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131742238AbacusAn ancient Chinese counting device that used rods on which were mounted movable counters0
131742239AnasaziCultural group of people known as the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples1
131742240ArabesqueComplex designs typical of Islamic art, combining intertwining and geometric patterns2
131742241AstrolabeA navigational instrument used to determine latitude by measuring of the stars3
131742242AyllusIn Incan society, a clan or community that worked together on projects required by the ruler4
131742243BakufuA military government established in Japan after the Gempei Wars5
131742244BenefieceIn medieval Europe, a grant of land or other privilege to a vassal6
131742245BushiRegional military leaders in Japan who ruled small kingdoms from fortresses7
131742246BushidoThe code of honor of the samurai of Japan8
131742247Battle of ToursThe battle in 732 that halted the advance of Muslim armies into Europe at a point in Northern France9
131742248CaliphThe chief Muslim religious and political leaders10
131742249CalpulliAztec clans that supplied laborers and warriors to leaders11
131742250CealdonThe type of pottery having the pale green glaze, originally produced in China12
131742251ChimorPolitical grouping of the ChimĂș culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 AD and ending around 1470 AD13
131742252ChinampasPlatforms of twisted vines and mud that served the Aztecs as floating gardens and extended their agricultural land14
131742253ChivalryA knight's code of honor in medieval Europe15
131742254DaimyoA Japanese feudal lord in charge of an army of samurai16
131742255Dar al-IslamThe House of Islam; a term representing the political and religious unity of various Islamic groups17
131742256ExcommunicationThe practice of the Roman Catholic and other Christian churches of prohibiting participation in the sacraments to those who do not comply with church teachings or practices18
131742257FeudalismA political, economic, and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection19
131742258FiefIn medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military or other services20
131742259Flying MoneyPaper money that was first used in China in the 9th century AD. Originally it was called 'flying money' (fei-chien) because it could blow out of your hand21
131742260FootbindingIn China, a method of breaking and binding women's feet; seen as a sign of beauty and social position, footbinding also confined women to the household22
131742261Gempei Wars(1180-85), final struggle in Japan between the Taira and Minamoto clans that resulted in the Minamoto's establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, a military dictatorship that dominated Japan from 1192 to 1333.23
131742262Gothic ArchitectureArchitecture of the twelfth-century Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, tall spires, and pointed arches24
131742263InvestitureThe authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials25
131742264JunksLarge Chinese sailing ships especially designed for long-distance travel during the Tang and Song dynasties26
131742265KowtowA ritualistic bow practiced in the China court27
131742266HadithA collection of the sayings and deeds of Muhammad28
131742267HajjThe pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca required once of every Muslim who was not limited by health or financial reasons29
131742268HijrahThe flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina; the first year in the Muslim calendar30
131742269JihadIslamic holy war31
131742270Ka'abalike structure housing a black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam32
131742271KamikazeThe "divine wind" credited by the Japanese with preventing the Mongol invasion of Japan during the thirteenth century33
131742272Magna CartaA document written in England in 1215 that granted certain rights to nobles; later these rights came to be extended to all classes34

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