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The former Maurya Capitol on the Ganges River

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Pataliputra

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Outcasts who lived harsh lives, lived apart of other members that we’re apart of the Hindu caste system

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Untouchables

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Parents, children, grandparents, uncles & their children shared a common house

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Joint families

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Father/oldest male heading the household, head of family had great authority

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Patriarchal

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Biggest achievement of the Gupta Dynasty, based on the number 0

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Decimal system

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System of writing numerals we use today, Arabs brought them from India to Middle East and Europe

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Arabic numerals

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Large dome-shaped shrines that contained the remains of holy people

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Stupas

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Powerful dynasty that ruled China from 618 to 907, had tributary states, created a vast empire

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Tang Dynasty

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Remained independent, ruler had to acknowledge China’s greater power and send tribute

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Tributary states

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China prospered but dynasty was weakened by invaders

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Song Dynasty

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Wealthy landowners who preferred scholarship over physical labor

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Gentry

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Fine handwriting

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Calligraphy

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A temple with a roof that curved up @ the corners

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Pagoda

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A hard, shiny pottery

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Porcelain

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Byzantine empire reached its peak under him, autocratic, hoped to recover the western Roman provinces

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Justinian

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A single person with complete authority

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Autocrat

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“Body of civil law”, included Roman laws, legal writing, student handbook

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Justinian’s code

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Holy images of Jesus, Virgin Mary, & other orthodox saints

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Icons

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Pictures/designs formed by inlaid pieces of stone or other materials

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Mosaics

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The highest church official, was appointed by the Byzantine emperor

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Patriarch

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Permanent split, example: orthodox Christian church & Roman Catholic Church

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Schism

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Capital of Ukraine, 1sr Russian state, was easily accessible to Byzantine traders

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Kiev

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Autocratic rulers in Russia

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Czars

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Successor to Muhammad, the first one was Abu Bakr

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Caliph

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Islamic system of Law, regulated moral behavior, family life, business & government etc.

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Sharia

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Believed Caliph should be chosen by leaders, didn’t view the caliph as a religious authority

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Sunni

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Descendants of the prophet should rule, were divinely inspired

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Shiite

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Spread Islamx based in Damascus, increased tensions between rich/poor, Sunni/Shiite, and Arabs/non-arabs

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Umayyad dynasty

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Moved court to baghdad, ended Arab domination of Islam, enjoyed great wealth & power, exceeded size & wealth of Constantinople

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Abbassid Dynasty

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Writing on Aristotle that strongly influenced medieval Christian scholars

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Averroes

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“Middle Ages”, resulted from the collapse of the Roman Empire

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Medieval

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Frankish King; defeated Roman nobles, helped revive the ideal of a United Christian church and empire

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Charlemagne

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Code of conduct for Knights, made them brave, loyal & true to their word

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Chivalry

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Economic system structured around a lords manor

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Manorialism

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Peasants who lived on the estate, bound to the land

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Serfs

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Worldly, the church provides a secular leadership

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Secular

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Excluded from the Catholic Church

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Excommunicated

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Excommunicated King John of English during a dispute about appointing an archbishop

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Pope Innocent III

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Communities where Christian men or women focused on spiritual goals

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Monasteries

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Prejudice against Jews; irrational hatred of Jews

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Anti-Semitism

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Roman style of architecture; pointed arches, flying buttresses

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Gothic

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Series of religious wars fought by Christians

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Crusades

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The pope; helped the Byzantine empire; encouraged to recover Palestine

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Urban II

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Urban encouraged French & German bishops to recover the Holy Land

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Council of Clermont

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Palestine; where Jesus lived & taught, Muslims & Jews considered the land holy

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Holy land

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United the Muslim world, Muslims and Christians admired & respected him

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Saladin

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King of England, determined to retake Jerusalem from Saladin, unable to capture the city

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Richard the Lion-Hearted

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Strong central government, helped India enjoy peace & prosperity for 200 years, made contributions in science, art math and literature

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Gupta Dynasty

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