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8468536475Quipu(Andes region) system of record keeping, uses strings and knots.0
8468536476Filal PietyRespect for others1
8468536477Hanseatic League(Europe) early labor union2
8468536478AstrolabeAdvice to determine latitude on land and sea3
8468536479Mansa MusaRuler of Mali4
8468536480Bedouin arabsFirst nomadic arabs to convert to Islam5
8468536481Chang'anThe capital city in China under the Tang dynasty was?6
8468536482Shia Islamis the belif that people should have Mohammeds descands as their leaders7
8468536483SufisMystics within Islam; responsible for expansion of Islam to southeastern Asia and other regions8
8468536484Berbers--(s)an indigenous people of North Africa in modern Algeria and Tunis. Facilitated trans Saharan trade and converted to Islam.9
8468536485Monhenjo DaroA major city of the Indus Valley civilization; flourished around 2000 BCE. Extensive infrastructure10
8468536486Qanat SystemPersian underground canal11
8468536487Swahili Civilization(East Africa) Decentralized, Indian Ocean trade12
8468536488Chavin (notre Chico)(Americas, Peru) Mayan dynasty. Blood letting and human sacrifice.13
8468536489Sikhism(India) combo of Hindu and Islam14
8468536490VikingsScandinavian peoples whose sailors raided Europe from the 700s through the 1100s15
8468536491Mauryan Empire(Persia) centralized, used satrapy system16
8468536492PhoeniciansSailors, first to develop a writing system. Greeks and romans eventually adopted writing system.17
8468536493Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.18
8468536494PastoralismFollow hearts. Don't farm.19
8468536495Silla Dynasty(Korea) political stability.20
8468536496Tribute system(E Asia) trade network between foreigners and nomads. Kowtow21
8468536497Tang DynastyChinese dynasty from 618 to 907, Golden age22
8468536498Song Dynastythe imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy23
8468536499NeoConfucianismA new form of Confucianism in the Tang Dynasty, created to counter the growing influence of Buddhism24
8468536500Sui Dynasty581-618 CE Built grand canal and Great Wall, restored centralized after war.25
8468536501Genghis kahnMongol ruler, conquered land (1170s-1227)26
8468536502MongolsPeople from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history.27
8468536503Mecca(Middle East) holy city of Islam, birthplace of Muhammad28
8468536504Crusades(Middle East and Europe) medieval military expedition recover holy land (11th-13th century)29
8468536505Bubonic Plaguea deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas; also called the Black Death30
8468536506Abbassidsa dynasty of calphis ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750-1258 claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammed31
8468536507Islamthe religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life32
8468536508Shang DynastyThe Chinese dynasty that ruled the area around the Huang He from 1700 to 1122 B.C.E.33
8468536509Shi HuangdiFirst emperor of China; leader of the Qin Dynasty34
8468536510Paleolithic Erathe first part of the Stone Age; when people first used stone tools35
8468536511MesopotamiaBirthplace of the Sumerian civilization among many others.36
8468536512Olmec(Mesoamerica) The 1st civilization known for sculpting huge stone heads.37
8468536513Zigguratstemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped38
8468536514CuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.39
8468536515Heiroglyphicsancient Egyptian writing system using picture symbols for ideas or sounds40
8468536516Hammurabi's Codea set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire41
8468536517Hebrew ScripturesTorah, Old Testament42
8468536518Zoroastrianismsystem of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster noun43
8468536519Vedic Religiona historical predecessor of modern Hinduism, concerned with disorder and order44
8468536520PatriarchyA form of social organization in which males dominate females45
8468536521Mandate of Heavenin Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority46
8468536522Aryan Migrationsbegan 1500 BCE in India47
8468536523Bantu MigrationLarge movement of Africans from the Niger River Valley in 1,000 B.C.48
8468536524Animismthe attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.49
8468536525ancestor venerationBelief that deceased family members have a continued existence, that the spirits of deceased ancestors will look after the family.50
8468536526Caste Systemdivided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation51
8468536527ReincarnationHindu and Buddhist belief that souls are reborn into new bodies over and over.52
8468536528Buddhisma religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha53
8468536529MonasticismThe lifestyle of a monk or nun, characterized by prayer and solitude54
8468536530Ashokaa ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism55
8468536531Missionariespeople who work to spread their religious beliefs56
8468536532Merchantsa person whose business is buying and selling goods57
8468536533DaoismA religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.58
8468536534Confucianisma system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.59
8468536535JesusFounder of Christianity60
8468536536Greek Philosophythe rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics61
8468536537Hellenistic Eraperiod when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek peoples of southwest Asia. Alexander the Great62
8468536538AlexandriaCity in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great, center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization63
8468536539Persian EmpireLarge empire in southern Asia. Fought against the Greeks in the Persian Wars.64
8468536540Roman Empirean empire that, at its height, around 200 C.E., spanned the Mediterranean world and most of Europe65
8468536541ConstantineEmperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)66
8468536542Pax RomanaA period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.67
8468536543Qin Empire(246 BC to 206 BC) established first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall.68
8468536544Han Empire(206 BC to AD 220) Imperial dynasty that ruled China69
8468536545Mayan city states(Mesoamerica) 250 AD, golden age of Maya Empire. grew over 49 cities. Large population70
8468536546Silk RoadConnected China, India, and the Middle East. Traded goods and helped to spread culture.71
8468536547Indian Ocean Tradeworld's richest maritime trading network that was essential for the prosperity of East Africa72
8468536548magnetic compassChinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north73
8468536549Lateen sailsA triangular sail attached to a short mast74
8468536550TimbuktuMali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning75
8468536551Transaharan Trade Routesroute in which salt and iron were traded for gold76
8468619458Ibn BattutaArab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel records77
8468619459Grand Canalgreat canal system begun by Yangdi; joined Yellow River region to the Yangtze basin78
8468619460Foot bindingPractice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller79
8468619461XiongnuNomads who lived in the Gobi Desert; invaded China; Wall of China was constructed to keep them out80
8468619462Marco PoloItalian explorer who wrote about his travels to Central Asia and China.81
8468619463Byzantine EmpireEastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.82
8468619464Roman Catholicthe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy83
8468619465Feudalism(Europe) political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals84
8468619466SamuraiClass of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.85
8468619467IslamSubmission to the will of Allah86
8468619468Sharia Lawthe system of Islamic law, based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu'ran87
8468619469UmmahMuslim community of believers88

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