| 7358196162 | Islam | Created by Muhammad in the early 600's in the Arabian Peninsula. The meaning of the word is the "submission to Allah." Allah is the only god and Muhammad was his prophet. There are Five Pillars which teach you how to fulfill all the your duties in the Islamic religion. | | 0 |
| 7358196163 | Muslims | Followers in the Islamic religion who started in the Arabian Peninsula and then spread around the world. Created during the same time as the religion in the early 600's. | | 1 |
| 7358196164 | Bedouin | Clan who occupied the Arabian Peninsula from the first millennium BCE to seventh century CE. There were limited resources in the clan which would lead to feuds of land and water. Followed polytheistic religions. | | 2 |
| 7358196165 | Mecca | A city which was the early merchant center of Pre-Islamic Arabia which becomes the economic center. Also was the home of the Ka'ba which is the religious shrine said to be God's dwelling place. In 630, Muhammad comes back to Mecca after being run out of there from the threat of being killed because the officials did not like his teachings. The pagan shrines were destroyed and they forced the elites to convert to Islam. | | 3 |
| 7358196166 | Medina | Was first named Yathrib which then was changed to Medina because it stood for "city of the Prophet" because it is the city Muhammad fled to after being run out of Mecca in 622. It was established on an oasis and was Northeast of Mecca. | | 4 |
| 7358196167 | Umayyad | In the city of Mecca in Pre-Islamic times, the clan dominated the economic ways of the city. | | 5 |
| 7358196168 | Ka'ba | In the city of Mecca in Pre-Islamic times, a religious shrine said to be God's dwelling place. Around 630, Muhammad destroys the shrine because there is only one god, Allah. | | 6 |
| 7358196169 | Allah | The god of the Muslim religion who they would pray to. Islam is the "submission to Allah" | | 7 |
| 7358196170 | Muhammad | He was the creator of Islam and he organized his followers into umma- a community of faith. His faith made many people angry with his new religion. Created legal and social code based on his teachings. Born around 570 and Islam is formed around 610. Happened around Mecca. | | 8 |
| 7358196171 | Qur'an | A book of teaching created by Muhammad with all of his teaching so people can read them later on. Created around 650 CE in the Middle East- around Mecca. | | 9 |
| 7358196172 | Hijra | The leaving of the Muslims to Medina, "the city of prophets," which was a migration. In 622 when he left to Mecca. | | 10 |
| 7358196173 | Umma | A community of faith in the Muslim religion. Muhammad was their leader. | | 11 |
| 7358196174 | Zakat | Must give alms to the poor and the weak. This is one of the five pillars of Islam, created by Muhammad. | | 12 |
| 7358196175 | Five Pillars | 1) Allah is the only god and Muhammad is his prophet
2) Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca
3) Fast during the holy month of Ramadan
4) Must give alms to the poor and the weak-zakat
5) Muslims must make at least on hajj to Mecca in their lifetime
This is what Muslims have to live by in order to be a complete Muslim. | | 13 |
| 7358196176 | Hajj | A trek to Mecca which symbolizes what Muhammad did in 629 when Muhammad came back to Mecca with almost 10,000 Muslim converts once a treaty was signed with the leaders in Mecca. | | 14 |
| 7358196177 | Ali | The nephew of Muhammad and was wanted to be the next leader of the Muslims. The two types of Islam come from the separation of him and Abu Bakr when choosing a caliph. | | 15 |
| 7358196178 | Abu Bakr | The caliph of Islam from 632-634 who the clan selected. He was very talented in forming alliances with Bedouin Clans and had loosely controlled military commanders. | | 16 |
| 7358196179 | Ridda Wars | Brought many Arab tribes back under the influence of Islam and then moved his armies north to present day Iraq and Syria. Then there became a unity under Islam. 632-633 | | 17 |
| 7358196180 | Jihad | Fighting for what is right. This does not mean all the violence for no reason or because their religion is the "right" religion. In Arabic it means "struggle" or "strive" | | 18 |
| 7358196181 | Uthman | The third Caliph of the Muslims who was assassinated in 656 by Muslims who wanted Ali to be their Caliph. His death created the Shia and Sunni sections of Islam. Uthman was a member of the Umayyad clan. | | 19 |
