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A.P. World History <3

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This was the first central city for Muslims   Mecca  
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God in Arabic is   Allah  
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Muslims believe in one God, meaning they are a   monotheistic Religion  
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Muslims do not except this prophet as "the son of God"   Jesus  
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The five pillars of Islam are:   Faith, Prayer,Fasting,Almsgiving,Hadj  
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The mystical Muslims are Known as   Suffis  
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A muslim pope A.k.a head of Muslim People   Caliph  
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Took over after Prophet Muhammed (p.b.u.h) Died   Abu Bakkar  
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these are descendants of the Prophet   Shia  
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choosen from among the Umma   Sunni  
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Jihad   Holy war  
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After the death of Uthman this dynasty took over the islamic empire   Abbasid  
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3 Islamic Urban Centers were   Baghdad,Cairo,Cordoba  
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" People of the Book"   Christians,Jews,Muslims  
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1200's   Mongols destroy Baghdad  
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Persian Leaders...A.k.a Sultans took over what Islamic Urban Center?   Baghdad  
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Sacred LAw   Sharia  
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Sharia Consists of   Quran+ Interpretations by Ulama(Holy Men)  
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Ummyad   Sunni  
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These two denominations have conflicts in islam   Sunni Shia  
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Since pictures or sculptures were frowned upon oin worship areas the Muslims became skilled in this art of Beautiful Handwriting   Calligraphy  
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These are towers in which the muslims are called to prayer from   Minarets  
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These are the Muslim places of worship   Mosques  
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The islamic empire was all about   Education  
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An example of Islamic Literature is   Arabian Nights  
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After the death of Uthman this dynasty took over the islamic empire   Abbasid  
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3 Islamic Urban Centers were   Baghdad,Cairo,Cordoba  
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" People of the Book"   Christians,Jews,Muslims  
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1200's   Mongols destroy Baghdad  
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Persian Leaders...A.k.a Sultans took over what Islamic Urban Center?   Baghdad  
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Sacred LAw   Sharia  
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Sharia Consists of   Quran+ Interpretations by Ulama(Holy Men)  
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Ummyad   Sunni  
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These two denominations have conflicts in islam   Sunni Shia  
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Since pictures or sculptures were frowned upon in worship areas the Muslims became skilled in this art of Beautiful Handwriting   Calligraphy  
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These are towers in which the muslims are called to prayer from   Minarets  
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These are the Muslim places of worship   Mosques  
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The islamic empire was all about   Education  
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An example of Islamic Literature is   Arabian Nights  
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Abasid dynasty   Shia  
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This Major trade route which consisted of multiple norther european regions and practiced common trade was called the   Hanseatic League  
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Known as the "Black Death" it caused 1 out of every 3 people in europe to die in the 14th century   Bubonic plaugue  
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Before Islam women were viewed as   Property  
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Ghana was known as   The land of the Gold  
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Arab traders helped   spread islamic fath and expanded knowledge in africa  
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This western empire was located on the gold coast   Mali  
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this emperor of Mali took all of the people in his kingdom for pilgramage to Mecca   Mansa Musa  
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Mississippians   People of the Mississippi plains  
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known as floating gardens, small, rectangle-shapes area of fertile arable land used for agriculture in the Xochimilco region of the Basin of Mexico   chinampas  
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moldboard plow   plow invented during the Middle Ages to improve farming effeciency  
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Time period between the postclassical era and the renaissance. Consists of Dark Ages and the High Middle Ages, in which the latter saw an improvement in trade, economy, and lives of peasants.   Middle Ages  
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dhimmi) Christians and Jews who shared the Bible with Muslims, could be taxed by Muslims   people of the Book  
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this is the ritual suicide/disembowelment in Japan (hara-kiri); demonstrating courage and restoring family honor   seppuku  
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Warlord rulers who divided Japan into 300 little kingdoms   Daiymo  
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is a formal recognition of the Chinese emperor's authority, where representatives from tribute states would present gifts and engage in a formal bowing ceremony   Kow-tow  
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capital city of the Incan Empire   Cuzco  
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city founded by the Aztecs in 1325   Teotihuacan  
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Cortes Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztec Empire and brought most of Mexico under Spanish control   Herman Cortes  
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religious controversy with the Byzantine Empire in the 8th century; emperor attempted to suppress veneration of icons   Iconclasscism  
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Nobles fed up with King John made him sign what Great Charter that made sure king got approval of aristocracy before imposing taxes, etc, limited king’s power   Magna Carta  
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Subordinate who, in exchange for land, gives loyalty   Vassell  
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System where both parties benefit - such as feudalism in Europe - protection for labor   Reciprocal Relationship  
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Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sternpost rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders. Played major roles in the Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula   Junks  
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movable type By johaness Gutenburg   invented in China in the mid-eleventh century. Individual characters made of fired clay were assembled and glued onto a plate to create a printing block. Introduced in Europe in the 15th century  
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landscape painting   Popular artistic style in China during the Tang-Song era.  
