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3169868496Ka'abapolytheistic shrine0
3396449116MuhammadGuy who built on the religious traditions of the Arabian peninsula1
3396453009Islamthe religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.2
3396457845The "Five Pillars"FPFAP: Faith, Prayer, Fasting, Alms-Giving, Pilgrimage (Hajj)3
3396465587Jihad(among Muslims) a war or struggle against unbelievers4
3396467533Sultansa Muslim sovereign5
3396469211Berbersa member of an indigenous people of North Africa. The majority of Berbers are settled farmers or (now) migrant workers6
3396471467Crusadesa medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.7
3396472957Caliphateis a form of Islamic government led by a caliph (Umayyad, Abbasid, Al-Andalus, Mamluk Dynasties)8
3396479808Shi'itesonly a descendant of the family of Muhammad may be a caliph9
3396482662Sunniany member of the umma could be a caliph10
3396485206Ummathe whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion11
3396490568Dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country12
3396491703Sui Dynastywas a short-lived imperial dynasty of China. Preceded by the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it unified China for the first time after over a century of north-south division. It was followed by the Tang dynasty.13
3396492698Tang Dynastywas an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was founded by the Lǐ family (李), who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire14
3396492699Song Dynastyan era of Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279. It succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and was followed by the Yuan dynasty15
3396532759Neo-Confucianismblending of Confucianism and Buddhism; reinforced traditional ideas about respect for authority, family values, and gender roles16
3396557723Scholar Gentrycivil servants appointed by the emperor of China to perform day-to-day governance from the Han dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, China's last imperial dynasty17
3396572699Examples of Chinese influence: Japan-Chinese Writing -Confucianism -Chinese Bureaucracy -Buddhism -artistic expresseion18
3396595105BushidoCode of Honor19
3396596002Bushiaristocrats that had a lot of land and wielded armies; samurai were the knights of the bushi20
3396603871Gempi Warswars between samurai and peasants21
3396668345Examples of Chinese influence: Korea-metallurgy and agriculture -Buddhism -Chinese culture spread -Chinese writing -Confucian literature -Civil Service Exams -Porcelain22
3396682212Examples of Chinese influence: Vietnam-Buddhism -Agriculture and Irrigation -Confucian concepts -Importance of the extended family -civil service examinations -military organization and tech23
3396728652Manorialismtypically organized into feudal estates as small landowners sold land to larger landowners24
3396737772Feudalismthe dominant social system in medieval Europe, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection25
3396741939Serfsworked on the lands26
3396743781Manorestate with lands27
3397335526Chivalrycode of conduct for knights28
3397486868Where are the mongols from?The steppes of central asia29
3397489756Chinggis Kahnleader who united the Mongols30
3397513130Bantu Migrationmigrated from Western Africa-- near modern-day Nigeria-- southward and eastward, spreading out across all of the southern half of the African continent.31
3397515199Bantu + Arab Merchants = ______Swahili32
3397523436Zheng Heperson who traveled across the ocean to the Middle East33
3397545199Aztec's-rose after the fall of the Toltec's -agricultural people -sacrificed -polytheistic -markets and long-distance trade34
3397553127Quetzalcoatlgod the Aztec's believed in35
3397555862Inca's-rose to power in the Andes -knotted roped to keep record -polytheistic -family clans -agriculature36
3397568792Tribute Empirea collection of conquered or surrendered lands that give a ruling tribe or country a tribute in grain, slaves and human sacrifices37

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