| 7358196182 | Sunnis | A section of the Islam religion which is the "most popular" form who believed Abu Bakr should have been the caliph. The death of Uthman in 656 started this section. | | 20 |
| 7358196183 | Shi'a | A section of the Islam religion who believed that Ali should have been the caliph and this section started in 656 by the death of Uthman. | | 21 |
| 7358196184 | Damascus | The capital of the Umayyad Empire which was captured in 750 which lead to the collapse of the Umayyad empire. Located in modern day Syria. | | 22 |
| 7358196185 | Malawi | Property tax for people who converted to Islam. | | 23 |
| 7358196186 | Dhimmis | Literal meaning was "people of the book." Applied to Jewish and Christian people who believed in one god and were accepted in the Muslim empires without having to convert. | | 24 |
| 7358196187 | Abbasid | An Islamic dynasty from 750-1258 CE. Did not take over and tried to control what they had. Bureaucratic setup with caliphs in provinces who would represent the government. Laws based on the Quran. Merchants started to rise which led to more trading. | | 25 |
| 7358196188 | Abu al-Abbas | The leader that lead to the downfall of the Umayyad Dynasty around the 1740's because the rulers started paying more attention to the luxury than the people. | | 26 |
| 7358196189 | Baghdad | In 762, becomes the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty. Then, between 786 and 809 CE, under the rule of Harun al-Rashid, it becomes the center for banking, commerce, and industrial production. | | 27 |
| 7358196192 | dhows | A type of boating/sailing method created by the Muslims to help them get through the rivers. This will then help with the trading and spread of culture to the other places across the world. | | 28 |
| 7358196193 | Mosque | An Islamic church. Typically did not have any faces on the walls or statues around because they believe they only pray to their god, Allah. | | 29 |
| 7358196195 | Seljuk Turs | Nomadic invaders who invaded Buyid in 1055 and took over until the Mongols arrived and took over. | | 30 |
| 7358196196 | Crusades | Series of military campaigns conducted in the name of Christianity whose primary goal was to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims. Happened from 1095-1219 CE. In the West, heroism, faith and honor was found but to the Islamic people they saw it as invasion, barbarian savagery, and brutality. | | 31 |
| 7358196197 | Saladin | Known as the greatest Muslim warrior and in 1187, he captures Jerusalem without fight and unites Muslim forces to confront the crusader kingdom. | | 32 |
| 7358196198 | Sufis | A third section of Islam that became more of an advocate of the religion and wanted everyone to convert to Islam unlike the Sunnis and Shi'a. | | 33 |
| 7358196199 | Ulama | Islamic scholar that wanted more conservation and restrictive theology. These scholars wanted people to keep the traditional Islamic ways. | | 34 |
| 7358196201 | Mongols | Nomadic people in the pre 13th century who did not have a stable society until Chinggis Khan was put in charge. They then became one of the largest known Empires in the world today. All started around 1206 when Chinggis Khan brought everyone together. Would only attack you if you didn't do what they wanted or fought back. | | 35 |
| 7358196202 | Chinggis Khan | He is declared the leader of the Mongols in 1206 and his name is translated to "Universal Leader." He believed that if all the clans could come together, they would be the most power people in the world which they did become. He lead them to conquer almost all of the Asian continent before dying in 1227. | | 36 |
| 7358196207 | Kabir | A Muslim mystic in the 15th Century who said that there was not a big difference between Islam and Hinduism. | | 37 |
| 7358196209 | Vishnu | An important deity in the Islamic world who was the "preserver of the world." | | 38 |
| 7358196210 | Lateen Sails | Sails used for sailboats which helped the Muslim merchants trade through the rivers and waterways and not just by foot. | | 39 |
| 7358196211 | The Thousand and One Nights | In the tenth century a book written about love which symbolized the Persian influence in Muslim culture. | | 40 |
| 7358196212 | Sultan | A ruler of the Islamic community. | | 41 |
| 7358196213 | Holy Land | In Jerusalem that people believed was where Jesus was born and there was a fight over control over the land between the Jews, Muslims, and Christians. | | 42 |
