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| 1066187997 | Black Death | *epidemic of the bubonic plague which killed approximately 30-60% of Europe's population in the 14th century; led to breakdown of the feudal system | 0 | |
| 1066187998 | Bushido | "the way of the warrior"; Japanese word for the Samurai life ; Samurai moral code was based on loyalty, chivalry, martial arts, and honor until the death | 1 | |
| 1066187999 | Caliphate | 1st form of state system, imperial state headed by Muslim leader, lead by a Caliph. | 2 | |
| 1066188000 | Chinampa | Artificial gardens on floating islands/farms that surrounded Tenochtitlan. Built because of lack of available farmland | 3 | |
| 1066188001 | Chivalry | A code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, stressing ideals such as courage, loyalty, and devotion | 4 | |
| 1066188002 | Christendom | A term that modern historians have given to the thorough merging of Christianity and culture that took place in Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries. | 5 | |
| 1066188003 | Civil service exam system | Examination system that produced qualified scholar officials. | 6 | |
| 1066188004 | Crusades | 1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade | 7 | |
| 1066188005 | Dar al-Islam | House of Islam, refers to countries where Muslims can practice Islam freely, Muslims' goal is to increase Dar al-Islam by conquering people | 8 | |
| 1066188006 | Diffusion of scientific and technological traditions | influenc of greek and indian mathematics on muslim scholars, spread of printing and gunpowder technologies from east asia into the islamic empires and western europe | 9 | |
| 1066188007 | Entrepot | A trading post where merchandise can be imported and exported without paying import duties. | 10 | |
| 1066188008 | 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 | 11 | |
| 1066188009 | Decentralized government | when more power tends to exist amongst the aristocracy instead of the king/monarch/centralized government | 12 | |
| 1066188010 | Aristocracy | (n) 1. a class of persons holding special rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility | 13 | |
| 1066188011 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 14 | |
| 1066188012 | Fiefs | Pieces of land given to vassals by their lord. | 15 | |
| 1066188013 | Gentry | In China, the class of prosperous families, next in wealth below the rural aristocrats, from which the emperors drew their administrative personnel | 16 | |
| 1066188014 | Grand Canal | The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire. | 17 | |
| 1066188015 | Great Warming Period | A period of unnaturally warm weather in the medival times that lasted from about 800 CE- 1300 CE. 600 CE-1450 CE. | 18 | |
| 1066188016 | Griots | Storytellers of sub-Saharan Africa who carried on oral traditions and historians | 19 | |
| 1066188017 | Guilds | An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards. | 20 | |
| 1066188018 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims | 21 | |
| 1066188019 | Hanseatic League | A group of trading cities located mostly around the Baltic Sea that engaged in extensive trade relations during the late medieval period. | 22 | |
| 1066188020 | Khan | Mongol leader | 23 | |
| 1066188021 | Kow tow | kneeling 3x and bowing head to the floor each time then presenting gifts to the emperor in return for land; similar to the tribute system | 24 | |
| 1066188022 | Little Ice Age | Temporary but significant cooling period between the fourteenth and the nineteenth centuries; accompanied by wide temperature fluctuations, droughts, and storms, causing famines and dislocation. | 25 | |
| 1066188023 | Manorialism | An economic system based on the manor and lands including a village and surrounding acreage which were administered by a lord. It developed during the Middle Ages to increase agricultural production. | 26 | |
| 1066188024 | Mit'a | Mit'a was effectively a form of tribute to the Inca government, in the form of labor. In the Inca Empire, public service was required in community-driven projects such as the building of their extensive road network. Military service was also mandatory | 27 | |
| 1066188025 | Neoconfucianism | This religious, political, and social movement encouraged a return to Confucian values as a way to strengthen society and the state. It became an official state belief system during the Song dynasty as a result of an anti-Buddhism campaign and the increasing Mongol threat. Incorporated Buddhist ideas, combining them with a Confucian emphasis on traditional family rituals and gender roles. It also placed value on the civil service exam. | 28 | |
| 1066188026 | Daimyo | A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai | 29 | |
| 1066188027 | Zamindars | a local official in Mongul India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the central government | 30 | |
| 1066188028 | Papacy | The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. | 31 | |
| 1066188029 | Quipu | An arrangement of knotted strings on a cord, used by the Inca to record numerical information.The knots and their position on the string indicated numbers. Additionally, the colors of the strings represented different categories of information important to the government. For example, red strings were used to count warriors; yellow strings were used to count gold. | 32 | |
| 1066188030 | Samurai | Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land. | 33 | |
| 1066188031 | Serfs | People who gave their land to a lord and offered their servitude in return for protection from the lord. | 34 | |
| 1066188032 | Sharia | Codified Islamic law which is ethically based on the Qur'an and the Hadith. | 35 | |
| 1066188033 | Shia | a Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammed's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam | 36 | |
| 1066188034 | Southernization | Developments that were first made in Southern Asia and then spread to other places through trade and conquest | 37 | |
| 1066188035 | Sufi | A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means | 38 | |
| 1066188036 | Sultan | Military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country | 39 | |
| 1066188037 | Swahili | A Bantu language with arabic words, spoken along the east african coast | 40 | |
| 1066188038 | Tax farming | A government's use of private collectors to collect taxes. Individuals or corporations contract with the government to collect a fixed amount for the government and are permitted to keep as profit everything they collect over that amount | 41 | |
| 1066188039 | Terraces | Broad platforms cut into hillsides to raise crops | 42 | |
| 1066188040 | Synthesized | made by bringing together different elements | 43 | |
| 1066188041 | Tribute collection | The payment of money, gifts, or even people to a ruling authority.Tributes could be made by eudal vassal to his lord or by rulers or nations, to acknowledge their submission to another ruler or to cover the coast of protection. | 44 |
