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290985539Facts on Otto of Saxony-established himself as king in Northern Germany -Pope John XII announced him emperor of Holy Roman Empire0
290985540What was the Investiture Contest?a controversy between church and government1
290985541The Baltic Sea and North Sea were sites of a well-developed trade network known as the...Hanseatic League2
290985542most famous of the scholastic theologiansSt. Thomas Aquinas3
290985543most popular saintMary4
290985544Who was Clovis?he led Frankish forces on a campaign that got completely rid of Roman authority in Gaul (France)5
290985545made Frankish realm reach it's high point, grandson of Charles MartelCharlemagne6
290985546Charlemagne's only surviving son who succeeded to upkeep Carolingian empire but lost control of counts and other local authoritiesLouis the Pious7
290985547sailed shallow-draft boats that could cross heavy seas and tried attacking many citiesThe Vikings8
290985548describe relationship between lords and retainerslords provided grants that enabled their retainers to support themselves and their families; in return retainers provided services for lords9
290985549who were serfs?semi-free individuals10
290985550what were manors?dominated rural regions in much of France11
290985551heavy iron tool that broke up root networks of weedsheavy plows12
290985552temporarily restored unified rule in most of northern India; had rep for piety, liberality, and scholarshipHarsha13
290985553Vishnugod, preserver of the world14
290985554Shivagod of fertility and a destructive deity15
290985555this cult of love and devotion ultimately sought to erase distinction between Hinduism and IslamThe Bhakti Movement16
290985556taught that Vishnu, Shiva, and Allah were all manifestations of a universal deityGuru Kabir17
290985557facilitated trade between North and South ChinaGrand Canal18
290985558capital of Tang empireChang'an19
290985559order of chinese dynastiessui, tang, song20
290985560illustrated deep influence of Buddhism in Chinese societyNeo-Confucian Influence21
290985561dar al-Islamall lands under Muslim control22
290985562who ruled the high point of Abbasid dynasty?Caliph Harun al-Rashid23
290985563Facts about Shariacodification of Islamic law, based on Qu'ran, secular24
290985564capital of Abbasid dynastyBaghdad25
290985565define: hadithtraditions and sayings of the prophet Muhammed26
2909855665 Pillars of Islam-no god but Allah and Muhammed is his prophet -daily prayer (5x) -fasting during Ramadan -charity -pilgrimage to Mecca27
290985567jihad"holy war"28
290985568yurts/gersallow nomadic groups to move easily as seasons change (tent-like structures)29
290985569which religion isn't popular among Mongols?Hinduism30
290985570what's the importance of the Battle of Manzikert?loss of Anatolia for the Byzantines31
290985571Genghis Khan was a ___ not a ___conqueror / administrator32
290985572pax mongolia is..mongol peace33
290985573how does genghis die?in horse riding accident on way out to war34
290985574founder of MaliSundiata (lion king)35
290985575grandson of SundiataMansa Musa36
290985576gurriotsAfrican story-tellers37
290985577who overtook the byzantines?turkish people38
290985578who was Ibn Battuta?Muslim scholar, traveler39
290985579define paganismworshipping nature40
290985580what does pax mongolia cause?expansion of trade41
290985581"those who pray"clergy42
290985582"those who fight"knights43
290985583"those who work"peasant44
290985584what term is not popular with historians?feudalism45
290985585first to convert to roman catholic?franks46
290985586define monastictype of life; frequently ascetic and they live in a monastery47
290985587Cambayport city where goods were traded48
290985588Mahmud of Ghaznispread Islam in India, destroys Hindu and Buddhist temples49
290985589consolidation of Mahmud's raiding territorySultanate of Delhi50
290985590capital of Aztec empireTenochtitlan51
290985591what is a chinampa?Aztec practice of dredging fertile muck from lake's bottom52
290985592Inca quipu was amnemonic aid consisting of small cords with knots53
290985593most Aztec human sacrifices were in honor ofHuitzilopochtli54
290985594place where Buddhism becomes popularDunhuang55
290985595combination of political and religious authorityCaesaropapism56
290985596the "sleepless emperor"Justinian57
290985597Byzantine= Roman=Greek Latin58
290985598in Byzantine empire, what developed?banking services59
290985599caused collapse of western roman empireHuns60
290985600Manichaeism is a blend of what religions?Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist61
290985601define latifundialarge plantain in Rome62
290985602augustus disguised his administration as what?disguised his monarchy as a republic63
290985603roman lawinnocent until proven guilty64
290985604mare nostrumour sea65
290985605right to arrange marriages, sell children into slavery, women not allowed to inherit property (rarely enforced)pater familias66
290985606Paul of Tarsusextended teachings far beyond Jewish circles and did intensive travel, missionary activity67
290985607define polisgreek city-state68
290985608hellenistic erainfluence of greeks69
290985609grandson of Chandragupta who expanded empire to include all of Indian subcontinent except for SouthAshoka Maurya70
290985610major book of ConfucianismAnalects71
290985611dao"the way"72
290985612the end justifies the meanslegalism73
290985613founds new dynasty that he makes a centralized bureaucracy, massive public worksQin Shihuangdi74
290985614filial pietyrespecting parents, subordination to older males75
290985615hominids adapt environment to themselves by..use of tools, language, complex cooperative social structures76
290985616venus figurines are symbols of...fertility77
290985617Jerichoconcentration of wealth, building a wall78
290985618code of hammurabi-first law code -eye for an eye -social class important -gender inequality79
290985619mesopotamia meansbetween the rivers80
290985620ziggurat ishome of the gods81
290985621patriarchy meansrule of the father82
290985622sumerian writing systems formed this type of writingcuneiform "wedge-shaped"83
290985623the torah means"the teaching"84
290985624four major persian dynastiesachaemenids, seleucids, parthians, sasanids85
290985625what's a qanat?system of underground canals86
290985626alex the great conquers what empire?achaemenid87
290985627king who failed to follow the normal persian policy of tolerationxerxes88
290985628"good words, good thoughts, good deeds" sum up the morality of thezoroastrians89
290985629zarathustra viewed the material world asa gift from Ahura Mazda that should be enjoyed90
290985630the battle of marathon proved to be apersian loss91
290985631hieroglyphs aresacred writings92
290985632bantu people migrate throughoutsub-Saharan regions, and eventually occupied most of Africa south of the equator93
290985633monotheismbelief in one god94

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