MKD + MKP 600-1450 Flashcards

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c. 730

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printing invented in China

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622

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founding of Islam

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732

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battle of tours (end of Muslim move into France)

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800

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Charlemagne crowned emperor of the Romans

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c. 900

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decline of classical maya

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1054

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great schism in Christian church (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox)

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1066

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Norman conquest of England

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1071

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battle of manzikert (Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantine army)

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1095

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first crusade

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1206

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chinggis khan begins Mongol conquests

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1215

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king john signs the Magna Carta

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1258

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mongols sack Baghdad

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1271-1295

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Marco polo’s travels

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1279-1368

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yuan (Mongol) dynasty in China

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1324

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mansa musa’s pilgrimage

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1325-1349

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travels of Ibn battuta

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1347-1348

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bubonic plague in Europe

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1368-1644

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Ming dynasty

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1405-1433

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Zheng Hi’s voyages

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1438

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rise of inca empire

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Justinian

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Byzantine empire in the 6th century responsible for codifying the old roman laws which governed the empire for the next 900 years and for building the Hagia Sophia

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Muhammad

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founder of Islam; religious, political, military leader from Mecca who unified Arabia into a single religious polity

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genghis khan

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founder of Mongol empire; came to power by uniting the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia

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kublai khan

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grandson of genghis khan; conquered China and created yuan/Mongol dynasty there

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Marco Polo

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Venetian explorer/merchant who traveled to yuan dynasty; hosted by kublai khan at the imperial palace and traveled through Asia

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Saladin

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Muslim general and sultan of Egypt who defeated the European crusaders in the third European crusade

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mansa musa

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king of Mali famous for his hajj journey; stopped and gave out gifts to many cities which ruined local economies

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Ibn battuta

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Moroccan explorer known for his travels in Africa, Asia, Arabian peninsula

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Ibn sina

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Muslim philosopher wrote many works on Islamic/Hellenistic medicine and philosophy; the canon of medicine

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Zheng he

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commanded voyages throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Africa during Ming dynasty; meant to re establish Chinese dominance

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pachacuti inca

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founder of Incan empire; United small tribes into one large empire

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Thomas aquinas

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Italian Dominican priest and philosopher/theologian in tradition of scholasticism; summa theologica