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Grandson of Genghis Khan   Kublai Khan  
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fiefs   Plots of land owned by a lord, little kingdoms  
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reciprocal relationship   System where both parties benefit - such as feudalism in Europe - protection for labor  
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  Spanish conquerer who defeated the Incan Empire of Peru from 1535-1540  
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samurai   Japanese feudal military leaders, rough equivalent of Western knights  
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King John   Younger brother of King Richard, & bad king of England basically  
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these people were te reason islam didnt spread to russia   The golden Horde  
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Parliament   Beginning in England with a House of lords (aristocracy) and House of Commons (rich merchants) governing legislative body  
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1271 to 1368, also called the Mongol Dynasty. Period of Kublai Kahn and the Mongols dominance over China   Yuan Dynasty  
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Port city of Mali; located just off the flood plain on the great bend in the Niger River   Timbuktu  
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Japanese lord who wielded most power while the emperor was controlled   Shogun  
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The Christian church characterized by an episcopal hierarchy with the pope as its head and belief in seven sacraments and the authority of tradition   The Roman Catholic Church  
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The state church of Greece, an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church   Greek Orthodox Church  
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a man who rules a family, clan or tribe   Patriarchal  
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Divide of the Christian church whereby for a time there were two popes   The Great Schism  
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The Way of Changes, a Chinese classic written by Lao Tzu around the 3rd century BC It is the fundamental text of Taoism   Tao Te Cheng  
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Religion of early Japanese culture; devotes worshipped numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world; offers of food and prayer made to gods and nature spirits   SHinto  
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In Christian theology, legalism is belief, stated or supposedly implied, that law, not faith, is the pre-eminent principle of redemption   Legalism  
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Rock Islamic shrine in Jerusalem; believed to be the site where Muhammed ascended to Heaven   Dome of the rock  
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Charles the Great; Carolingian monarch who established substantial empire in France and Germany   Charlemagne  
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Social codes of knighthood that originated in France in the Middle Ages; associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honour and of courtly love; came to known as 'gentlemanly conduct.'   Chivalry  
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series of military adventures initially launched by western Christians to free Holy Land from Muslims   Crusades  
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obligatory religious duties of all Muslims: confession of faith, prayer (5 times a day facing Mecca), fasting during Ramadan, zakat (tax for charity), and the hajj (pilgrimage)   Five pillars of Islam  
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1170s – 1227) from 1206 khagan of all Mongol tribes; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China and territories as far west as the Abbasid regions   Genghis Kahn  
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any opinions/doctrines at variance with the established or orthodox position; beliefs that reject the orthodox tenets of a religion   heresies  
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1337 – 1453) conflict between England and France –fought over lands England possessed in France (issue of feudal rights vs. emerging claims of national states)   hundred years war  
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she was trial for heresy and her execution by burning at the stake.   Joan of arc  
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a group of Germanic tribes in the early Christian era; spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire   Franks  
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large church constructed in Constantinople during the reign of Justinian   Hagia Sophia  
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An investigation; A tribunal formerly held in the Roman Catholic Church and directed at the suppression of heresy   Inquisition  
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Early Frankish king; converted Franks to Christianity C. 496; allowed establishment of Frankish kingdom   King Clovis  
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An African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile C 100 BCE; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries   Kush  
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Country of western Africa; During the Middle Ages, Mali formed a huge territorial empire, noted as a center of Islamic study and as a trade route for gold. Its center was Timbuktu   MAli  
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The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe   manors  
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A Venetian trader that went and learned about China under Kublai Khan   Marco Polo  
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Succeeded Mongol Yuan in 1360 lasted till 1644, characterized by great trade expeditions that were withdrawn   Ming  
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Creator of one of the great syntheses of medieval learning; believed that through reason it was possible to know much about natural order, moral law, and nature of God   Aquanis  
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