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CHAPTER TERMS 1-8
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| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| TERMS :) REPUBLIC | A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE THE PEOPLE GET TO VOTE FOR THEIR LEADERS |
| AUGUSTUS | "THE DIVINE ONE" FIRST WAS OCTAVIAN |
| EMPIRE | A GROUP OF DIFFERENT CULTURES OR TERRITORIES LEAD BY A SINGLE ALL-POWERFUL RULER |
| EMPEROR | THE RULER OF THE EMPIRE |
| CHRISTIANITY | A RELIGION THAT IS WIDE SPREAD ALL AROUND THE WORLD. |
| CONSTANTINE | DECLARED END TO ALL ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS MOVED THE CAPITOL FROM ROME TO GREEK CITY OF BYZANTIUM |
| CLOVIS | LEADER OF THE FRANKS CONQUERED REMAINING ROMAN LAND IN THE PROVINCE OF GAUL. FONDUED A FRANKISH KINGDOM. |
| BYZANTINE EMPIRE | THE EASTERN PART OF ROME |
| JUSTINIAN THE FIRST | RULER OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE |
| JUSTINIAN CODE | LEGAL CODE |
| SCHISM | DISAGREEMENTS |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC | CHRISTIAN RELIGION- CHURCH IN THE WEST |
| ORTHODOX | CHRISTIAN RELIGION- CHURCH IN THE EAST |
| MOSAIC | PICTURE MADE OF MANY SMALL COLORED TILES OR PEICES OF GLASS USUALLY ON THE FLOOR |
| STOICISM | PHILOSOPHY |
| AQUEDUCTS | BRIDGE LIKE STRUCTURES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BRING FRESH WATER INTO CITIES AND TOWNS |
| NOMAD | PEOPLE WHO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND DONT SETTLE |
| OASIS | A DESERT AREA THAT CONTAINS WATER |
| CLANS | GROUP OF PEOPLE RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE |
| ALLAH | A GOD THAT ABRAHAM AND HIS FOLLOWERS FOLLOWED |
| MONOTHEISM | BELIF IN ONE GOD |
| PILGRIMAGE | THE JOURNEY THAT ARABS TOOK TO MECCA |
| ISLAM | THE RELIGION THAT MUHAMMAD SPREAD |
| MUSLIMS | FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM THAT BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE GOD |
| HIJRAH | THE MIGRATION TO YATHRIB |
| QUR'AN | HOLY BOOK OF MUSLIM |
| SUNNAH | MUHAMMAD'S WORDS AND DEEDS |
| CAPHIL | SUCCESSOR |
| SHI'A | THEY BELIEVED THAT THE CALIPHS SHE BE A BLOOD RELATIVE OF THE PROPHET |
| SINNIS | DID NOT RESIST THE UMAYYADS |
| BUREAUCRACY | A SYSTEM OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES THAT CARRY OUT THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT |
| ABD AL -MALIK | CAPHIL |
| STANDING ARMY | A ARMY THAT REMAINS IN A TIME OF PEACE AND TIMES OF WAR |
| BAGHDAD | CAPITOL |
| GOLDEN AGE | IS A PERIOD DURING WHICH A SOCIETY OR CULTURE IS AT ITS PEAK |
| CALLIGRAPHY | ART OF FINE HANDWRITING |
| OMAR KHAYYAM | A POET |
| FACTIONS | OPPOSING GROUPS |
| AL-ANDALUS | MUSLIM SPAIN |
| CORDOBA | CAPITAL OF MUSLIM SPAIN |
| ABD AL-RAHMAN | ONLY ONE WHO ESCAPED THE DINNER |
| MERCENARIES | SOLDIERS WHO ARE PAID TO FIGHT |
| KINSHIP | GOVERNMENT OF AFRICAN SOCIETIES |
| LABOR SPECIALIZATION | SPECIFIC TYPES OF WORK |
| GRIOTS | STORYTELLERS OF ORAL TRADITION |
| VEGETATION ZONE | A REGION THAT HAS SPECIFIC TYPES OF PLANTS |
| SAHARA | LARGE DESERT |
| SAVANNAH | GRASSLAND IN A TROPICAL REGION |
| GHANA | KINGS AND REGION |
| ALMORAVIDS | MUSLIM GROUP |
| MALI | EMPIRE |
| SUNDIATA | LEADER OF THE MALINKE |
| TIMBUKTU | IS A CENTER OF TRADE AND CULTURE |
| MANSA MUSA | MALI'S MOST FAMOUS KING |
| ASKIA MUHAMMAD | LEADER OF SONGHAI |
| BANTU MIGRATIONS | BANTU GROUPS MOVING SOUTH AND EAST |
| SWAHILI | BANTU LANGUAGE |
| SHONA | BANTU SPEAKING PEOPLE |
| GREAT ZIMBABWE | CENER OF THE SHONA EMPIRE |
| GREAT ENCLOSURE | USED FOR KINGS AND QUEENS |
| MUTAPA | GREAT PILLAGER |
| KONGO | MIGHTY KINGDOM |
| MBANZA | KONGO CAPITAL |
| AFONZO THE FIRST | BROGHT MANY PORTUGESE WAYS AND STARTED THE SLAVE TRADE WITH PORTUGAL |
| CONFUCIANISM | USE THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS TO PRODUCE SOCAIL ORDER.RESPECT FAMILY AND OLDER GENERATIONS. EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIETY.ACT IN MORALLY CORRECT WAYS. |
| BUDDISM | SUFFERING IS A PART OF LIFE. THE REASON PEOPLE SUFFER IS THAT THEY ARE TOO ATTACHED TO MATERIAL POSSESSIONS AND SELFISH IDEAS. BY LIVING IN A WISE MORAL AND THOUGHTFUL WAY PEOPLE CAN EVENTUALLY LEARN TO ESCAPE SUFFERING |
| DAOISM | HARMONY WITH NATURE AND INNER FEELINGS |
| REUNIFY | MEANS TO BRING A GROUP TOGETHER AFTER IT HAS BEEN DIVIED |
| IMPERIAL | RELATED TO AN EMPIRE |
| SCHOLAR OFFICIAL | AN EDUCATED PERSON WITH A GOVERNMENT POSITION |
| GENGHIS KHAN | UNIVERSAL RULER |
| KUBLAI KHAN | GENGHIS'S GRANDSON |
| MONGOL ASCENDANCY | MONGOL CONTROL |
| MARCO POLO | YOUNG TRADER FROM VINCE ITALY |
| ZHENG HE | LEAD THE FLEET |
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