| 7358196215 | Sultans of Delhi | Between 1206 and 1526 after Muhammad's death. An established Islamic state and the Sultanate of Delhi was the capital. There was no real bureaucracy and let the Hindu's carry out the government. | | 43 |
| 7358196218 | Ethiopia | Where the early African organizations were and they were considered "stateless societies" and there was no need to tax because they don't have to support a bureaucracy. Happened around 3000 BCE. | | 44 |
| 7358196219 | Bantu Migrations | 3000 BCE: started moving East
2000 BCE: expand rapidly to south, absorb communities along the way
1000 BCE: Bantu speaking people occupy most of the Africa south of equator and produce iron tools and weapons which helps with agriculture | | 45 |
| 7358196220 | Jihad | Not a pillar in the Islamic faith but was thought to have to protect their religion from persecution of everyone around them. | | 46 |
| 7358196222 | Sharia | An Islamic law system that deals with laws both within and out of the church. | | 47 |
| 7358196223 | Ibn Battuta | A Moroccan Muslim scholar who went to Hajj and started to travel the world. He left home in 325 and never returned. Ibn Battuta traveled through Islamic lands in China and Spain. | | 48 |
| 7358196224 | Sundiata | Known as "The Lion Prince" and built the Mali empire. He rules from 1230-1255 and is a military prowess and conquest. | | 49 |
| 7358196226 | Kingdom of Kongo | Created in the 13th Century and it was ruled by one absolute king and 6 provinces by governors. People developed skills of weaving, pottery, blacksmith, and carving. | | 50 |
| 7358196227 | Great Zimbabwe | The capital of the Zimbabwe Empire which flourishes in 15th and 16th centuries with several stone structures and it controlled the flow of gold, ivory, and slaves to the Swahili Coast with the Port of Sofala. | | 51 |
| 7358196228 | Sunni Ali | Ruled under the Songhay Empire from 1464 to 1492 and converts to Islam but allowed religious freedom to subjects. Also controls Timbuktu and Jenne and builds a strong bureaucratic and militaristic empire. | | 52 |
| 7358196229 | Caliph | The leader of an Islamic state who was considered to be the closest to Allah or his representation. They would lead huge Muslim empires. | | 53 |
| 7358196230 | Matrilineal | The descent goes through the mother and not the father. | | 54 |
| 7358196231 | Benin | A city state in in West Africa who believed art was important and formed in the 14th Century. A trading and political city. | | 55 |
| 7358196232 | Mali | The Kingdom of Mali lasted between 1200 and 1450 CE when Ghana becomes vulnerable to attacks and steadily declines and collapses. They controlled and taxed all trade coming into West Africa and the leaders converted to Islam and gave protection to the Muslim merchants. 80% of the people were farmers. A major trading kingdom and also helped the spread of Islam in Africa. | | 56 |
| 7358196233 | Timbuktu | A market city that rose to become a major trade city during the Mali Empire from 1200-1450 CE. Also was known for the scholars who studied there in things like architecture, astronomy, poetry, law, and mathematics. | | 57 |
| 7358196234 | Songhay | After the downfall of the Mali Empire, the Songhay came to power around the 15th century. Their capital city was built around 1010 names Gao. They allowed religious freedom to their subjects but a major leader, Sunni Ali, converted to Islam. | | 58 |
| 7358196235 | Stateless Societies | There is no government and people are of the same power, no one is above the other. | | 59 |
| 7358196239 | Bulgaria | A Slavic empire to the north of Constantinople. They were finally beaten in 1014 by Basil II who would blind 15,000 of their soldiers. This proved how powerful the Byzantine Empire was. | | 60 |
| 7358196240 | Byzantine Empire | An Empire from 330 CE-1453 CE which is located by the Black and Mediterranean Sea. This empire becomes one of the strongest in trading and military. Constantinople was the capital which was a market town for the empire. This was strategically placed so that you could reach the trade routes on land and also on the water. One of the most powerful Christian Empires of its time. | | 61 |
| 7358196241 | Balkans | A peninsula in southeast Europe that consists of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Yugoslav and also the Balkan Mountain Range. Where the Byzantine Empire is located. | | 62 |
