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600 CE - 1450 (Raine) Flashcards

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Period 3 Acronym

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T.I.M.B.E.R= Tang/Song, Islam/Incas, Mongols/Mali, Byzantine, Europe, Regionalized

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Ka’aba

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A black stone or meteorite that became the most revered shrine in Arabia before the introduction of Islam; situated in Mecca, later incorporated into Islamic faith

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Syncretism

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A blend of two or more cultures or cultural traditions

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Austronesian

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A branch of languages originating in Oceana

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Hadith

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A collection of sayings and deeds of Muhammad

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Magma Carta

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A document written in England in 1215 that granted certain rights to nobles; later these rights came to be extended to all classes

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Harem

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A household of wives and concubines in the Middle East, Africa, or Asia

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Daimyo

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A Japanese feudal lord in charge of an army of samurai

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Chivalry

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A knight’s code of honor in medieval Europe

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Mita

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A labor system used by Adean (Incan) societies in which community members shared work owed to rulers and their religious community

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Maori

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A member of a Polynesian group that settled in New Zealand (800ce)

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Bakufu

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A military gov set up in Japan after the Gempei Wars; the emperor became a figurehead while real power was concentrated in the military, including the samurai

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Khan

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A Mongol ruler

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Astrolabe

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A navigational instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars

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Serf

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A peasant bound to the land that he or she works

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Neo-Confucianism

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A philosophy that blended Confucianism and Buddhism

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Feudalism

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A political, economic, and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection

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Parliament

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A representative assembly, most notably in England

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Kowtow

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A ritualistic bow practiced in the Chinese court

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Caravel

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A small, easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations

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Stateless society

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A society that is based on the authority of kinship groups rather than on a central gov

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Quipus

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A system of knotted cords of different sizes and colors used by the Incas for record keeping

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Manorialism

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A system of self-sufficient estates that arose in medieval Europe

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Zakat

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A tax; comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam

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People of the book
A term applied by Islamic govs to Muslims, Christians, and Jews in reference to the fact that all three religions had a holy book
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Minaret
A tower attached to a mosque from which Muslims are called to worship
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Lateen sails
A triangular sail attached to a short mast
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Age grade
Age groups into which children were placed in Bantu Societies of early Sub-Saharan Africa; children within the age grade were given responsibilities and privileges suitable for their age and in this manner were prepared for adult responsibilities
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Abacus
An ancient Chinese counting device that used rods on which were mounted movable counters
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Tea ceremony
An ancient Shinto ritual still performed in the traditional Japanese capital of Kyoto
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Quechua
An Andean (Incan) society
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Perspective
An artistic technique commonly used in Renaissance painting that gave a three-dimensional appearance to works of art
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Sultan
An Islamic ruler
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Gothic architecture
Architecture of 12th c Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, tall spires, and pointed arches
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Arabesque
Artwork first seen in Muslim lands. A type of curvilinear decoration in painting, metalwork, etc, with intricate intertwining leaf, flower, animal, or geometrical designs
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Calpulli
Aztec clans that supplied labor and warriors to leaders
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Toltecs
Central American society that was centered around the city of Tula
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Ming dynasty
Chinese dynasty founded by Hongwu and known for its cultural brilliance
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Yuan dynasty
Chinese dynasty founded by Mongolian ruler Kublai Khan
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Celadon
Chinese porcelain that has pale, green, and translucent glaze
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Mississippians
First society ppl located in central North America
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Five Pillars
Five practices required by Muslims: faith, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage
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Foot binding
In China, a method of breaking and binding women's feet; seen as a sign of beauty and social position, foot binding also confined women to the household
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Ayllus
In Incan society, a clan or community that worked together on projects required by the ruler
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Parallel descent
In Incan society, descent through both the mother and the father
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Fief
In medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military, or other services
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Benefice
In medieval Europe, a grant of land or other privilege to a vassal
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Vassal
In medieval Europe, a person who pledged military or other device to a lord in exchange for a gift of land or other privilege
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Jihad
Islamic holy war
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Junks
Large Chinese sailing especially designed for a long-distance travel during the Tang and Song Dynasties
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Flying money
Letters of Credit issued in place of coins
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Shogun
Military leader under the bakufu
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Sufis
Muslims who attempted to reach Allah through mysticism
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Bantu-speaking ppls
Name given to a group of sub-Saharan African ppls whose migrations altered the society of sub-Saharan Africa
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Muslim
One who submits; a follower of Islam
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Medieval
Pertaining to the Middle Ages of European history
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Chinampas
Platforms of twisted vines and mud that served the Aztecs as floating gardens and extended their agricultural land
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Chimor
Pre-Incan South American society that fell to the Incas (1400s ce)
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Bushi
Regional military leaders in Japan who rules small kingdoms from fortresses
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Malay sailors
SE Asian sailors who traveled the Indian Ocean; by 500 ce the had colonized Madagascar, introducing the cultivation of the banana
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Griots
Storytellers of sub-Saharan Africa who carried on oral traditions and histories
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Middle Kingdom
Term applied to the rich agricultural lands of the Yangtze Ricer valley under the Zhou dynasty
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Kamikaze
The "divine wind" credited by the Japanese with preventing the Mongol invasion of Japan during the 1200s
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Battle of Tours
The 732 battle that halted the advance of Muslim armies into Europe at a point in Northern France
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Investiture
The authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials
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Shariah
The body of law that governs Muslim society
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Sunni
believes that the Muslim community should select its leaders; the Sunnis are the largest branch of Islam
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Shi'ite
believes that leader must be a descendent of Muhammad
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Caliph
The chief Muslim political and religious leader
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Scholar gentry
The Chinese class of well educated men from whom many bureaucrats were chosen
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Bushido
Samurai code of honor
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Umma
Community of Muslim believers
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Moldboard plow
The curved metal plate in a plow that turns over an earth from the furrow
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Black Death
The European name for the outbreak of the bubonic plague that spread across Asia, Europe, and North Africa in the 1300s
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Hijrah (hegira)
The flight of Mohammad from Mecca to Medina, the 1st year in Muslim calendar
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Allah
The God of Muslims; Arabic word for God
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Metropolitan
The head of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Quran
The holy book of Islam
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Ramadan
The holy month of Islam which commemorates the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Muhammad; FASTING month
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Dar al-Islam
The House of Islam; a term representing the political and religious unity of various Islamic groups
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Mosque
The house of worship of followers of Islam
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Sepukku
The Japanese practice of ritual suicide
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Samurai
The military class of feudal Japan
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Anasazi
The name given to the pueblo dwelling natives in SW N American continent
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Mexica
The name given to themselves by the Aztec ppl
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Tribute
The payment of a tax in the form of goods and labor by subject ppls
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Mongol Peace (Pax Mongolica)
1250-1350 which the Mongols ensured the safety of Eurasian trade and travel
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Middle Ages
European history 500-1500
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Hajj
The pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca required once every Muslim who was not limited by health or financial restrictions
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Excommunication
The practice of Roman Catholic churches and other Christian churches of prohibiting participation in the sacraments to those who don't comply with the church teachings or practices
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Renaissance
The revival of learning in Europe beginning about 1300 - 1600
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Shogunate
The rule of shoguns
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Inca
The ruler of the Quecha ppl of west coast of S America; also applied to the Quechua ppl as a whole
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Steppe Diplomacy
The skill of political survival and dominance in the world of steppe nomads; it involved the knowledge of tribal and clan structure and often used assassinations to accomplish its goals
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Shinto
The traditional Japanese religion based on veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature
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Moundbuilders
The various American tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and the SE US
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Mamluks
Turkish military slaves who formed part of the army of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th and 10th centuries; founded their own state in Egypt and Syria from 1200s - 1500s
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Gempei wars
Wars in Japan that pitted the Samurai against the peasants

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