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| 532622965 | dark ages | the name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural, societal, intellectual, political and economic progress | |
| 532622966 | Charlemange | King of the Franks from 768 to 814 and emporer of rome from 800 to 814. Ruled over 40 years. Most important leader of the Franks because he unified nearly all Christian lands of Europe into a single empire. | |
| 532622967 | Clovis | King of Franks; conquered Gaul; earned support of Gaul and Church of Rome by converting; Ruled lands in Frankish custom but kept Roman legacy | |
| 532622968 | Feudalism | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land | |
| 532622969 | Manorialsim | A economic system where Serfs controlled the land and property was shared. Lord's headed manors and protected people. | |
| 532622970 | Papacy | The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. | |
| 532622971 | Vikings | Invaders of Europe that came from Scandinavia | |
| 532622972 | Viking Long Ship | very fast -able to change build for diff waters (high adaptability) | |
| 532622973 | Vinland | means "Land of Wine", given by Leif Ericsson to the present-day Canadian province of Newfoundland | |
| 532622974 | bubonic plague | sickness caused by the black rats with fleas | |
| 532622975 | Genghis Khan | Great Mongol conqueror of the ancient world. | |
| 532622976 | Golden Horde | a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century | |
| 532622977 | Istanbul | Capital of the Ottoman Empire; named this after 1453 and the sack of Constantinople. | |
| 532622978 | Karakorum | capital of Mongol Empire during Chinggis Khan | |
| 532622979 | Khan | Title given to Mongol leaders, meaning "supreme ruler" | |
| 532622980 | Khanates | Four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan. | |
| 532622981 | Kublai Khan | Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan; In 1271, he founded the Yuan Dynasty, and became the first Yuan emperor., | |
| 532622982 | Mamluks | Turkic military slaves who formed part of the army of the Abbasid Caliphate in the ninth and tenth centuries; they founded their own state in Egypt and Syria from the thirteenth to early sixteenth centuries | |
| 532622983 | Mongols | People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history. | |
| 532622984 | Nestorians | Early branch of Christianity, named after the fifth-century Greek theologian Nestorius, that emphasized the human nature of Jesus Christ. | |
| 532622985 | Ottoman Empire | Centered in Constantinople, the Turkish imperial state that conquered large amounts of land in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans, and fell after World War I. | |
| 532622986 | Sejuk Turks | nomadic tribes from central asia that adopted arab culture and the islamic religion. | |
| 532622987 | Samarkand | central asian trading center attacked by the Umayyads | |
| 532622988 | Tamerlane | Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) | |
| 532622989 | Yuan Dynasty | Chinese Dynasty established by Kublai Khan and the Mongols | |
| 532622990 | Axum | a town of northern Ethiopia. From the first to the eighth century A.D. it was the capital of an empire that controlled much of northern Ethiopia | |
| 532622991 | Bantu Languages | Descriptive name for languages spoken largely east and south of the present day nation of Nigeria; i.e., in the regions commonly known as central Africa, east Africa, and southern Africa | |
| 532622992 | Benin | a country on western coast of Africa | |
| 532622993 | Chiefdoms | groups of tribes with common goals and beliefs that unite for power | |
| 532622994 | Ghana | the first West African kingdom based on the gold and salt trade | |
| 532622995 | Gold Salt trade | An important trade of resources, in the Kingdoms of Ghana and Mali | |
| 532622996 | Great Zimbabwe | in southeastern Africa the Shona people established this city which grew into an empire built on the gold trade. By 1450, this city was mysteriously abandoned. | |
| 532622997 | Griots | Storytellers | |
| 532622998 | Jenne | Great mosque made of mud built here; major center for iron-working and trade; center for Islamic learning and scholarship | |
| 532622999 | Kongo | kingdom based on agriculture; formed on lower Kongo River; capital at Mbanza Kongo; ruled by hereditary monarchy | |
| 532623000 | Kin Based Society | Governed Bantu people. Were literally family groups. The Men formed the council, and the chief was the most qualified leader of a village. Multiple villages formed districts which composed an empire. The Chiefs were a liason among other villages and allowed the formation of ethnic loyalities. | |
| 532623001 | Kilwa | City-state on the east coast of Africa that exported gold across the Indian Ocean. | |
| 532623002 | Mali | Masa Mussa : Gold a rich kingdom of the West African savanna | |
| 532623003 | Mansa Musa | this Mali king brought Mali to its peak of power and wealth from 1312 the 1337; he was the most powerful king in west africa | |
| 532623004 | Stateless Society | A society that is based on the authority of kinship groups rather than on a central goverment | |
| 532623005 | Sudanic States | Ghana Mali Sudaniata | |
| 532623006 | Sundiata | Mali's first great leader, came to power after crushing a cruel, unpopular leader. Lion Prince | |
| 532623007 | Swahili City States | established regional trade centers, where copper, gold, silver, lead, gum copal pottery, beads, and bronze came from Cambodia, China, Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Indian subcontinent | |
| 532623008 | Timbuktu | a city in central Mali near the Niger river | |
| 532623009 | Trans Saharan Trade | trade that requires crossing the Sahara Desert |
