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Religion that is polytheistic, ethnic, and can vary based on beliefs. (before 1450)

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Hinduism

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Type of ship used by China (before 1450)

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Junk

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Chinese guy who went around the Indian ocean instating leaders who are loyal to the Chinese gov

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Zheng He

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Technology first used in fireworks, but, later used to expand empires (before 1450)

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Gunpowder

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Invention that let China visit S.E. Asia and India as well. It also influenced trade for a long time. (before 1450)

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Compass

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Person who was a slave girl then became the wife of the Caliph. Very active in politics. (before 1450)

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Khaizuran

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Religion started by Hebrews that is monotheistic and says that god is accessible. (before 1450)

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Judaism

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Introduced in 1000 as a lighter alternative to metal coins

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Paper Money

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Religion started by Muhammed on the Arabian Penisula (before 1450)

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Islam

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Hindu empire in S. India (before 1450)

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Vijayanagar

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Group of people that were higher in Islamic society because Muhammad as part of the group (before 1450)

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Merchants

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What trade route was rejuvenated thanks to the Mongols? (before 1450)

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The silk road

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Pilramage to Mecca

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Hajj

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Muslim holy text

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Quaran

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Cultural practice in China that was very pro-Patriarchy and was caused by neo-confucionism (before 1450)

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Foot Binding

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Religion in China based on the way of nature. All about giving up learning. (before 1450)

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Daoism

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System in the Ottoman empire in which they take children prisoners of war and raise them to be in the government. (before 1450)

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Devshirme

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An elite soldier from the Ottoman empire who was raised to be a soldier from birth away from their parents (before 1450)

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Janissary

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Scholar who traveled through the Islamic empire on trade routes. He rarely talked about women (before 1450)

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Ibn Battuta

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Chinese poet who wrote a memoir about the song Dynasty (before 1450)

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Li Qing Zhao

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Movement in India in response to being taken over by the Dheli Sultanate (before 1450)

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Bhakti Movement

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Oral history tellers in Africa

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Griots

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A Kingdom founded in 1230 in W. Africa that taxed caravans who were coming to trade for gold with them.

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Mali

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Advantage given to relatives of government officials in the Civil service exam (before 1450)

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Shadow Priveledge

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Form of Buddhism that believed that Bhuda was not a god, he was just wise. Had monks and nuns. (before 1450)

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Theravada Buddism

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System used to relay messages across the Mongol empire (before 1450)

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Postal Relay System

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A ship that could travel diagonally to the wind and had a rudder. Used in the Indian Ocean (before 1450)

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Dhow

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Piece of technology that lets the user find their position on the earth. Trade went up because of it (before 1450)

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Astrolabe

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Sultanate located in Egypt that was run by former turkish slaves. (before 1450)

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Mamluk Empire

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Person who taxes people for the government, but gets to keep some of it. (before 1450)

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Tax Farmer / Zamindar / Feudal lords

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Dynasty that freed Vietnam from Chinese taxation (before 1450)

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Ly Dynasty

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A war against non-muslim people by Muslim people

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Jihad

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Trade route based on trading bulk goods around over the ocean (before 1450)

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Indian Ocean Trade Network

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The semi-desert region below the sahara

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Sahel

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What goal Khubilai Khan fail to accomplish? (before 1450)

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Making the ratio of non-chinese to Chinese 1:1

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Why did banking houses develop? (before 1450)

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To aid trade

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Rice given as a gift to China from Vietnam. Caused great population increase (before 1450)

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Champa Rice

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What Chinese dynasty overthrew the Mongols? (before 1450)

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Ming Dynasty

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Jin betrayed China after they beat Kitan (before 1450)

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The Collapse of Northern Song

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Trade route that was created to send silk from China to Europe (before 1450)

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The silk road

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How did the Ottomans rise to power? (before 1450)

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They took over Constantinople and other parts of Turkey

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Islamic branch that focuses on the individuals ability to talk to god; called Mystics

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Sufism

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What is Malacca? (before 1450)

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The strait of Malacca heavily taxed ships headed for the S. China sea from the Indian Ocean or vice versa.

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Arabian desert nomads (before 1450)

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Bedouins

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Trade network that goes across land, trading slaves and gold one way; and, cloth, pottery, and glass trinkets the other way. (before 1450)

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Trans-Saharan Trade Network

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Religion that is universalizing, has no gods, and, started in India (before 1450)

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Buddhism

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Who conquered Constantinople? (before 1450)

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Mehmed the conquerer

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A language in the niger-congo language family

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bantu

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Government entrance exam in China that required confucion knowledge (before 1450)

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Civil Service Exams

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Branch of Islam that believes that only Muhammad’s descendents can lead

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Shi’ite

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What was the single Mongol religion? (before 1450)

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Trick Question

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Brit who wrote about Mongols (before 1450)

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William of Rubruck

53
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African Mediterranean

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Maghrib

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Religion in China based on the writings of Confucius. It had a big impact on the government (before 1450)

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Confucianism

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Religion started by Jesus was split into many different religions later (before 1450)

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Christianity

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Movement in Baghdad to translate books from other languages to Arabic (before 1450)

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Translation Movement

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Chinese dynasty that reunified China in 960 (before 1450)

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Song Dynasty

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Why did the Mongols fall? (before 1450)

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chinggis khan died

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Who ruled N. China after the Mongols? (before 1450)

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Khubilai Khan

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Sultinate in N. India. Heavily pro-Islam; made the Qutb Minar (before 1450)

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Dheli Sultinate

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What are bills of Exchange? (before 1450)

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a method of settling accounts in international trade

62
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Branch of Islam that believes that anyone can lead

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Sunni

63
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Overall, what happened in the period from 1200 to 1450?

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States roll call
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