Vocab 2

Question 1

Abbasid

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a member of the Abbasid dynasty.

Question 1

Angkor Wat

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It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century, around the year 1110-1150, making Angkor Wat almost 900 years old. The temple complex, built in the capital of the Khmer Empire, took approximately 30 years to build.

Question 2

Astrolabe

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an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant. In its basic form (known from classical times), it consists of a disk with the edge marked in degrees and a pivoted pointer.

Question 3

Bantu Migration

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the movement of Bantu-speaking people from their Niger-Congo family

Question 4

Bubonic Plague

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a highly fatal disease transmitted by fleas

Question 5

Cahokia

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an ancient settlement of southern Indians

Question 6

Caravanserai

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rest stops where merchants and travelers could store their goods, purchase a meal, sleep, and rest their animals during their journey along the Silk Road.

Question 7

Chinampa

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small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes

Question 8

Christendom

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Christendom historically refers to the Christian states, Christian empires, Christian-majority countries, and the countries in which Christianity dominates, prevails, or that it is culturally or historically intertwined with.

Question 9

Civil service exam

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an exam based on Confucian teachings that were used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucracy.

Question 10

Coerced Labor

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Labor or work that is gained through the use of force or threats.

Question 11

Crusades

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a series of Christian holy wars conducted against infidels—nonbelievers.

Question 12

Dar al-islam

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the name given to everywhere in the world that is under the rule of Islamic law

Question 13

Delhi Sultanate

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a Muslim kingdom that ruled parts of India from the 13th to the 16th centuries.

Question 14

Dhimmi

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A non-Muslim living under the protection of a Muslim state.

Question 15

Dhows

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traditional sailing vessels that have been used in the Middle East and the Indian Ocean region for centuries.

Question 16

Diversification

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having a variety of characters or forms or components, or having increased variety.

Question 17

English Peasants Revolt

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Uprising of serfs and free farm workers that began as a protest against a tax levied to raise money for a war on France

Question 18

Eunuchs

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castrated human male

Question 19

Feudalism

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lords gave lands to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty

Question 20

Greek orthodox

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God is beyond all comprehension, but He revealed Himself as fully as possible in Jesus Christ, who is the Son of the Father and God Himself, through the Holy Spirit, as a “Trinity,” one in nature and yet three persons.

Question 21

Guild

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associations of craftsmen and merchants formed to promote the economic interests of their members as well as to provide protection and mutual aid

Question 22

Humanism

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system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate

Question 23

Ibn Battuta

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medieval Muslim traveler who wrote one of the world’s most famous travel logs, the Riḥlah.

Question 24

Inca

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The Western Hemispheres largest imperial state in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries

Question 25

Inquisition

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attempt by Roman Catholic Church to eradicate heresies

Question 26

Islam

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a monotheistic religion founded in the 7th century by the prophet Muhammad.

Question 27

Jihad

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refers to “struggle”

Question 28

Khan

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Title given to Mongol leaders, meaning “supreme ruler”

Question 29

Kublai Khan

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the grandson of Genghis Khan

Question 30

Laws of Manu

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of the most authoritative codes of Hinduism in India, dating back to approximately 100 C.E..

Question 31

Marco Polo

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Venetian merchant and traveler

Question 32

Maritime

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Of or relating to the sea. Market Economy. Economy where most goods/services are produced and distributed through free markets.

Question 33

Meritocracy

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the name given to a system in which promotions are made and jobs awarded based on the ability of an individual rather than the status of his or her family.

Question 34

Mexica ( Aztec )

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Seminomadic people of northern Mexico who by 1325 had established themselves on a small island in Lake Texcoco, where they built their capital city, Tenochtitlan

Question 35

Migration

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a permanent move to a new location

Question 36

Mit’a

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a form of tribute to the Inca government in the form of labor, i.e. a corvée

Question 37

Monarchy

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a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right;

Question 38

Mongols

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nomadic people and formidable pastoralists who lived in the steppes of Central Asia

Question 39

Moors

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a term generally used by Europeans to describe the Muslim people of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.

Question 40

Muhammad

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the Arab prophet who founded Islam

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Neo Confucianism

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a revival of Confucian teachings during the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty and a subsequent synthesis of Confucianism with aspects of Buddhism and Taoism

Question 42

Ottoman Empire

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a Muslim empire that ruled over a large territory that included parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa from the late 13th to the early 20th century

Question 43

Quran

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the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

Question 44

Rajas

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A chief of a group of nomadic Aryans

Question 45

Red Turban Movement

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an uprising in the middle of the fourteenth century by Chinese peasants against the ruling Mongolian Yuan Dynasty

Question 46

Roman Catholicism

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Christian faith that was centered around Rome under the. authority of the pope

Question 47

Shah

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An ancient Persian term for king reintroduced in the early 1500s during the expansion of safavid empire

Question 48

Sharia

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a set of laws, principles, and guidelines determined by Islamic legal scholars who set forth jurisprudence based on their interpretation of texts such as the Quran or hadith.

Question 49

Shiites

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the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad

Question 50

Shinto

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the indigenous religion of Japan

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Sikhism

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Religious tradition of northern India founded by Guru Nanak Ca. 1500

Question 52

Sufism

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mystical Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.

Question 53

Sultanate

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a place where the Sultan claims to rule the territory, but not the Islamic Faith

Question 54

Sunnis

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A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad

Question 55

Tang Dynasty

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a Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 618 to 907. It is considered one of the greatest periods of peace and prosperity in Chinese history, and it is remembered for its cultural achievements and its strong and centralized government

Question 56

Teotihuacan

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a large Mesoamerican city at the height of its power in 450-600 CE. The city had a population of 125,000 to 150,000 inhabitants and was dominated by religious structures, including pyramids and temples where human sacrifice was carried out.

Question 57

Topkapi Palace

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A large palace in Istanbul, Turkey that was one of the major residences of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign.

Question 58

Ulama

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Orthodox religious scholars within Islam; pressed for a more conservative and restrictive theology

Question 59

Waru Waru

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an agricultural technique used by the Incas in the Andean region of America.

Question 60

XuanZang

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Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar who is known for his journey to India in the 7th century to study Buddhism. Xuanzang was born in present-day Henan province in China, and he became a monk at a young age.

Question 61

Zheng He

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An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa.