4423990190 | Baghdad | Capital city of Iraq. As heart of the Arab Empire, it was second only to Constantinople in terms of size and grandeur in 1000 C.E. | 0 | |
4423992263 | Bubonic Plague | Also known as the Black Death, a disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism. Rats, fleas. | 1 | |
4423992264 | Buddhism | Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering. Founded by Siddhartha. | 2 | |
4423993998 | Caesaro-papism | A monarch who is head of both church and state. First created by Justinian but was a tradition throughout the Byzantine Empire. | 3 | |
4423993999 | Caliph | A person considered a political and religious successor to the prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim community. | 4 | |
4423996119 | Caravanserai | An inn with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans. | 5 | |
4423996120 | Champa Rice | Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season. Originally introduced into Champa from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the tributary system.) | 6 | |
4423998170 | Constantinople | A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul. | 7 | |
4423998171 | Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. | 8 | |
4424107644 | Cyrillic Alphabet | An alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages. | 9 | |
4424000669 | Daimyo | A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai. | 10 | |
4424003257 | Diasporic Community | a group (in this case, merchants) scattered far from home who settles together. | 11 | |
4424003258 | Five Pillars of Islam | Declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage. | 12 | |
4424003259 | Hangul | Alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean. | 13 | |
4424004961 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims. | 14 | |
4424004962 | Kievan Rus | A monarchy established in present day Russia in the 6th and 7th centuries. It was ruled through loosely organized alliances with regional aristocrats from. The Scandinavians coined the term "Russia". It was greatly influenced by Byzantine. | 15 | |
4424004963 | Monsoons | Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. | 16 | |
4424009888 | Muslim Agricultural Revolution | This period of agricultural innovation from the 8th to the 13th century led to the diffusion throughout the Islamic world of many new farming and irrigation techniques, as well as new goods including coffee, sugarcane, and citrus fruits. | 17 | |
4424009889 | Neo-Confucianism | Term that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the T'ang Dynasty; a unification of Daoist or Buddhist metaphysics with Confucian pragmatism. | 18 | |
4424011938 | Pastoralism | A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. | 19 | |
4424013597 | Pax Maongolica | The Pax Mongolica (less often known as Pax Tatarica) (Latin for "Mongol Peace") is a historiographical term, modeled after the original phrase Pax Romana, which describes the stabilizing effects of the conquests of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural, and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast Eurasian. | 20 | |
4424013598 | Samurai | Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land. | 21 | |
4424013599 | Silk | An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay. | 22 | |
4424016026 | Sharia Law | the system of Islamic law, based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu'ran. | 23 | |
4424019099 | Souternization | Westernization refers to certain developments that first occurred in Western Europe. Those developments changed Europe and eventually spread to other places and changed them as well. In the same way, southernization changed Southern Asia and later spread to other areas, which then underwent a process of change. | 24 | |
4424019100 | Srivijayaa | Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the 8th to the 12th century. In Sanskrit, śrī means "fortunate", "prosperous", or "happy" and vijaya means "victorious" or "excellence". The earliest evidence of its existence dates from the 7th century. | 25 | |
4424020729 | Straits of Malacca | Well-traveled stretch of water between Malaysia and Indonesia used for trade along the Spice Route. | 26 | |
4424020730 | Syncretism | The unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently in the realm of religion. For example, when Christianity was adopted by people in a new land, they often incorporate it into their existing culture and traditions. | 27 | |
4424020731 | Tribute System | A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies. | 28 | |
4424022662 | Trung Sisters | Leaders of one of the frequent peasant rebellions in Vietnam against Chinese rule; revolt broke out in 39 c.e.; demonstrates importance of Vietnamese women in indigenous society. | 29 | |
4424025326 | Vassal | A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land. | 30 |
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