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| 261356928 | Shamans | religious specialists who possessed supernatural powers, communicated with the gods and nature spirits, invoked divine aid on behalf of their communities, and informed their companions of their gods' will | 0 | |
| 261356929 | Khubilai Khan | Last of the Mongol Great Khans (r. 1260-1294) and founder of the Yuan Empire. (p. 351) | 1 | |
| 261356930 | Khan | a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries | 2 | |
| 261356931 | Ghenghis (Chinggis) Khan | Started Mongol dynasty | 3 | |
| 261356932 | Marco Polo | Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) | 4 | |
| 261356933 | Saljuks | A rising power of mulim turks who gained contol of Palistine | 5 | |
| 261356934 | Sultan | the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) | 6 | |
| 261356935 | Emissaries | a representative sent on a mission or errand | 7 | |
| 261356936 | Yuan Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 | 8 | |
| 261356937 | Pax Mongolica | peaceful period from mid 1200s to mid 1300s in Asia | 9 | |
| 261356938 | Khubilai Khan | Last of the Mongol Great Khans (r. 1260-1294) and founder of the Yuan Empire. (p. 351) | 10 | |
| 261373253 | Kamikaze | a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash | 11 | |
| 261373254 | Mongol Empires | an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its greatest territorial extent in the 13th century, encompassing the larger part of Asia and extending westward to the Dnieper River in eastern Europe. | 12 | |
| 261373255 | Bubonic Plague | Also called the Black Death was a deadly disease that spread through Europe and killed one out of every three people | 13 | |
| 261373256 | Tamelane the Conqueror | Conqueror named Tamelane | 14 | |
| 261373257 | Ottoman Empire | a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe | 15 | |
| 261373258 | Osma | Turkish leader. 1300s- founded the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor. | 16 | |
| 261373259 | Sultan Mehmed II | Conquest of Russia, 1237-1241; Established tributary relationship to 15th century; Rule over Crimea to late 18th century; raids into Poland, Hungary, and Germany | 17 | |
| 261373260 | Istanbul | the largest city and former capital of Turkey | 18 | |
| 261373261 | Sahel | a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas | 19 | |
| 261373262 | Timbuktu | a city in central Mali near the Niger river | 20 | |
| 261373263 | Mansa Musa | emperor of the Malian Empire | 21 | |
| 261373264 | Ibn Battuta | Moroccan 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. | 22 | |
| 261373265 | Bantu Migrations | migrated between about 1000 B.C. and A.D. 1000 (West African farmers and herders), languages spoken in central, east-central, and southern Africa | 23 | |
| 261373266 | Kin | group of people related by blood or marriage | 24 | |
| 261373267 | Kingdom of Ghana | by the 700s, this was a kingdom and its rulers were growing rich by taxing the goods that traders carried through their territory. | 25 | |
| 261373268 | Swahili | the most widely spoken Bantu languages | 26 | |
| 261373269 | Diviners | ritual practitioners who specialize in the art of divination | 27 | |
| 275544892 | Chivalry | the medieval principles of knighthood | 28 | |
| 275544893 | Crusades | 1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade | 29 | |
| 275544894 | Eucharist | a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine | 30 | |
| 275544895 | Excommunicate | exclude from a church or a religious community | 31 | |
| 275544896 | Frederick Barbarossa | Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190 | 32 | |
| 275544897 | Guilds | Association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests | 33 | |
| 275544898 | Hanseatic League | a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas | 34 | |
| 275544899 | Heresy | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion | 35 | |
| 275544900 | High Middle Ages | the period from 1000 to 1300 in which the church had a key role shaping the new world | 36 | |
| 275544901 | Holy Roman Empire | the lands ruled by Charlemagne | 37 | |
| 275544902 | Iberian Peninsula | the southwest tip of Europe where the modern nations of Spain and Portugsl are located | 38 | |
| 275544903 | Investiture Contest | A struggle between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope over who nominates clergymen. The Pope eventually won this struggle. | 39 | |
| 275544904 | Leif Erickson | Believed to have "discovered" America in 1000 AD. | 40 | |
| 275544905 | Manors | large farm estates of the Middle Ages that were owned by nobles who ruled over the peasants living in the land | 41 | |
| 275544906 | Normans | a member of a Viking people who raided and then settled in the French province later known as Normandy, and who invaded England in 1066 | 42 | |
| 275544907 | Paganism | any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism | 43 | |
| 275544908 | Reconquista | The effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain, lasting from the 1100s until 1492. | 44 | |
| 275544909 | Relics | Valued holy objects from the past | 45 | |
| 275544910 | Saints | followers of christ who lived lives of holiness on earth and now share in eternal life with God in heaven | 46 | |
| 275544911 | St. Thomas Aquinas | well-known mendicant saints in the Middle Ages. was brilliant and was taught by St. Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus). his most famous work is the Summa Thologiae. mystic and scholar | 47 | |
| 275544912 | Serfs | men of women who were the poorest members of society, peasants who worked the lord's land in exchange for protection | 48 | |
| 275544913 | Troubadours | wandering poets; their love songs focused on cherishing and protecting women | 49 | |
| 275544914 | Urbanization | the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | 50 | |
| 275544915 | Vassals | lesser lords who pledged their service and loyalty to a greater lord -- in a military capacity | 51 | |
| 275544916 | Virgin Mary | the mother of Jesus | 52 | |
| 275564454 | William the Conqueror | duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England | 53 | |
| 275564455 | Zealots | Jews that rose up in armed rebellion against Rome in 66ce; unsuccessful, and Jewish Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed | 54 | |
| 275564456 | Aboriginal People | People who migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40,000 years ago; the original settlers of the land. | 55 | |
| 275564457 | Chinampas | Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields. (p. 301) | 56 | |
| 275564458 | Inca | a member of the small group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s | 57 | |
| 275564459 | Mesoamerica | Mexico and Central America | 58 | |
| 275564460 | Mexica | The name given to themselves by the Aztec people | 59 | |
| 275564461 | Quipu | calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords | 60 | |
| 275564462 | Subjugation | the act of conquering | 61 | |
| 275564463 | Toltecs | Powerful postclassic empire in central Mexico (900-1168 C.E.). It influenced much of Mesoamerica. Aztecs claimed ties to this earlier civilization. (p. 305) | 62 | |
| 275564466 | Little Ice Age 1300 CE | Small ice age that occured in 1300 CE | 63 | |
| 275564468 | Bubonic Plague | the most common form of the plague | 64 | |
| 275564470 | Mandarins | members of the elite class of civil servents in Chinese government | 65 | |
| 275564472 | Renaissance | the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world | 66 | |
| 275564474 | Humanists | People who specialize in studying the grammar, history, poetry, and rhetoric. Taught life should be meaningful. Displayed a critical approach to learning. | 67 |
