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3501646062JihadIslamic holy war0
3501648690Ka'abaA black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam; situated in Mecca, it later was incorporated in the Islamic faith1
3501657513SyncretismA blend of two or more cultures or cultural traditions2
3501658468AustronesianA branch of languages originating in Oceania3
3501659923HidithA collection of the sayings and deeds of Muhammad4
3501667242FeudalismPolitical, economic, and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection5
3501670658ParliamentA representative assembly, most notably in England6
3501673781KowtowA ritualistic bow practiced in the Chinese Court7
3501676952CaravelsA small, easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and spanish in their explorations8
3501681539Stateless SocietyA society that is based on the authority of kinship groups rather than on a central government9
3501684002QuipusA system of knotted cords of different sizes and colors used by the Incas for keeping records10
3501686266ManorialismA system of self-sufficient estates that arose in medieval Europe11
3501690835ZakatA tax, compromising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam12
3501704353People of the BookA term applied by islamic governments to Muslims, Christians, and Jews in reference to the fact that all three religions had a holy book13
3501721791MinaretA tower attached to a mosque from which Muslims are called to worship14
3501723843Lateen SailsA triangular sail attached to a short mast15
3501726168Age GradeAge groups into which children were placed in Bantu Societies of early sub-Saharan Africa; Children within the age grade were given responsibilities and privileges suitable for their age and in this manner ere prepared for adult responsibilities16
3501740714AbacusAn ancient Chinese counting device that used rods on which were mounted movable counters17
3501743718Tea CeremonyAn ancient Shinto ritual still preformed in traditional Japanese capital of Kyoto18
3501746726QuechuaAn Andean society also known as the Inca19
3501751595PerspectiveAn artistic technique commonly used in Renaissance painting that gave a three dimensional appearance to works of art.20
3501758858MosqueThe house of worship of followers of Islam21
3501765633SeppukuThe Japanese practice of ritual suicide22
3501768030SamuraiThe military class of feudal Japan23
3501769012AnasaziThe name given to the pueblo dwelling natives in the South-west North American continent24
3501773172MexicaThe name given to themselves by the Aztec people25
3501775681TributeThe payment of a tax in the form of goods and labor by subject peoples26
3501778668Mongol PeaceThe period from about 1250 to 1350 in which the mongols ensured the safety of Eurasian trade and travel27
3501782935Middle AgesThe period of European history traditionally given as 500-150028
3501786920ExcommunicationPractice of the Roman Catholic and other Christian churches of prohibiting participation in the sacraments to those who do not comply with the church teachings or practices29
3501791373RenaissanceThe revival of learning in Europe beginning about 1300 and continuing to about 160030
3501794734ShogunateThe rule of the shoguns31
3501796550Incathe ruler of the Quechua people of the west coast of South America; the term is also applied to the Quechua people as a whole32
3501799581Steppe DiplomacyThe skill of political survival and dominance in the world of steppe nomads; it involved the knowledge of tribal and clan structure and often used assassinations to accomplish its goals33
3501812239ShintoThe traditional Japanese religion based on veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature34
3501819623MississippiansThe various American tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and the southeastern U.S.35
3501829419Gempei WarsWars in Japan that pitted the samurai against the peasants36
3501845001InvestitureAuthority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials37
3501846930ShariahThe body of law that governs Muslim society38
3501848619SunniThe branch of Islam that believes that the Muslim community should select its leaders39
3501855953Shi'iteThe branch of Islam that holds that the leader of islam must be a descendant of Muhammad's family40
3501868572CaliphThe chief Muslim political and religious leader41
3501878500Scholar Gentrythe chinese class of well-educated men from whom many bureaucrats were chosen42
3502487911BushidoThe code of honor of the samurai in Japan43

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