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5376696790Ka'abapolytheistic shrine0
5376696791MuhammadGuy who built on the religious traditions of the Arabian peninsula1
5376696792Islamthe religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.2
5376696793The "Five Pillars"FPFAP: Faith, Prayer, Fasting, Alms-Giving, Pilgrimage (Hajj)3
5376696794Jihad(among Muslims) a war or struggle against unbelievers4
5376696795Sultansa Muslim sovereign5
5376696796Berbersa member of an indigenous people of North Africa. The majority of Berbers are settled farmers or (now) migrant workers6
5376696797Crusadesa 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
5376696798Caliphateis a form of Islamic government led by a caliph (Umayyad, Abbasid, Al-Andalus, Mamluk Dynasties)8
5376696799Shi'itesonly a descendant of the family of Muhammad may be a caliph9
5376696800Sunniany member of the umma could be a caliph10
5376696801Ummathe whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion11
5376696802Dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country12
5376696803Sui 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
5376696804Tang 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
5376696805Song 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
5376696806Neo-Confucianismblending of Confucianism and Buddhism; reinforced traditional ideas about respect for authority, family values, and gender roles16
5376696807Scholar 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
5376696808Examples of Chinese influence: Japan-Chinese Writing -Confucianism -Chinese Bureaucracy -Buddhism -artistic expresseion18
5376696809BushidoCode of Honor19
5376696810Bushiaristocrats that had a lot of land and wielded armies; samurai were the knights of the bushi20
5376696811Gempi Warswars between samurai and peasants21
5376696812Examples of Chinese influence: Korea-metallurgy and agriculture -Buddhism -Chinese culture spread -Chinese writing -Confucian literature -Civil Service Exams -Porcelain22
5376696813Examples of Chinese influence: Vietnam-Buddhism -Agriculture and Irrigation -Confucian concepts -Importance of the extended family -civil service examinations -military organization and tech23
5376696814Manorialismtypically organized into feudal estates as small landowners sold land to larger landowners24
5376696815Feudalismthe 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
5376696816Serfsworked on the lands26
5376696817Manorestate with lands27
5376696818Chivalrycode of conduct for knights28
5376696819Where are the mongols from?The steppes of central asia29
5376696820Chinggis Kahnleader who united the Mongols30
5376696821Bantu Migrationmigrated from Western Africa-- near modern-day Nigeria-- southward and eastward, spreading out across all of the southern half of the African continent.31
5376696822Bantu + Arab Merchants = ______Swahili32
5376696823Zheng Heperson who traveled across the ocean to the Middle East33
5376696824Aztec's-rose after the fall of the Toltec's -agricultural people -sacrificed -polytheistic -markets and long-distance trade34
5376696825Quetzalcoatlgod the Aztec's believed in35
5376696826Inca's-rose to power in the Andes -knotted roped to keep record -polytheistic -family clans -agriculature36
5376696827Tribute 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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