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| 294571349 | Ibn Rushd | Muslim philosopher who blended Aristotle and Plato's views with Islam | 0 | |
| 294571350 | Harun al-Rashid | Most famous of Abbasid caliphs; renowned for sumptuous and costly living; dependent on Persian advisors early in reign; death led to civil wars over succession | 1 | |
| 294571351 | Mecca | a place that attracts many visitors, the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace | 2 | |
| 294571352 | Yathrib (Medina) | A city Muhammad and his followers visited after death threats to Muhammad | 3 | |
| 294571353 | Persian Gulf | a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula | 4 | |
| 294571354 | Arabian Sea | a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia | 5 | |
| 294571355 | Iberian Peninsula | a peninsula in southwestern Europe | 6 | |
| 294571356 | Damascus | an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria | 7 | |
| 294571357 | Baghdad | capital and largest city of Iraq | 8 | |
| 294571358 | Islam | the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life | 9 | |
| 294571359 | Grand Canal | an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China | 10 | |
| 294571360 | Buddhism | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth | 11 | |
| 294571361 | Neo-Confucianism | term that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the T'ang Dynasty; a unification of Daoist or Buddhist metaphysics with Confucian pragmatism | 12 | |
| 294571362 | Sui dynasty | The short dynasty between the Han and the Tang; built the Grand Canal, strengthened the government, and introduced Buddhism to China | 13 | |
| 294571363 | Tang dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 | 14 | |
| 294571364 | Song dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279 | 15 | |
| 294571365 | Equal-field system | This Chinese system allotted land to individuals and their families according to the land's fertility and the recipients' needs. | 16 | |
| 294571366 | Samurai | feudal Japanese military aristocracy | 17 | |
| 294571367 | Nara period | (704 - 794AD) when the capital was at Nara; a group of reformers try to reform the government after shotuku died; they didn't like the Chinese's civil service exam so they make the Taiho Code | 18 | |
| 294571368 | Heian period | (794 - 1100) move the capital to Heian; 300 years of developing a new culture; growth of large estates; arts and literature of china flourished; elaborate court life; personal diaries (pillow book and the take of genji); moved away from chinese culture | 19 | |
| 294571369 | Kamakura shogunate | The first of Japan's decentralized military governments. (1185-1333). (p. 294) | 20 | |
| 294571370 | Silla dynasty | The dynasty in Korea that rallied to prevent Chinese domination in the seventh century CE. | 21 | |
| 294571371 | Chan Buddhism | Known as Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular with members of elite Chinese society | 22 | |
| 294571372 | Yang Jian | conquered the south, unified China, created the Sui dynasty and finally ended the Period of Disunion | 23 | |
| 294571373 | An Lushan | One of the Tang dynasty's foremost military commanders who mounted a rebellion and captured the capital at Chang'an and the secondary capital at Luoyang in 755. | 24 | |
| 294571374 | Chang'an | a city of central China | 25 | |
| 294571375 | White Huns | Invaders who weakened the empire of the Guptas. | 26 | |
| 294571376 | Umayyad dynasty | Who: Governor of Syria, Muawiya, and his successors, Shi'ites, Sunnis, Kharijites, Uthman. What: Dynasty based on succession rather than election following the first period of caliphates. Continued advances in the kingdom, venturing as far as China and deep into Asia, claiming Afghanistan for a Muslim base. Fell apart due to tension in the kingdom between the Sunnis, Shi'ites, and Kharijites, the malawis (Muslim converts) and born Muslims, and the religion and state. When: 661-750 Where: Middle East, Damascus Why: Beginning of great strife in the Muslim community | 27 | |
| 294571377 | Abbasid dynasty | Muslim dynasty after Ummayd, a dynasty that lasted about two centuries that had about 150 years of Persia conquer and was created by Mohammad's youngest uncle's sons | 28 | |
| 294571378 | Delhi sultanate | A Muslim leader of Ghur who defeated Hindu armies made Delhi, the third largest city of India, his capital. | 29 | |
| 294571379 | Chola kingdom | Kingdom situated in the deep south. At its high point, Chola forces conquered Ceylon and parts of southeast Asia, funded by the profits of trade, dominated the sea, did not build a tightly centralized state. | 30 | |
| 294571380 | Vijayanagar kingdom | The mingling of all faiths and vernaculars inspired architectural innovation of Hindu temple construction, first in the Deccan and later in the Dravidian idioms using the local granite. Secular royal structures show the influence of the Northern Deccan Sultanate architecture. Efficient administration and vigorous overseas trade brought new technologies like water management systems for irrigation. The empire's patronage enabled fine arts and literature to reach new heights in the languages of Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit, while Carnatic music evolved into its current form. This empire created an epoch in South Indian history that transcended regionalism by promoting Hinduism as a unifying factor. | 31 | |
| 294571381 | Melaka | The first major center of Islam in Southeast Asia, a port kingdom on the southwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula. | 32 | |
| 294571382 | Indianized | to cause to acquire or conform to the characteristics, culture, or usage of American Indians or of India | 33 | |
| 294571383 | Angkor kingdom | dominated cambodia from 889-1431, built monuments and temples that reflected indian culture-> Angor Thom Angor Watt | 34 | |
| 294571384 | Bhakti | (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana | 35 | |
| 294571385 | Emporia | riverside markets | 36 | |
| 294571386 | Harsha | (r.606-648 CE) He restored centralized rule in northern India after the collapse of the Gupta. He can be compared to Charlemagne. | 37 | |
| 294571387 | Mahmud of Ghazni | Islamic leader who raided throughout northern India, destroying Hindu and Buddhist temples. His many motive was money. | 38 | |
| 294571388 | Shankara | a southern Indian devotee of Shiva who was active during the early ninth century, took it upon himself to digest all sacred consistent system of thought. Closely resembles Plato. | 39 | |
| 294571389 | Ramanuja | Indian eleventh and twelfth century philosopher who believed that understanding of teh ultimate reality was less important than devotion | 40 | |
| 294571390 | Angkor | Southeast Asian Khmer kingdom that was centered on the temple cities of Ankor Thom and Angkor Wat. | 41 | |
| 294571391 | Khmer | the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia | 42 | |
| 294571392 | Axum | a town of northern Ethiopia. From the first to the eighth century A.D. it was the capital of an empire that controlled much of northern Ethiopia | 43 | |
| 294571393 | Strait of Melaka | the only way by sea from east asia(china) to south asia, controlled by muslims | 44 | |
| 294571394 | Ostrogoths | a Germanic tribe that attacked Rome in 476 AD. The Leader was Odoacar, who kicked out the last Roman Emperor. | 45 | |
| 294571395 | Angles | An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). | 46 | |
| 294571396 | Saxons | Germanic people. During the 5th century ad groups from these communities migrated to Britain either by invitation or invasion and in due course founded kingdoms which can generally be recognized by the fact that their names have the suffix 'sex' | 47 | |
| 294571397 | Missi dominici | Royal officials under Charlemagne who traveled around the country to enforce the king's laws | 48 | |
| 294571398 | Karakorum | Capital of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan, 1162 - 1227. | 49 |
