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2504419015 Pillars-no god but allah and muhammad is his prophet -daily prayer -fasting during ramadan -charity (alms) -pilgrimage to mecca0
250441902Abbasiddiverse nature of administration not bent on imperial expansion1
250441903Abu Bakr1st ever caliph2
250441904Allahmonotheism beliefs (islam) he is the god in islamic religion3
250441905Almscharity4
250441906Caliphhead of state, milotary commander, judge, and religious leader5
250441907Dar al Islamislamic world6
250441908Hajjpilgrimage to mecca7
250441909Jihad"struggle"8
250441910Ka'bahuge black rock "house of powerful diety"9
250441911Meccacity dedicated directly to islam and allah10
250441912Medinawhere islamic followers fled to after getting kicked out of mecca11
250441913Muhammadmonotheism - allah brings about the islamic religion12
250441914Koranrecord of revelations received during muhammad's visions13
250441915Shariauniformity of islamic law14
250441916Shiitebelieve ali passed over for abu bakr15
250441917Sufiasceticism & mysticism missionaries16
250441918Sultanpowerful governor of province17
250441919Sunnitraditionalists: leaders should be drawn from able group of people18
250441920Umayyadmeccan merchant class tightly centralized19
250441921Ummathe communal society of followers of islamic religion20
250441922Conscriptionenrollment of people, especially in military service21
250441923Draft Animalsanimals who can do manual labor ex. pull plows22
250441924Equal-Field Systempolicy for redistributing land23
250441925Footbindingincreased male control in families even more patriarchal!24
250441926Grand Canalpromotes trade between north and south china...creates economic, cultural, and political unity25
250441927Heian Japanweak japanese empire, no power behind the throne26
250441928Kowtowkneel and bow before emperor27
250441929Mercenariessoldiers28
250441930Nara Japanearly "medieval" japan. south in the country29
250441931Neo-Confucianismconfucianism with adapted buddhist themes30
250441932Porcelain"chinawear"31
250441933Samuraiprofessional warriors32
250441934Shintoreligion: ancestors, nature spirits, dieties33
250441935Shogunmilitary governor who ruled in place of the emperor34
250441936Song Dynastyadministration, education, industry, arts military not emphasized35
250441937Sui Dynastyregional kingdoms strong centralized gov't massive building projects36
250441938Tang Dynastystrong confucian ruler law & order37
250441939Terrace Farmingfarming used to cultivate sloped land in china38
250441940Tributary Relationshipschinese practice tributes as trade regulation and authority39
250441941Uighursnomadic mercenaries invited to help smother rebellion taking place in tang dynasty40
250441942Wu Zhaofemale emperor41
250441943White Hunsnomadic tribe from central asia...invade india42
250441944King Harshabrings temporary restoration to india after invasions and fall of the gupta43
250441945Emporiaplace of commerce, trading center, marketplace44
250441946Axumhighlands of northern ethiopia adopts christianity45
250441947Byzantine Empireeastern roman empire centered around constantinople46
250441948Caesaropapismemoeror co-heads the church47
250441949Justiniancodified roman law48
250441950Hagia Sophiahuge, wonderful church built by justinian49
250441951Themesprovinces/themes controlled by a general (chosen by the emperor)50
250441952Germanic Statesemerge after last of roman emperors are overthrown51
250441953Carolingiansthe franks...basically52
250441954Charlemagne"Charles the Great" reestablished centralized emperial rule53
250441955Vikingsnorth sea farers...merchants and migrants take over after franks54
250441956Bezantgold currency of byzantine empire55
250441957Feudalismhierarchal system of duties and obligations56
250441958Roman Catholicheaded by the pope centrslized church from rome57
250441959Eastern Orthodoxheaded (sort of) by the patriarch emperor chooses patriarch caesaropapism58
250441960Schismroman catholic & orthodox churches excommunicate one another59
250441961Pope Gregory Ireinforces Papal Primacy (ultimate authority for the Christian Church)60

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