| 7358196242 | Manzikert | The Battle of Manzikert was when the Byzantine Empire was defeated by the Turkish Seljuks in 1071 which destroys the Empire's army. | | 63 |
| 7358196243 | Constantine | Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 312 to 337 and converted to Christianity in 313. This set up the whole Empire as Christian and it becomes its official religion in 380. | | 64 |
| 7358196245 | Hagia Sophia | Justinian killed 30,000 of his own people so to make up for that he creates an amazing Christian church in 537 which has a reputation for working miraculous cures and becomes a wonder of the Christian world. | | 65 |
| 7358196246 | Justinian | Known as the "sleepless emperor" who was a ruthless, absolute ruler. Killed 30,000 of his own people because they revolted in one day and made a Roman law ode which gave emperors to follow a set of laws and consequences. Also expands the empire to Western part where it had fallen. Ruled between 527 and 565. | | 66 |
| 7358196247 | Theodora | Justinian's wife who possessed very "interesting" skills and was proclaimed the co-empress of the Byzantine Empire by Justinian around the time he became emperor in 527 CE. | | 67 |
| 7358196248 | Huns | A tribe of people who migrated through Eastern Europe and moved into places which the Byzantine Empire, fighting over land. | | 68 |
| 7358196252 | Vladimir I | A Russian ruler of Kiev who converts to Christianity and led to Byzantine people going to Kiev to study and Priests conducting services for Russian converts. | | 69 |
| 7358196253 | Russian Orthodox | A Russian form of Christianity that came from the Byzantine Empire trading through the city of Kiev and then combined with the local religion in Russia. The king was the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and in the 11th century, 400 churches were created. | | 70 |
| 7358196254 | Theodora and Zoe | Activists for women's rights because Theodora married her sister Zoe instead of the man who was chosen for her. This sparked a rebellion in the Byzantine Empire but still ruled from 1055 to 1056. | | 71 |
| 7358196258 | Tatars | Mongols invade in 1237-1238 and again in 1240-1241. The Mongols loosely control Russian princes as puppets for 2 centuries. Once the Mongols are forced out, Moscow becomes the "third Rome." | | 72 |
| 7358196259 | Constantinople | The capital of the Byzantine Empire and was a central market for trade. It was in a perfect location to have links with Asia, Russia, Scandinavia, Europe, Mediterranean, Persia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. Also was surrounded by three sides with water and the other side had the Wall of Theodosius. | | 73 |
| 7358196260 | Orthodox Christian Church | Created in 1053 when the western and eastern parts of Rome were split. Created in the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople. | | 74 |
| 7358196262 | Black Death | The the mid 14th century a plague that tore through Asia, North Africa, and Europe due to the trading and spread of disease. | | 75 |
| 7358196263 | Feudalism | A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty and military service in the mid 7th century in Western Europe. Discouraged innovation, no specialization but an increase of agriculture. | | 76 |
| 7358196265 | Charlemagne | Also known as Charles the Great and he takes the throne of the Carolingian empire and rules from 768-814. During his rule, the empire reached its height and made diplomatic relations with the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate. He was always roaming his Empire to make sure things are going like he wants. | | 77 |
| 7358196266 | Charles Martel | Also known as "The Hammer" who started the Carolingian Empire and it was named after him in the 8th Century after Clovis dies. Charles serves as deputy to last of Clovis descents from 715-741. | | 78 |
| 7358196267 | Roman Catholic Church | The Western part of the Christian church led by the church. Developed in Rome. | | 79 |
| 7358196268 | Clovis | Leader of the Franks from 481 to 511. He is a military and political leader and under him the Franks become the most powerful new state in the Western Empire. | | 80 |
| 7358196269 | Carolingians | Take control of the Frankish kingdom in the 8th Century and was named after Charles Martel, the founder. Served as deputy to last of Clovis descendants from 715-741. Pronounced a Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo. | | 81 |
