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276796839ChristReference to Jesus, Greek term for Messiah0
276796840PeterApostle of Jesus, early church leader1
276796841HunsNomadic warriors, appeared in 4th century AD - who were very strong2
276796842legiona military unit of the ancient Roman army made up of about 5,000 foot soldiers anda gourp of soldiers on horse back3
276796843triumviratein ancient roame a group of three leaders sharing control of the government4
276796844Fall of RomeThe societal collapse of Rome. Attributed to political, economic, military issues along with invasions.5
276796845BrahmaHindu God considered the creator of the world6
276796846VishnuA Hindu god considered the preserver of the world7
276796847Wudichinese empire from 140-86 b.c; brought the Han dynasty to its peak; expanded the chinese empire; made confusionism the state religion, defeated the Xiangu8
276796848Empress LuThe Empress of the Han dynasty through her sons9
276796849Chinese DynastiesHan Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty, Shang Dynasty10
276796850Civil Service systemthe administrative departments of a government especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on examination11
276796851Silka major product in China that made alot of money12
276796852the protected people????13
276796853Calligraphythe art of beautiful handwriting14
276796854Al-jabra math skill developed by the muslims15
276796855Meccathe holiest city in Islam, Haj, where Muhammed preached16
276796856Islama monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the 7th century A.D.17
276796857MedinaWhere Muhammad escaped to order for him to plan ?18
276796858AllahArabic word for God19
276796859Muhammadthe Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)20
276796860"people of the book"Jews and Christians, the name for Jews and Christians for whom the Muslims had religious tolerance; called this because each religion had a holy book with teachings similar to that of the Qur'an21
276796861Sunnithe branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the righteous successors of Muhammad22
276796862Shi'athe branch of Islam whose members, the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad23
276796863AbbasidsA dynasty the ruled much of the Muslim empire from A.D. 750 to 125824
276796864Umayyadsa dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from A.D. 661 to 750 and later established a kingdom in Al-Andalus25
276796865House of Wisdoma center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s.26
2767968665 pillarsfaith, prayer, alms, fasting, pilgrimmage27
276796867Shari'aA body of law governing the lives of Muslims28
276796868Calipha supreme political and religious leader in a muslim government29
276796869Mongolsa ferocious group of horsemen that were under control of Ghengis Kahn30
276796870Russiansa people from the north culture is a blend of Slavic and Greek tradtions31
276796871Slavsthe people from the forests north of the Black Sea32
276796872Byzantine Empirea continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 Ruled by Justinian33
276796873Justinianthe emporor of the Byzantine Empire made Justinian code and built buildings like the Hagai Sophia34
276796874Icona religious image used by eastern christians35
276796875Cyrillic alphabetan alphabet for the writing of Slavic languages, devised in the ninth century A.D. by Saints36
276796876Golden HordeMongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's grandson Batu. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam. Also known as the Kipchak Horde.37
276796877CzarRussian version of Caesar, broke with mongols by refusing to pay tribute38
276796878Boyarslandowning nobles of russia39
276796879Movable Typeblocks of metal orwood, each bearing is a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing40
276796880Pastoralista member of nomatic group that herds domesticated animals41
276796881Ghengis Kahna great leader of Mongolian army conquered many countires and land abroad42
276796882Kublai KahnKublai=Yuan=grandson of ghengis khan also know as "great Khan" could not conquer japan ruled in china...wanted to live a settled life unlike mongols. he had huge palaces43
276796883Treaty of VerdonThis divided Charlemagne's empire among his three grandsons. These lands eventually became modern France and Germany44
276796884Charlemagne, King of the Franks (r. 768-814); emperor (r. 800-814). Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate, though started an intellectual revival. (250)45
276796885Excommunicationthe taking away of a person's right of membership in the christian Church46
276796886Interdictpopes consider this to be their "spiritual weapon"; what you faced if you violated Church laws; which excluded an entire town, region, or kingdom from participating in most sacraments and from receiving Christian burial47
276796887fuedalisma political system in which nobles are granted the use of land that legally belonged to the king in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of people who live on the land48
276796888serfmedieval peasant legally bound to live on a Lord's estate49
276796889Fiefland grant50
276796890Manorialismthe organization of rural economy and society classes of manors, land surr, An economic system based on the manor and lands including a village and surrounding acreage which were administered by a lord. It developed during the Middle Ages to increase agricultural production.51
276796891troubadoura medieval poet and musician who traveled from place to place, entertaining the songs of court and love52
276796892sacramentone of the christian ceremonies in which God's grace is transmitted to people53
276796893Canon Lawlaws of the Catholic Church54
276796894Concordat of Wormsan agreement that says that the Pope puts people in the church but the King can veto them55
276796895Magna Cartaa document guaranteeing certain basic political rights56
276796896Gothicrelating to the style of Church architecture that developed in Medieval Europe, featuring ribbed vaults and stained glass windows57
276796897Reconquistathe effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain, lasting from 1100s to 1400.58
276796898Great Schisma division in the medieval Roman Catholic Church, during which rival Popes were established in Avigont in , a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378-1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office59
276796899John WycliffeEnglish theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384), He preached that Jesus Christ, not the pope, was the head of the Church.60
2767969003 Field systema system of farming developed in Medieval Europe in which farmland was divided in the fields of equal size and each of these was successively planted with a spring crop and left unplanted in the winter, a system of farming where there were 3 fields, one rests, another is harvested, and the last is planted, a revolving cycle61
276796901Commercial Revolutionthe expansion of trade and business that transofrmed European economies during the 16th and 17th centuries62
276796902Jan HusCzechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation, called for an end of the corruption of the church after the Great Schism; was burned at the stake for heresy63
276796903Crusadesa series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Westrn European Christians to reclain control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims64
276796904Hundred Years Warthe series of wars between England and France, 1337-1453, in which England lost all its possessions in France except Calais.65
276796905Secularnot relating to the church., worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal66
276796906Vernacularthe everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) literature of the common people67
276796907Patrona person who supports the arts or other activities by supplying money for them - specifically in the Renaissance for painting68
276796908Humanismstudy on human achievements, the cultural movement of the Renaissance, the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare69
276796909RenaissanceThe great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history70

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