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14035054660Trans -Saharan TradeTrade of goods through the Sahara dessert Goods: Salt, gold, animal hides, slaves Important points: Timbuktu, Goa,Djenne0
14035054661IslamMonotheistic religion created in the 7th century by Arabic merchant, Muhammed1
14035054662CaliphateA regional state unified by Islam2
14035054663CrusadesA series of Christian vs Muslim military campaigns for the "holy land"3
14035054664Dar-al-Islamterritory of Islam4
14035054665Byzantine EmpireEastern Roman empire extending to the Eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia5
14035054666SinificationChinese-ification of Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia6
14035054667Mongolsnomadic invaders that conquered Eurasia with force and diplomacy7
14035054668Black DeathPlague that killed 1/3 of European population8
14035054669MayaMesoAmerican civilization that had pyramids, large cities, a written system, and complex society9
14035054670Coerced laborslavery, serfdom, corvee (government-recquired labor on public works projects), and indentured servitude10
14035054671FeudalismAgricultural workers serving landowners or lords (knights and samurai)11
14035054672Zheng HeMing explorer that crossed the Indian Ocean12
14035054673Silkhighly-priced luxury commodity mainly exported from China13
14035054674Chinese Inventionsgunpowder, compass, paper, astrolabe14
14035054675Tang 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
14035054676Song 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
14035054677Central AsiaA region that includes the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan17
14035054678Indian Ocean tradetrade between Arab, Persian, Turkish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Europe merchants18
14035054679Ming 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
14035054680Grand Canalan inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China20
14035054681Pax 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
14035054682VikingsA nomadic group that conquered ex: Normans22
14035054683SyncretismA blending of two or more religious traditions23
14035054684Marco 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
14035054685Ibn 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
14035054686Mansa MusaEmperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and established trade routes to the Middle East.26
14035054687The Renaissance(1350-1600) bagan in Italy. Rebirth of learning, science, art, music, literature, and culture. Rediscovery of Ancient Greece and Rome27
14035054688SecularNon-religious28
14035054689MissionaryA person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others29
14035054690Charlemagne768-843; reunited western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire.30
14035054691Justinian6th century Byzantine emperor; failed to reconquer the western portions of the empire; rebuilt Constatinople; codified Roman law31
14035054692hajjA pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims32
14035054693Zakatpart of 4th Pillar, charitable giving of 2.5% of your net worth to community treasury33
14035054694jihadA holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal34
14035054695Umayyad 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.35
14035054696Abbasid 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 of36
14035054697BaghdadAbbasid capital37
14035054698Sudanic StatesSonghay Ghana and Mali. often led by patriarch or council of elders from a family or lineage38
14035054699ChinampasAztec floating gardens39
14035054700Champa Ricea quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests, of sixty days each in one growing season.40
14035054701HijrahMuhammad's migration from Mecca to (Yathrib) Medina41
14035054702KhanatesFour regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan.42
14035054703Ghengis KhanMongol leader who led their conquest westward and who is renowned for his ability and his ruthlessness.43
14035054704Kublai Khan(1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.44
14035054705Post Classical Period600 CE - 1450 CE45
14035054706Golden Hordea Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century46
14035054707Caesaropapismthe dual role of the state and leader of the church in which a state ruler extends his own powers to be the leader in theological and ecclesiastical matters47

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