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Chinggis or Ghengis Khan

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Mongol ruler; defeated the Turkish Persian kingdoms

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Charlemagne

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Carolingian monarch who established Frank empire in France and Germany circa 800

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Umayyad

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clan of the Quraysh that dominated Mecca; later an Islamic dynasty

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Black Death

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bubonic plague that struck Europe in the 14th c; significantly reduced Europe's population; affected social structure; decimated populations in Asia

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Feudalism

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personal relationship during the Middle Ages by which greater lords provided land to lesser lords in return for military service

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Abbasids

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dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads in 750; their capital was at Baghdad

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Ibn Battuta

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Arab traveler throughout the Muslim world

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Samurai

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in Feudal Japan, these were mounted troops; loyal to local lords, not the emperor

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Five Pillars

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the obligatory religious duties for all Muslims; confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat, and hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

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Middle Ages

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the period in western European history between the fall of Roman Empire and the 15th c

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Kubilai Khan

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grandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan dynasty in 1271

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Vikings

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seagoing Scandinavian raiders who disrupted coastal areas of Europe from the 8th to 11th c; pushed across the Atlantic to Iceland, Greenland, and North America; formed permanent territories in Normandy and Sicily

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Chinggis Khan

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born in 1170s; elected supreme Mongol ruler (khagan) in 1206; began the Mongols rise to world power; died 1227

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Grand Canal

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great canal system begun by Yangdi; joined Northern and Southern China by connecting the Yellow River region to the Yangtze basin

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Indian Ocean Trade System

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Muhammad

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prophet of Allah; founder of Islam

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Kingdom of Mali

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Seppuku

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ritual suicide in Japan; also known as hari-kiri; demonstrated courage and was a means to restore family honor

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Muhammad's primary historical achievement

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spread of Islam

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Inca and Rome both had

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extensive road systems

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Serfs

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peasant agricultural laborers within the manorial or feudal system

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Marco Polo

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traveler/merchant from Europe who spend 17 years at court of Kublai Khan

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Fujiwara

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mid-9th c Japanese aristocratic family; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power

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Caliph

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head of the Islamic community

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Timbuktu

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trade center of Mali, cosmopolitan city that saw the blending of many different cultures and people

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Trans Saharan trade

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Made possible by domestication of hte camel, it was later Dominated by Muslims in 13th century after rise of Islamic caliphates.

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Footbinding

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male imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household; seen a beautiful to the elite.

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Mecca

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Arabian commercial center; the home of Muhammad and the center of Islam

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Vassals

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members of the military elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty

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Songhay Empire

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successor state to Mali;part of the Trans-Saharan Gold and Salt Trade

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footbinding

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began during Tang/Song era, demonstrates objectification and oppression of women, abolished during Yuan and brought back during Ming

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Mansa

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title of the ruler of Mali

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Silk Road Trade system

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Sufis

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Islamic mystics; spread Islam to many Afro-Asian regions

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Shoguns

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military leaders in Feudal Japan

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Black Death

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plague that originated with Mongols in Asia, led to mass population decrease in Europe, later weakened faith in Christian church and increased the power of serfs/peasants. Led partly to fall of Feudal structures in Europe.

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Mongols

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central Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph

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Crusades

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invasions of western Christians into Muslim lands, especially Palestine; captured Jerusalem and established Christian kingdoms enduring until 1291

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Qur'an

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the holy book of Islam

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Champa Rice

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drought resistant crop, a gift from Vietnam to China, led to population increase

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Iconoclasm

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the breaking of images; religious controversy of the 8th c; Byzantine emperor attempted to stop the use of images in the Christian Church

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