Inca empure as a carefully organized system in which every community collectively contributed to the whole75
5807273288yanasa class of people within Inca society removed from theur ayllus to serve permenantly as servants, artisans, or workers for the Inca or the Inca nobility76
5807277641quipusystem of knotted strings utilized by the Incas in place os a writing system; could contain numerical and other types of information for censuses and financial records77
5807286414Chang'ancapital of Tnag dynasty; population of 2 million larger than ant contemporary world city78
5807287996Ministry of Public Ritesadministered the examinations for state office during the Tang dynasty79
5807289965jinshititle given students who passed the most difficult examinations; became eligible for high office80
5807291881pure land Buddhismemphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism, popular among masses of Chinese society81
5807294782Chan Buddhismcalled Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular among the elite82
5807298360Zen Buddhismcalled Chan in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular among the elite83
5807299130Empress WuTang ruler; supported Suddhist establishment; tried to elevate Buddhism to state religion; had multistory statues of Buddha created84
5807303071WuzingTang emperor; persecuted Buddhist monasteries and reduced influence of Buddhism in favor of Confucianism85
5807308919Xuanzongleading Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty who reigned from 713 to 755, although he encouraged overexpansion86
5807311468Yang Guifeiroyal concubine of Tang emperor Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into administration led to revolt87
5807314500Zhao Kuangyingeneral who founded Song dynasty; to royal name of Taizu88
5807317780Liao dynastyfounded in 907 by nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria; maintained independence from Song dynasty in China89
5807321121Khitansfounded Liao dynasty of Manchuria in 907; remained a threat to Song; very much influenced by Chinese culture90
5807324152Zhu Ximost prominent Neo-Confucian scholar during the Song synasty; stressed importance of applying phisolophical principles to everyday life91
5807327560Neo-Confuciansrevived ancient Confucian teachings in Song-era Chine; great impact on the dynasties that followed; their emphasis on tradition and hostility to goreign systems made Chinese rulers and bureaucrates less receptive to outside ideas and influences92
5807332328Tangutrulers of Xi Xia kingdom of northwest China; one of regional kingdoms during period of southern Song; conquered by Mongols in 122693
5807335326Xi Xiakingdom of Tangut people, north of Song kingdom, in mid 11th century; collected tribute that drained Song resources and burdened Chinese peasantry94
5807340315Wang AnshiConfucian scholar ad cheif minister of a Song ruler in 1070's; introduced sweeping reforms based on legalism; advocated greater state intervention in society95
5807343925Jurchensfounders of Jin kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China; annexed most of Yellow River basin and forced Song to flee south96
5807346671JinKingdom north of the Song empire; established by Jurchens in 1115 after overthrowing Liao dynasty; ended 123497
5807348915Southern Songsmaller surviving dynasty; presidedover one of the greatest cultural reigns in world history98
5807351375Grand Canalgreat canal system begun by Yangdi; joined Yellow River region to the Yangtz basin99
5807353918junksChinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern-post rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force on Asian seas east of the Malayan penninsula100
5807358317flying monkeyChinese credit instrument that provided vouvhers ti merchants to be redeemed at the end of a venture; reduced danger of robbery; and early form of currency101
5807361712footbindingmale-imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household102
5807365475Li Bomost famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with phisolophical musings103
5807371908Taika reformsattempt to remake the Japanese monarch into an absoluteist Chinese-style emporer; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army104
5807376584Tale of GenjiWritten by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language; evidence for mannered style of Japanese society105
5807378916Fujiwaramid-9th century Japanese aristicratic family; excercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power106