| 7358196270 | Pope Gregory VII | Was the pope from 1073-1085 and he put an end to the "lay" reuters choosing church officials and when Holy Roman Empire Henry IV challenges the decision, People Gregory excommunicates him. | | 82 |
| 7358196272 | First Crusade | In 1099, armies from France, Germany, and Italy take Jerusalem by assault and massacred the population. This was because the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I called for help and the pope sent armies. | | 83 |
| 7358196273 | Third Crusade | Known as the king's crusade when Pope Gregory VIII called for a crusade. In 1189, 100,000 soldiers left and in 1192 they established a truce with the Saladin which left the Muslims in charge of the Holy Land. | | 84 |
| 7358196274 | Fourth Crusade | Initiated in 1202 by Pope Innocent III and the Venetians gained control of this crusade to Constantinople. The crusade sacked the city in 1204. | | 85 |
| 7358196276 | Investitures | The dispute between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope about who truly had control over who could appoint the people of the church, such as bishops. | | 86 |
| 7358196277 | Holy Roman Empire | The first emperor was named in 962 and the empire collapsed in 1806. Never technically an empire but the pope would crown emperor for whoever had the strongest kingdom and could protect him. Throughout Western Europe. | | 87 |
| 7358196278 | Hundred Years War | Between the English and French on who has control over the throne of France. The French eventually won. Took place between 1337 and 1453. | | 88 |
| 7358196279 | Pope Urban II | He called for the Christians to join war against the Turks and they would return the Holy Land back to Christian control. Was pope from 1088 to 1099. | | 89 |
| 7358196280 | Battle of Tours | This will stop the spread of Islam spread through Europe in 732 when the Franks defeated the Muslims in Tours, France. The leader of the Franks was Charles Martel. | | 90 |
| 7358196281 | Magna Carta | Led to because of the unpopular taxes in Europe in 1215. King John was forced to sign it and it solidifies feudalism in Europe. | | 91 |
| 7358196282 | Manorialism | Large estates that becomes principal form of agricultural organization and they become large self-sufficient communities which replace cities. Took place in Western Europe Feudalism. | | 92 |
| 7358196283 | Serfs | Lowest on the social pyramid. They had land and were freer than slaves but had to give half of their makings to the lords. | | 93 |
| 7358196285 | Middle Ages | A time period, between the 5th and 15th centuries, in Western Europe where innovations and ideas stopped because people became self sufficient and new ideas did not have to be created. | | 94 |
| 7358196287 | Peter Abelard | A French Priest from 1079 to 1142 who did lectures at cathedral school of Notre Dame in Paris. He believed that reason could resolve the contractions. | | 95 |
| 7358196290 | Scholasticism | Dominant philosophical, scientific, and theological movement of the Middle Ages and there were efforts of European intellectuals to reconcile to reconcile reason and faith. Dependent on the work of Aristotle. | | 96 |
| 7358196291 | Hanseatic League | Founded in the 12th Century in Northern Europe and united political and economic power. There were about 80 cities in the league. Craftsmen, artisans, and others often paid to join a caravan to safely reach their destination. | | 97 |
| 7358196292 | Chivalry | A code that the knights adopted in the late Middle Ages which told them to be brave, loyal, and true to their word. Happened in Western Europe. | | 98 |
| 7358196293 | Thomas Aquinas | Dominican from 1225 to 1274 and made every effort to prove that faith and reason could be reconciled. Believed in two orders of truth, reason and faith. | | 99 |
| 7358196294 | Guilds | Chief mechanism for organizing, regulating, and restricting trade. This fixed career path for skilled workers and happened in the Medieval Ages of western Europe. It then developed into trade associations designed to supervise business activity and protect the interest of its members. | | 100 |
| 7358196295 | Three-Field System | A system of farming when the field are split up into three parts and they are farmed at different times in the year so there is always a harvest happening. Developed during the Medieval Ages of Western Europe. | | 101 |
