AP World History Exam Review 600 C.E. to 1450 Flashcards

6612660800	Ka'aba	A black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam; located in Mecca; later incorporated into the Islamic faith	0
6612660801	Khan	A Mongol ruler	1
6612660802	Jihad	Islamic holy war	2
6612660803	Muslim	One who submits; a follower of Islam	3
6612660804	Five Pillars	5 practices required of Muslims - almsgiving, fasting, faith, prayer, pilgrimage	4
6612660805	Foot Binding	In China, a method of making women's feet smaller; seen as a status and beauty symbol; confined women to the house; upper classes	5
6612660806	Vassal	Medieval Europe: person who pledged military service to lord in exchange for land	6
6612660807	Chinampas	Floating man made islands used to grow food; Aztecs	7
6612660808	Griots	Storytellers of Sub-Saharan Africa who carried on oral traditions and histories	8
6612660809	Fief	In medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military or other service	9
6612660810	Investiture	Monarch's claim that they have the authority to appoint church officials	10
6612660811	Sunni	Branch of Islam that believes that the Muslim community should select its leaders; largest branch of Muslims	11
6612660812	Shi'ite	The branch of Islam that believes the leader of Islam should be a descendant of Muhammad's family	12
6612660813	Caliph	The chief Muslim political and religious leader	13
6612660814	Bushido	"way of the warrior"; Code of honor of the Samurai in Japan	14
6612660815	Magna Carta	Written in England in 1215: granted certain rights to nobles; limited power of the king	15
6612660816	Daiymo	Japanese Feudal lord in charge of an army or samurai	16
6612660817	Chivalry	knight's code of honor in medieval Europe	17
6612660818	Serf	peasant bound to the land	18
6612660819	Parliament	Representative assemble, legislative branch	19
6612660820	Astrolabe	Navigational instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars	20
6612660821	Caravel	small, easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations	21
6612660822	Lateen sails	Triangular sail attached to a short mast	22
6612660823	Perspective	Renaissance artistic technique that gave works of art a three dimensional apprearance	23
6612660824	Renaissance	Rebirth or rediscovery of Roman and Greek art, science and literature; started in Northern Italy; revival of learning	24
6612660825	Gothic Architecture	Architecture of the 12th century Europe featuring stained glass windows, tall spires, fling buttresses, pointed arches; commonly found in Churces	25
6612660826	minaret	a tower attached to a Mosque from which Muslims are called to worship	26
6612660827	Hadith	a collection of the sayings and deeds of Mohammed	27
6612660828	Quipus	Inca (Peru); a series of knotted cords; different colors and sizes; used for record keeping	28
6612660829	Manorialism	A system of self sufficient estates; Medieval Europe	29
6612660830	Sultan	Islamic ruler	30
6612660831	Junks	Large Chinese sailing ships; designed for long distance travel; during Tang and Song Dynasties	31
6612660832	Kamikaze	"Divine Wind"; Japanese believe this prevented the Mongol invasion of Japan in the 13th century	32
6612660833	Shariah	The body of law that governs Muslim society	33
6612660834	Umma	The community of Muslim believers	34
6612660835	Sufis	Muslims who attempt to reach Allah via mysticism	35
6612660836	Allah	god of the Muslims; Arabic word for "god"	36
6612660837	Hijah	Flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Mideina	37
6612660838	Ming Dynasty	China; Founded by Hongwu; known for cultural brilliance	38
6612660839	Yuan Dynasty	Chinese dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan	39
6612660840	Quoran	Holy book of Islam	40
6612660841	Hajj	pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca; required for every Muslim	41
6612660842	Samurai	Military class in Feudal Japan	42
6612660843	Mosque	House of worship in Islam	43
6612660844	Black Death	Outbreak of the Bubonic plague that spread across Asia, Europe and North Africa in the 14th century	44