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Katelyn Turner
Mr. Grier
7th period

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264454745Cultural Diffusionwhen a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society1
264454746The Silk Roada long road used for traders to trade silk and other goods2
264454747stirrupsupport consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go3
264454748Indian Ocean Maritime Systemwhen inhabitants of the Indus Valley initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia.4
264454749Cosmopolitan Citycommon to cities all over the world; sophisticated and worldly5
264454750Bantu GroupsDRC ethnic6
264454751Muhammadthe prophet who founded Islam7
264454752MeccaThe holy land where Muhammad fled from8
264454753HijraWhen Muhammad fled from Mecca to Media9
264454754Quranthe holy book of Islam10
2644547555 Pillars of Islambelief in Allah, prayer 5 times a day, fasting during Rammalan, charity, pilgrimage to Mecca11
264454756Ummathe Muslim community or people12
264454757Caliphatethe era of Islam's ascendaancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century13
264454758Sunni/ Shi'ite Splitthey believed in different ways14
264454759Umayyadthe first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus15
264454760mamluksUnder the Islamic system of military slavery, Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries.16
264454761Seljuk Turksnomadic Turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad in 1055 and allowed the caliph to remain only as a religious leader.17
264454762Hadiththe text of Muhammad18
264454763The Byzantine EmpireA code known as the Justinian Code19
264454764JustinianEmperor of Byzantine20
264454765Theadoraempress of the Byzantine Empire Justinian, convinced him to stay ruler.21
264454766Hagia SophiaOrthodox church built in Constantinople22
264454767Medieval Europethe longest major era in European history23
264454768CharlemagneHoly Roman Emperor24
264454769Holy Roman Empirethe lands ruled by Charlemagne25
264454770Feudalismthe social system that was made in Europe26
264454771ManorHow things were done27
264454772VikingsExploring naval technologies28
264454773the Great Schismdivided the State church of the Roman Empire into Eastern29
264454774Orthodox Christianityseparate branch of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire30
264454775Roman Catholicismthe beliefs of the Catholic Church in Rome31
264454776The PopeWho headed the church in Rome32
264454777Investiture ControversyStruggle between who got to chose the priest33
264454778monasticismliving the life of a monk34
264454779Kievan RussiaState established at Kiev in Ukraine35
264454780Vladimir 1Converted to Greek Orthodox for trade36
264454781Pope urban 111st pope to issue a crusade37
264454782Saladinmuslim general38
264454783Tang Empirea dynasty that was characterized by such strength and brilliance39
264454784Grand CanalA waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China40
264454785Song EmpireEmpire in southern China that Distinguished for its advances in technology, medicine, astronomy, and math41
264454786Junkany Chinese boats used for trade42
264454787GunpowderThe formula, brought to China, was first used to make things to keep away evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives43

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