The Post-Classical World, 500-1450
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| 6800451375 | Seljuk Turks | nomadic invaders from central Asia; staunch Sunnis; ruled from the 11th c. in the name of the Abbasids | 0 | |
| 6800451376 | Crusades | invasions of western Christians into Muslim lands, especially Palestine; captured Jerusalem and established Christian kingdoms enduring until 1291 | 1 | |
| 6800451377 | Mongols | central Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph | 2 | |
| 6800451378 | Chinggis (Ghengis) Khan | (1162-1227); Mongol ruler; defeated the Turkish Persian kingdoms | 3 | |
| 6800451379 | Arabic numerals | Indian numerical notation brought by the Arabs to the West | 4 | |
| 6800451380 | Malacca | flourishing trading city in Malaya; established a trading empire after the fall of Shrivijaya | 5 | |
| 6800451381 | Mali | state of the Malinke people centered between the Senegal and Niger rivers | 6 | |
| 6800451382 | Mansa | title of the ruler of Mali | 7 | |
| 6800451383 | Ibn Battuta | Arab traveler throughout the Muslim world | 8 | |
| 6800451385 | Songhay | successor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of the Niger valley; capital at Gao | 9 | |
| 6800451386 | East African trading ports | urbanized commercial centers mixing African and Arab cultures; included Mogadishu, Mombasa, Malindi, Kilwas, Pate, and Zanzibar | 10 | |
| 6800451387 | Great Zimbabwe | with massive stone buildings and walls, incorporates the greatest early buildings in sub-Saharan Africa | 11 | |
| 6800451388 | Greek Fire | Byzantine weapon consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water; used to drive back the Arab fleets attacking Constantinople | 12 | |
| 6800451393 | Kiev | commercial city in Ukraine established by Scandinavians in 9th c; became the center for a kingdom that flourished until 12th c | 13 | |
| 6800451394 | Vladmir I | ruler of Kiev (980-1015); converted kingdom to Orthodox Christianity | 14 | |
| 6800451395 | Russian Orthodoxy | Russian form of Christianity brought from Byzantine Empire | 15 | |
| 6800451396 | Middle Ages | the period in western European history between the fall of Roman Empire and the 15th c | 16 | |
| 6800451397 | Gothic | an architectural style developed during the 13th and 14th c in western Europe; featured pointed arches and flying buttresses as external support on main walls | 17 | |
| 6800451398 | Vikings | seagoing Scandinavian raiders who disrupted coastal areas of Europe from the 8th to 11th c; pushed across the Atlantic to Iceland, Greenland, and North America; formed permanent territories in Normandy and Sicily | 18 | |
| 6800451399 | Manorialism | rural system of reciprocal relations between landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages; peasants exchanged labor for use of land and protection | 19 | |
| 6800451400 | Serfs | peasant agricultural laborers within the manorial system | 20 | |
| 6800451401 | Three-field system | practice of dividing land into thirds, rotating between two different crops and pasturage-- an improvement making use of manure | 21 | |
| 6800451402 | Clovis | King of the Franks; converted to Christianity circa 496 | 22 | |
| 6800451407 | Feudalism | personal relationship during the Middle Ages by which greater lords provided land to lesser lords in return for military service | 23 | |
| 6800451408 | Vassals | members of the military elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty | 24 | |
| 6800451409 | William the Conqueror | invaded England from Normandy in 1066; established tight feudal system and centralized monarchy in England | 25 | |
| 6800451410 | Magna Carta | Great charter issued by King John of England in 1215; represented principle of mutual limits and obligations between rulers and feudal aristocracy, and the supremacy of law | 26 | |
| 6800451420 | Black Death | bubonic plague that struck Europe in the 14th c; significantly reduced Europe's population; affected social structure; decimated populations in Asia | 27 | |
| 6800451421 | Period of the Six Dynasties | era of continuous warfare (220-589) among the many kingdoms that followed the fall of the Han | 28 | |
| 6800451423 | Shamanistic religion | Mongol beliefs focused on nature spirits | 29 | |
| 6800451424 | Golden Horde | one of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after death of Chinggis Khan; conquered and ruled Russua during the 13th and 14th c | 30 | |
| 6800451426 | Kubilai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan dynasty in 1271 | 31 | |
| 6800451428 | Ottoman Empire | Turkish empire established in Asia Minor and eventually extending through the Middle East and the Balkans; conquered Constantinople in 1453 and ended Byzantine Empire | 32 | |
| 6800451431 | Muhammad's primary historical achievement | spread of Islam | 33 | |
| 6800451432 | Silk Road Trade system |  | 34 | |
| 6800451433 | Kingdom of Mali |  | 35 | |
| 6800451434 | Inca and Rome both had | extensive road systems | 36 | |
| 6800451435 | Important continuity in social structure of states and empires 600-1450 | land holding aristocracies, patriarchies, peasant systems still in place | 37 | |
| 6800451436 | Trans Saharan trade | Dominated my Muslims in 13th century after rise of Islamic caliphates.. |  | 38 |
| 6800451437 | Indian Ocean Maritime Trade |  | 39 | |
| 6800451438 | Cities that rose during this time due to increased trade | Novgorod, Constantinople, Timbuktu | 40 | |
| 6800451439 | Timbuktu | trade center of Mali, cosmopolitan city that saw the blending of many different cultures and people | 41 | |
| 6800451441 | Bantu Migrations |  | 42 | |
| 6800451442 | Marco Polo | traveler/merchant from Europe who spend 17 years at court of Kublai Khan | 43 | |
| 12073950636 | Mrs. Duclos | AP World History Teacher who we all appreciate! | 44 | |
| 12073953267 | Lecanto High School | Home of the Panthers | 45 | |
| 12073954414 | December 21st | LAST DAY BEFORE BREAK!!! | 46 | |
| 12073957815 | "We are all in this together" | High School Musical song often used by Mrs. Duclos for Friday song | 47 | |
| 12073960367 | UWF Baby Onesie | Excellent example of a luxury item that shows the unique and special times when paying $8 in shipping is warranted. | 48 | |
| 12073975319 | 18 | The number of days you have off for break to read your AP World History book from start to finish!!! | 49 |
