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5296672104Trans -Saharan TradeTrade of goods through the Sahara dessert Goods: Salt, gold, animal hides, slaves Important points: Timbuktu, Goa,Djenne0
5296672105IslamMonotheistic religion created in the 7th century by Arabic merchant, Muhammed1
5296672106CaliphateA regional state unified by Islam2
5296672107CrusadesA series of Christian vs Muslim military campaigns for the "holy land"3
5296672108Dar-al-Islamterritory of Islam4
5296672109Byzantine EmpireEastern Roman empire extending to the Eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia5
5296672110SinificationChinese-ification of Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia6
5296672111Mongolsnomadic invaders that conquered Eurasia with force and diplomacy7
5296672112Black DeathPlague that killed 1/3 of European population8
5296672113MayaMesoAmerican civilization that had pyramids, large cities, a written system, and complex society9
5296672114Coerced laborslavery, serfdom, corvee (government-recquired labor on public works projects), and indentured servitude10
5296672115FeudalismAgricultural workers serving landowners or lords (knights and samurai)11
5296672116Zheng HeMing explorer that crossed the Indian Ocean12
5296672117Silkhighly-priced luxury commodity mainly exported from China13
5296672118Chinese Inventionsgunpowder, compass, paper, astrolabe14
5296672119Tang Dynasty(618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system.15
5296672120Song Dynasty(960 - 1279 AD); started by Tai Zu; by 1000, a million people were living there; started feet binding; had a magnetic compass, navy, traded with india and persia (brought pepper and cotton), first to have paper money, explosive gun powder16
5296672121Central AsiaA region that includes the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan17
5296672122Indian Ocean tradetrade between Arab, Persian, Turkish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Europe merchants18
5296672123Ming DynastySucceeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China.19
5296672124Grand Canalan inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China20
5296672125Pax MongolicaMongol peace from mid-1200's through mid-1300's imposed stability and law and order across Eurasia. Guaranteed safe passage for trade caravans, travelers, and missionaries from one end of empire to other.21
5296672126VikingsA nomadic group that conquered ex: Normans22
5296672127SyncretismA blending of two or more religious traditions23
5296672128Marco PoloItalian explorer and author who made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys, responsible for much of the knowledge exchanged between Europe and China during this time period.24
5296672129Ibn Battuta(1304-1369) Morrocan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan. His writings gave a glimpse into the world of that time period.25
5296672130Mansa MusaEmperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and established trade routes to the Middle East.26
5296672131The Renaissance(1350-1600) bagan in Italy. Rebirth of learning, science, art, music, literature, and culture. Rediscovery of Ancient Greece and Rome27
5296672132SecularNon-religious28
5296672133MissionaryA person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others29
5296672134Charles Martel"The Hammer" the Frankish commander for the battle of Tours. He defeated the Muslimsin the Battle of Tours, allowing Christianity to survive throughout the Dark Ages. He in a way started Feudalism by giving land to his knights that served for him.30
5296672135Charlemagne768-843; reunited western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire.31
5296672136Justinian6th century Byzantine emperor; failed to reconquer the western portions of the empire; rebuilt Constatinople; codified Roman law32
5296672137hajjA pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims33
5296672138Zakatpart of 4th Pillar, charitable giving of 2.5% of your net worth to community treasury34
5296672139jihadA holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal35
5296672140Umayyad CaliphateFirst hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs (661 to 750). From their capital at Damascus, the Umayyads ruled one of the largest empires in history that extended from Spain to India. Overthrown by the Abbasid Caliphate.36
5296672141Abbasid Caliphate(750-1258 CE) The caliphate, after the Umayyads, who focused more on administration than conquering. Had a bureaucracy that any Mulim could be a part of37
5296672142BaghdadAbbasid Imperial capital38
5296672143Heian Era794 to 1185 AD, a period in Japan were there was a power struggle between those who favored a strong central emperor and those who wanted nobles to rule, during this time there was "disguised rule", (794-1185) ruled by the Fujiwara family39
5296672145ChinampasAztec floating gardens40

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