Unit 2 #1 Vocab Flashcards

131742238	Abacus	An ancient Chinese counting device that used rods on which were mounted movable counters	0
131742239	Anasazi	Cultural group of people known as the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples	1
131742240	Arabesque	Complex designs typical of Islamic art, combining intertwining and geometric patterns	2
131742241	Astrolabe	A navigational instrument used to determine latitude by measuring of the stars	3
131742242	Ayllus	In Incan society, a clan or community that worked together on projects required by the ruler	4
131742243	Bakufu	A military government established in Japan after the Gempei Wars	5
131742244	Benefiece	In medieval Europe, a grant of land or other privilege to a vassal	6
131742245	Bushi	Regional military leaders in Japan who ruled small kingdoms from fortresses	7
131742246	Bushido	The code of honor of the samurai of Japan	8
131742247	Battle of Tours	The battle in 732 that halted the advance of Muslim armies into Europe at a point in Northern France	9
131742248	Caliph	The chief Muslim religious and political leaders	10
131742249	Calpulli	Aztec clans that supplied laborers and warriors to leaders	11
131742250	Cealdon	The type of pottery having the pale green glaze, originally produced in China	12
131742251	Chimor	Political grouping of the Chimú culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 AD and ending around 1470 AD	13
131742252	Chinampas	Platforms of twisted vines and mud that served the Aztecs as floating gardens and extended their agricultural land	14
131742253	Chivalry	A knight's code of honor in medieval Europe	15
131742254	Daimyo	A Japanese feudal lord in charge of an army of samurai	16
131742255	Dar al-Islam	The House of Islam; a term representing the political and religious unity of various Islamic groups	17
131742256	Excommunication	The practice of the Roman Catholic and other Christian churches of prohibiting participation in the sacraments to those who do not comply with church teachings or practices	18
131742257	Feudalism	A political, economic, and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection	19
131742258	Fief	In medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military or other services	20
131742259	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	21
131742260	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
131742261	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
131742262	Gothic Architecture	Architecture of the twelfth-century Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, tall spires, and pointed arches	24
131742263	Investiture	The authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials	25
131742264	Junks	Large Chinese sailing ships especially designed for long-distance travel during the Tang and Song dynasties	26
131742265	Kowtow	A ritualistic bow practiced in the China court	27
131742266	Hadith	A collection of the sayings and deeds of Muhammad	28
131742267	Hajj	The pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca required once of every Muslim who was not limited by health or financial reasons	29
131742268	Hijrah	The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina; the first year in the Muslim calendar	30
131742269	Jihad	Islamic holy war	31
131742270	Ka'aba	like structure housing a black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam	32
131742271	Kamikaze	The "divine wind" credited by the Japanese with preventing the Mongol invasion of Japan during the thirteenth century	33
131742272	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