| 7358196297 | William the Conqueror | Duke William of Normady invaded England in 1066 and defeated English king in the battle of Hastings. He was crowned king of England and introduced Norman centralized government to England with a strong Monarch. | | 102 |
| 7358196298 | Aztecs | Enter Mexico around the 1250's, the Aztec people start controlling areas and surrounding people, conquer, destroy, and inhabitant. It included over 489 conquered cities and there was no set bureaucracy. Long distance trade was able to happen because of the roads created. | | 103 |
| 7358196300 | Tenochtitilan | The capital of the Aztec Empire established in 1345. It was settled in the middle of Lake Texcoco with advantages of fish, frogs, waterfowl, protection, and the creation of the chinampas system. | | 104 |
| 7358196301 | Inca Socialism | There was a chief ruler in the Incan society where the chief ruler was a god-king who theoretically owned everything and was on absolute and infallible ruler. Peasants worked lands allocated to them and delivered substantial portions of their production to the bureaucrats who were in charge of them. | | 105 |
| 7358196302 | Inca | The late 15th century it came into power and it set up a bureaucracy that ruled empire and set up taxes for conquered people. They ruled as a military and administrative elite. In 1438, military campaign expanded the Incan authority. Merchants locally bartered among themselves for surplus agricultural production and handcrafted goods. | | 106 |
| 7358196306 | Quipu | There was no system of writing for the Incans but the bureaucrats used quipu to keep track of responsibilities and kept up with population, taxes, and labor services that communities owed to the central government. | | 107 |
| 7358196307 | Quetzalcoatl | An Aztec god of nature who they would pray to for a good harvest. Once they prayed to him, the Spanish get there and have the Spanish convince them that he sent them which led to the Aztecs doing what the Spanish people said. | | 108 |
| 7358196308 | Tula | At its height, had 60,000 people in it and 60,000 people in the surrounding areas. It is in the center for weaving , pottery, jade, animal skins from other areas in Mesoamerica. They built a strong military and created a strong religious empire. Around from 950-1150 CE. | | 109 |
| 7358196309 | Mita | When colonists arrive and force the people in the South American empires to do work to pay for taxes that the colonists, the Spanish, put into play. Happened to the Aztec society. | | 110 |
| 7358196310 | Topiltzin | A Toltec leader between 950 and 1150 CE who worshipped Quetzalcoatl. He was a religious reformer who was forced into exile because of his views. | | 111 |
| 7358196311 | Huitzilopochtli | An Aztec tribal patron who was then a center for state cults. | | 112 |
| 7358196312 | Tlatelolco | A city that was combined with Tenochtitlan which was in the middle of Lake Texcoco and the market was the most import thing that stayed with the city when it was combined. | | 113 |
| 7358196313 | Chinampas | Drudge fertile silt from the bottom of the lake and from plots of silt and build canals to bring water to plots. This allowed year round cultivation of maize, beans, squash, tomatoes, peppers, and chills. Happened in the city of Tenochtitlan in the 14th century. | | 114 |
| 7358196315 | Cortes | The Spanish colonists who came into central America and took over the control because the Aztecs were not used to fighting like the Spanish were prepared to. The Cortes ruled the Aztec Empire and made the people into almost slaves until all the gold and silver was taken. | | 115 |
| 7358196317 | Toltecs | Nomads from 950-1150 CE who migrate to Mexico around the 8th Century. Around 962 they establish their capital in Tula. They had trade relations with Mayan and Chichen Itza and they built a strong military and created a strong regional empire. | | 116 |
| 7358196320 | Empress Wei | She was married to the son of Empress Wu and wanted to become the leader so she poisoned her husband but then never ended up finding power. In the 8th Century CE. | | 117 |
| 7358196322 | Buddhism | A religion or philosophy based on the teachings of Buddha and the way to fully reach enlightenment is if you give up all the wants in your life. This becomes what China bases their government on. | | 118 |
