1200-1400

Question 1

al-Andalus

Answer 1

(Modern day Spain and Portugal)
Ruled by Muslim dynasties for centuries
Name translates to “Muslim-controlled Spain” in Arabic
Major center of Islamic learning
Dar al-Islam refers to the entire geographical area where is Islam is dominant and Al-Andalus is a specific region controlled by the Muslims which is apart of Dar al-Islam

Question 2

Caesaropapism

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A political system where the emperor holds power over the church, effectively combing religious and political authority
Essentially making the head of state also the supreme head of the church during the Byzantine Empire

Question 3

Caliphate

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A political-religious state ruled by a caliph, considered the successor to the Prophet Muhammad
Essentially, governing a large Islamic empire

Question 4

Caravanserai

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A roadside inn or hostel built along major trade routes like the Silk Road

Question 5

Chinampa

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A Aztec agriculture technique where they would grow crops on artificial island on the water
“Floating gardens”

Question 6

Cordoba

Answer 6

A prominent city in Al-Andalus
Major center for learning and culture during the Islamic Golden Age

Question 7

Delhi Sultanate

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Refers to a series of Muslim dynasties that ruled
Primary Turkish Muslim rulers

Question 8

Diaspora

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A scattered population of people who originated from a shared geographical homeland but not live in different parts of the world
-maintaining cultural and religious connection to their place of origin

Question 9

Feudalism

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A system of decentralized power
During the Medical Ages
Land ownership was the foundation of power
With lords granting land (fiefs) to vassals in exchanger for loyalty and military strength

Question 10

Genghis Khan

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Mongolian warrior-ruler who untied the nomadic tribes of Mongolia and established the vast Mongol Empire

Question 11

Great Schism

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The split within the Christian church in 1054 dividing the Western Roman Catholic Church from the Eastern Orthodox Church
-Due to dispute over the Popes authority

Question 12

Indian Ocean Trade Network

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Trade routes that connected East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia

Question 13

Jizya

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A tax on non-Muslim subject living in an Islamic state a protection fee that allows them to practice their religion freely

Question 14

Khanate

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A political entity ruled by a “Khan” typically a Mongol leader which emerged after the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire

Question 15

Kublai Khan

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(1215-1294) Grabdon of Genghis Khan
-Founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China

Question 16

Malacca

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Port city in Southeast Asia

Question 17

Mansa Musa

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West African ruler who had a lot of money and went around spending to help convert people to Islam

Question 18

Merchant diasporic community

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Group of merchants from a specific cultural background who have settled in a foreign land

Question 19

Mita

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Inca Empire labor system

Question 20

Pax Mongolica

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Peace time merchants were protected along trading routes thanks to the Mongols

Question 21

Quipu

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Knot system used to keep record by the Inca because they didn’t have a writing system

Question 22

Samarkand

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In Central Asia city located in the middle of the Silk Road known for being a big trade center (check this later)

Question 23

Seljuk Turks

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Nomadic people from Central Asia who converted to Islam
Persecuted Christians and threatened Constantinople
Why the crusaders started bc they blocked trade routes

Question 24

Serf

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Owned by Lord did labor for food sometimes
Forced labor lived in the Manor

Question 25

Sultanate

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-Rulers are the Muslims
Muslim rule

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Swahili

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East African culture with a language which was a mix of Bantu and Arabic

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Timbuktu

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City in West Africa center for majority Islamic learning

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Trans-Saharan trade network

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Connected West Africa to North Africa

Question 29

Vassal

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A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land

Question 30

Yuan Dynasty

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Chinese dynasty ruled by the Mongols from 1279 to 1368
Best known ruler was Kublai Khan

Question 31

Silk Road

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Connected China, India, and the Middle East
Mongols take control over and make trade safer

Question 32

Kilwa

Answer 32

A city-state found on East African coast
Major trading center
Prominent Swahili-City