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Unit 6 - 9th (extra)
Unit 6: Middle Ages Around World (extra)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | chain of islands, ex: Japan |
| Aztecs (location, achievements) | civilization began in Mexico, capital was Tenochtitlan and created floating gardens |
| bushido | samurai code |
| daimyo | lessor lord under Japanese feudalism |
| Great Rift Valley | where first humans began in Eastern Africa |
| Ibn Battuta | Muslim traveler who wrote about his journeys to East and West Africa |
| irregular coastline | jagged coastlines that allowed for trading ports |
| Japanese Feudalism | a rigid class system in Japan that included: emperor, shogun, daimyo, samuarai, peasants |
| Justinian Code | Byzantine laws |
| Maya (location, achievement) | civilization began in Central America that developed pyramids |
| Pax Mongolia | Mongol golden age |
| shogun | lords under under Japanese feudalism |
| slash and burn agriculture | cutting down trees and burning them to make fertile land, typically used in jungle and leads to deforestation |