Ap Wrld Hst Unit 2 #1 Flashcards

131670933	Abacus	An ancient Chinese counting device that used rods on which were mounted movable counters	0
131670934	Anasazi	Cultural group of people known as the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples. The ancestral Puebloans were a prehistoric Native American culture centered around the present-day Four Corners area of the Southwest United States.	1
131670935	Arabesque	Complex designs typical of Islamic art, combining intertwining plants and geometric patterns	2
131670936	Astrolabe	A navigational instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars	3
131670937	Ayllus	In Incan society, a clan or community that worked together on projects required by the ruler	4
131670938	Bakufu	A military government established in Japan after the Gempei Wars; the emperor became a figurehead, while real power was concentrated in the military, including the samurai	5
131670939	Benefice	In medieval Europe, a grant of land or other privilege to a vassal	6
131670940	Bushi	Regional military leaders in Japan who ruled small kingdoms from fortresses	7
131670941	Bushido	The code of honor of the samurai of Japan	8
131670942	Battle of Tours	The 732 battle that halted the advance of Muslim armies into Europe at a point in northern France	9
131670943	Caliph	The chief Muslim political and religious leader	10
131670944	Calpulli	Aztec clans that supplied labor and warriors to leaders	11
131670945	Celadon	Type of pottery having the a pale green glaze, originally produced in China. Chemically, celadon is formed by combining chromium oxide, cadmium yellow, and titanium-zinc white. It was most commonly used in Korean art.	12
131670946	Chimor	Political grouping of the Chimú culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 AD and ending around 1470 AD. Chimor was the largest kingdom in the Late Intermediate period, encompassing 1000 km of coastline and including up to 2/3 of the people of the Andes	13
131670947	Chinampas	Platforms of twisted vines and mud that served the Aztecs as floating gardens and extended their agricultural land	14
131670948	Chivalry	A knight's code of honor in medieval Europe	15
131670949	Daimyo	A Japanese feudal lord in charge of an army of samurai	16
131670950	Dar al-Islam	The House of Islam; a term representing the political and religious unity of various Islamic groups	17
131670951	Excommunication	Excommunication	18
131670952	Feudalism	A political, economic, and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection	19
131670953	Fief	In medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military or other services	20
131670954	Flying Money	Paper money that was first used in China in the 9th century AD. Originally it was called 'flying money' (fei-chien) because it could blow out of your hand. To start with it was used by merchants as a note of exchange, but the government soon caught onto the idea and used it for forwarding tax payments. Real paper money backed by deposited money started in the 10th century.	21
131670955	Footbinding	In China, a method of breaking and binding women's feet; seen as a sign of beauty and social position, footbinding also confined women to the household	22
131670956	Gempei Wars	(1180-85), final struggle in Japan between the Taira and Minamoto clans that resulted in the Minamoto's establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, a military dictatorship that dominated Japan from 1192 to 1333	23
131670957	Gothic Architecture	Architecture of the twelfth-century Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, tall spires, and pointed arches	24
131670958	Investiture	The authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials	25
131670959	Junks	Large Chinese sailing ships especially designed for long-distance travel during the Tang and Song dynasties	26
131670960	Kowtow	A ritualistic bow practiced in the China court	27
131670961	Hadith	A collection of the sayings and deeds of Muhammad	28
131670962	Hajj	The pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca required once of every Muslim who was not limited by health or financial reasons	29
131670963	Hijrah	The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina; the first year in the Muslim calendar	30
131670964	Jihad	Islamic holy war	31
131670965	Ka'aba	Cube like structure housing a black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam; situated in Mecca, it later was incorporated in the Islamic faith	32
131670966	Kamikaze	The "divine wind" credited by the Japanese with preventing the Mongol invasion of Japan during the thirteenth century	33
131670967	Magna Carta	A document written in England in 1215 that granted certain rights to nobles; later these rights came to be extended to all classes	34