2227165511 | Mongols | Central Asian nomadic people that caused the fall of the classical civilizations . | 0 | |
2227167658 | Huns | Group of nomadic people from the steppes of North Central Asia, north of China, who terrorized and destroyed much of Asia and Europe from the 3rd through 5th centuries. | 1 | |
2227179841 | Visigoths | Nomadic tribes of Germanic peoples referred to collectively as the Goths. | 2 | |
2227179842 | Franks | The first known group of Germans that lived in the lower and midle Rhine in the 3rd century. | 3 | |
2227185502 | Saxons | Germanic people who lived along te Baltic coast. The Roman civilization declined in the north due to piracy in the North Sea. | 4 | |
2227190904 | William the Conqueror | Frenchman that at first was the Duke of Normandy until taking over England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He led to England being the most powerful country in the world. | 5 | |
2227196865 | Normans | Decendents of the Vikings who lived in Normandy, France. They were known for their religious orthodoxy. | 6 | |
2227200829 | Hagia Sophia | A 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in present day Istanbul. It was built as a Christian church, but then was converted to a mosque in 1453. It was made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century. | 7 | |
2227207289 | Gothic Architecture | Medieval architecture based off western art. It was focused on building churches and great cathedrals with tall arches and points. | 8 | |
2227210371 | Czar | Direct translation to Ceasar in Russian which means ruler of all and the church. Ivan the Terrible was the first Czar of Russia. | 9 | |
2227212700 | Penisulars | Full blood Spanish, directly from Spain who lived in the New World as the head of the class system. | 10 | |
2227214975 | Creola | Social Class in the New World who was confirmed as Spanish. Usually the land owners in the New World. | 11 | |
2227219909 | Mesitizo | Social Class in the New World in which was Spanish and Native American offspring. | 12 | |
2227223938 | Mulatto | Social Class in the New World in which was a African and Native American offspring. | 13 | |
2229455130 | Harem | Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants. | 14 | |
2229457129 | Eunuch | Man who has been castrated to usually guard harems or to be used if a king has died so no offspring could take over. | 15 | |
2229460857 | Janissary | Member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan's guard between the 14th and 19th centuries. | 16 | |
2229464851 | Vizier | High official in Turkey under the Ottoman Rule. | 17 | |
2229466873 | Tributary State | State that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor. | 18 | |
2229468912 | Pastoralism | Way of lifestyle in which you live off the land and your farm animals. | 19 |
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