5807382914BushiRegional warrior leaders in Japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law, supervised public works projects, and collected revenues; built up private armies107
5807386884Samuraimounted troops of the bushi; loyal to local lords, not the emperor108
5807388571SeppukuRitual suicide in Japan; also known as hari-kiri; demonstrated courage and was a mans to restore family honor109
5808691041TiaraPowerful Japanese family in 11th and 12th centuries; competed with Minamoto family; defeated after Gempi Wars110
5808691651MinamotoDefeated the rival Taira family in Gempi Wars and established military government (bafuku) in 12th century Japan111
5808692583Gumpei WarsWaged for five years from 1180 on Honshu between the Tiara and Minamoto families; ended in destruction of the Tiara112
5808693322BafukuMilitary government established by the Minamoto after the Gumpei Wars; centered at Kamakura; remained emperor, but real power resided in military government and samurai113
5808695204ShogunsMilitary leaders of the bafuku114
5808695653HojoA warrior family closely allied with the Minamoto; dominated the Kamakura regime and manipulated Minamoto rulers; ruled in name of emperor115
5808697206Ashikaga TakuajiMember of Minamoto family; overthrew Kamakura regime and established Ashikaga Shogunate; drove emperor from Kyoto to Yoshino116
5808698848Ashikaga ShogunateReplaced the Kamakura regime in Japan; ruled from 1336 to 1573; destroyed rival Yoshino center of imperial authority117
5808700162DaimyoWarlord rulers of small states following Onin War and disruption of Askikaga Shogunate; holdings consolidated into unified and bounded ministates118
5808702525ChosonEarliest Korean kingdom; conquered by the Han in 109 B.C.E.119
5808703349KoguryoTribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the penninsula; adopted cultural Sinification120
5808705274SinificationExtensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions121
5808706016SillaKorean kingdom in the Southest; beccame a vassal of the Tang and paid tribute; ruled Korea from 668122
5808708311PaekcheIndependent Korean kingdom in Southwestern part of penninsula; defeated by rival Silla kingdom and its Chinese Tang allies in the 7th century123
5808712254YiKorean dynasty; succeeded Koryoo dynasty after Mongol invasions; restored aristocratic dominance and Chinese influence124
5808717587Khmers and ChamsIndianized Vietnamese peoples defeated by Northern government at Hanoi125
5808718272Trung sistersLeaders of a rebellion in Vietnam against Chinese rule in 39 C.E..; demonstrates importance of women in Vietnamese society126
5808719132NguyenSouthern Vietnamese dynasty with capital at Hue that challenged northern Trinh dynasty with center at Hanoi127
5808722178Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of CastileMoarchs of Chrsitian kingdom; their marriage created the future Spain; initiated exploration of the New World128
5808723002CarribeanForst area of Spanish exploration and settlement; served as experimental region for nature of Spanish colonial experience; ecomienda system of colonial management initiated here129
5808724441HispaniolaFirst island in the Carribean settled by Spaniards; settled by Columbus on his second voyage130
5808725132EcomienderoGrants of estates Indian laborers made to Spanish conquerors and settlers in Latin America; established a framework for relation based on economic dominance131
5808726829Bartolome de las CasasDominican friar who supported peaceful conversion of the Native American population; opposed forced labor and advocated Indian rights132
5808727841Hernan CortesLed expedition to Mexico in 1519; defeated Axtec Empire and established Spanish colonial rule133
5808729269Moctezuma IILast independent Aztec ruler; killed during Cortes conquest134
5808729963Mexico CityCapital of New Spain, built on ruins of Tenochtitlan135
5808730560New SpainSpanish colonial possessions in Mesoamerica in territories once part of Aztec imperial system136
5808731694Francisco Vasquez de CoronadoLed Spanish expedition into the southwestern United States in search of gold137
5811345219Pedro de ValdiviaSpanish conqueror of Araucanian Indians of Chile; established city of Santiago in 1541138
5811349638MitaForced labor system replacing Indian slaves and ecomienda workers; unsed to mobilize labor for mines and other projects139
5811354212Colombian ExchangeBiological and ecological exchange that occured after European arrival in the New World; peoples of Europe and Africa came to the Americas; animals, plants, and diseases moved between the Old and New Worlds140
