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307576139AbacusAn ancient Chinese counting device that used rods on which were mounted movable counters0
307576140AnasaziCultural group of people known as the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples. The ancestral Puebloans were a prehistoric Native American culture centered around the present-day Four Corners area of the Southwest United States1
307576141ArabesqueComplex designs typical of Islamic art, combining intertwining plants and geometric patterns2
307576142AstrolabeA navigational instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars3
307576143AyllusIn Incan society, a clan or community that worked together on projects required by the ruler4
307576144BakufuA military government established in Japan after the Gempei Wars; the emperor became a figurehead, while real power was concentrated in the military, including the samurai5
307576145BeneficeIn medieval Europe, a grant of land or other privilege to a vassal6
307576146BushiRegional military leaders in Japan who ruled small kingdoms from fortresses7
307576147BushidoThe code of honor of the samurai of Japan8
307576148Battle of Toursthe 732 battle that halted the advance of Muslim armies into Europe at a point in northern France9
307576149CaliphThe chief Muslim political and religious leader10
307576150CalpulliAztec clans that supplied labor and warriors to leaders11
307576151CeladonType of pottery having a pale green glaze, originally produced in China. Chemically, celadon is formed by combining chromium oxide, cadmium yellow, and titanium-zinc white. It was most commonly used in Korean art12
307576152ChimorPolitical grouping of the Chimu culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 AD and ending around 1470 AD. Chimor was the largest kingdom in the Late Intermediate period, encompassing 1000 km of coastline and including up to 2/3 of the people of the Andes13
307576153ChinampasPlatforms of twisted vines and mud that served the Aztecs as floating gardens and extended their agricultural land14
307576154ChivalryA knight's code of honor in medieval Europe15
307576155DaimyoA Japanese feudal lord in charge of an army of samurai16
307576156Dar al-IslamThe House of Islam; a term representing the political and religious unity of various Islamic groups17
307576157ExcommunicationThe 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
307576158FeudalismA political, economic, and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection19
307576159FiefIn medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military or other services20
307576160Flying 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 hand. To start with it was used by merchants as a note of exchange, but the government soon caught onto the idea and used it for forwarding tax payments. Real paper money backed by deposited money started in the 10th century.21
307576161FootbindingIn China, a method of breaking and binding women's feet; seen as a sign of beauty and social positions, footbinding also confined women to the household22
307576162Gempei 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 133323
307576163Gothic ArchitectureArchitecture of the twelfth-century Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, tall spires, and pointed arches24
307576164InvestitureThe authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials25
307576165JunksLarge Chinese sailing ships especially designed for long-distance travel during the Tang and Song dynasties26
307576166KowtowA ritualistic bow practiced in the China court27
307576167HadithA collection of the sayings and deeds of Muhammad28
307576168HajjThe pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca required once of every Muslim who was not limited by health or financial reasons29
307576169HijrahThe flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina; the first year in the Muslim calender30
307576170JihadIslamic holy war31
307576171Ka'abaCube like structure housing a black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam; situated in Mecca, it later was incorporated in the Islamic faith32
307576172KamikazeThe "divine wind" credited by the Japanese with preventing the Mongol invasion of Japan during the thirteenth century33
307576173Magna 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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