| 7358196323 | Wendi | In 581 Wendi becomes the duke of the Sui territory and claims his power through the Mandate of Heaven. All he uses military campaigns to bring surrounding areas under his rule. | | 119 |
| 7358196324 | Yangdi | Ruled from 604 to 618. He murdered his father to take control of the dynasty and drafted hundreds of thousands of peasants to construct palaces and the Great Canal. Ruler of the Sui Dynasty. | | 120 |
| 7358196325 | Foot Binding | The breaking of a young girl's feet in the Neo-Confucianism ways so that they will have smaller feet and will be more eligible for the men to choose from. | | 121 |
| 7358196326 | Champa Rice | Rice that is originally from the Vietnamese and then adapted in the Chinese agriculture so it could be grown in China as well. | | 122 |
| 7358196329 | Neo-Confucianism | Sought to revive Confucian thought and prove its superiority over the "foreign" religions like Buddhism. This slowed the innovation and critical thinking amongst Chinese elite and it gave power to the man of the house. Happened around 1,000 CE. | | 123 |
| 7358196330 | Xi XIa | North of the Song Dynasty in the mid 11th century and when it invaded the Song Dynasty, they took so much tribute from the Song Dynasty that they left them with no money. | | 124 |
| 7358196331 | Liao Dynasty | Independent from the Song Dynasty and was founded in 907 by the nomadic Khitan. A very big militaristic dynasty. | | 125 |
| 7358196333 | Tang Taizong | Tang's Dynasty second emperor who ruled from 626-649. He sought to rebuild the bureaucracy and he developed transportation and communication system that allowed for Tang emperors to communicate with the far reaches of the kingdom. | | 126 |
| 7358196334 | Sui | By 589 the house of Sui controlled China and brought it out of the Era of Division. Placed an enormous demand on citizens to build a centralized system of rule. | | 127 |
| 7358196335 | Southern Song | A reign in the Song Dynasty from 1127 to 1279 CE which was on of the best cultural ruled of the whole dynasty. | | 128 |
| 7358196337 | Zhu Xi | Personal mortality is the highest goal for humans. | | 129 |
| 7358196339 | Taizu | Started the Chinese Golden Age in the Tang Dynasty between 600 and 1600 CE which led to education increasing and the development of roads and trading. | | 130 |
| 7358196341 | Shoguns | The military leaders in the Bakufu government. | | 131 |
| 7358196347 | Son of Heaven | Started in the Zhou dynasty what the rulers were known as, the separation between heaven and earth. | | 132 |
| 7358196349 | Middle Kingdom | What the Chinese referred to their land as because they believed that their land laid between heaven and earth. | | 133 |
| 7358196354 | Yi | A Korean Dynasty formed in 1392 that helped with Chinese influence in Korea and also restored the aristocratic level of the social class. | | 134 |
| 7358196356 | Samurai | Loyalty was with the local lord and they were hired by local lords to protect them. | | 135 |
| 7358196365 | Kubilai Khan | A leader of the Mongols who in 1279 took over the Song Dynasty. This shows how strong the Mongols were. | | 136 |
| 7358196366 | Yuan | The Mongol regime is renamed to Yuan and they allowed merchants and artisans to travel more and for more trading to be encouraged. Renamed in 1271 CE. | | 137 |
| 7358196367 | Marco Polo | A Vietnam traveler who traveled through the Silk Road and led to the trade with the East. He became one of the most important travelers in his time. Lived between 1254-1324 CE. | | 138 |
| 7358196369 | Ilkhan Khanate | Converted to Islam which was followed by many other Mongols in 1295. This then lead to the prosecution of Jews and Christians and revival of Muslim power in Persia. | | 139 |
| 7358196370 | Batu | Chinggis' grandson who invaded Russia in the beginning of 1236 and by 1240, Kiev is destroyed and the Russian princes become vassals of Mongols. | | 140 |
| 7358196371 | Khanates | The four regions of the Mongol empire after Chinggis Khan's death. | | 141 |
| 7358196372 | Khangas | The ruler of a Mongol tribe. | | 142 |
| 7358196375 | Chinngis Khan | He is born in 1167 and he is declared the first ruler of the Mongols in 1206. He changes it from only trusting your blood to trusting the people you're fighting with. Starts with 125,000 men in his army but still conquers most battles he came across. | | 143 |
| 7358196378 | Muhammad Shah II | Ruler of the Muslim kingdom Khwarazm which was taken over by the Mongols in 1220 CE. He refused to trade with the Mongols. | | 144 |