5811360675PotosiLargest New World silver mine; located in Bolivia141
5811362492HuancavelicaGreatest mercury deposit in South America; used in American silver production142
5811364900HaciendasRural agricultural and herding estates; produced for consumers on America; basis for wealth and power of the local aristocracy143
5811371451ConsuladoMerahant guild of Seville with a virtual monoploy over goods shipped to Spanish America; handled much of the silver shipped in return144
5811577380GalleonsLarge, heavily armed ships used to carry silver from New World colonies to Spain; basis of convoy system used for transportation of bullion145
5811583760Treaty of TordesillasConcluded in 1494 between Castile and Portugal; clarified spheres of influence and rights of possession; Brazil went to Portugal and the rest to Spain146
5811590312LetradosUniversity-trained lawyers from Spain; basic personnel of the Spanish colonial bureaucratic system147
5811595218RecopilacionBody of laws collected in 1681 for Spanish New World possessions; bases of law in the Indies148
5811599397Council of the IndiesSpanish government body that issued all laws and advised the king onall issues dealing with the New World colonies149
5811604193ViceroyalitiesMajor divisions of Snapish New Wrold colonies headed by direct representatives of the king; one was based in Lima, the other in Mexico City150
5811607342ViceroysSenior government officials in Spanish America; ruled as direct representative of the ling over the principal administrative units or viceroyalities; usually high-ranking Spanish nobles with previous military or government experience. The Portugese also used voceroys who resided in Goa for their possessions in the Indian Ocean, and then after the mid-17th century for their colony in Brazil151
5813203430AudienciaRoyal courts of appeals established in Spanish New World colonies; staffed by professional magistrates who made and applied laws152
5813206053Sor Juana de la Cruz17th century author, poet, and musician of New Spain; gave up secular concerns to concentrate on spiritual manners153
5813210153Pedro Alvares CabralPortugese leader of an expedition to India; landed in Brazil in 1500154
5813211550CaptainciesAreas along the Brazilian coast granted to Portugese nobles for colonial development155
5813213924PaulistasBackwoodsmen for Sao Paulo, Brazil; penetrated Brazilian interior in search of precious metals during the 17th century156
5813217155Minas GeraisBrazilian region where gold was discovered in 1695; a gold rush followed157
5813219225Rio de JaneiroBrazilian port used for minas of Minas Gerais; became capital in 1763158
5813223497Sociedad de castasSpanish-American social system based on racial origins; Europeans on top, mixed racce in the middle, Indians and African slaves at the bottom159
5813227171PeninsularesSpanish-born residents of the New World160
5813228572CreolesPeople of European ancestory born in Spanish New World colonies; dominated local economies; ranked socially below peninsulares161
5813233908Amigos del paisClubs and associations dedicated to reform in Spanish colonies; flourished during the 18th century; called for material improvement rather than political reforms162
5813238587War of the Spanish SuccessionCaused by the succession of the Bourbon family to the Spanish thron in 1701; ended by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713; resulted in recognition of Bourbons territorial loss, and grants commerical rights to English and French163
5813244793Charles IIISpanish enlightened monarch; instituted fiscal, administrative, and military reforms in Spain and its empire164
5813248271Jose de GalvezSpanish Minister of the Indies and cheif architect of colonial reform; moved to eliminate Creoles from the upper colonial bureaucracy; created intendants for local government165
5813253152Marquis of pombalPrime Minister of Portugal; strengthened royal authority in Brazil, expelled the Jesuits, enacted fiscal reforms, and established monopoly companies to stimulate the colonial economy166
5813259749Comunero RevoltA popular revolt against Spanish rule in New Granada in 1781; suppressed due to government concessions and divisions among rebels167
5813272178Tupac Amaru IIMestizo leader of Indian revolt in Peru; supported by many in the lower social classes; revolt failed because of Creole fears of real social revolution168

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