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bantu
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group of closely related African languages
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crop that enable the bantu to survive
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banana
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results of the bantu migration
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africa's ppopulation increased to 22 million; africa developed over 500 langurages traaced to bantu
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sub sahran customs that gave women equality to men
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women were primary farmers;
family lines were traced thru the female |
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west africans trade what commodity for salt
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gold
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how Sundiata secured economic control of Mali
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taxed the gold trade
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important feature of Timbuktu in Mali
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university was an important learning center
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state structure of Songhay under Sunni Ali
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structured command system for the army; navy patrolled the Niger River
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accomplishemnt of tthe Songhay
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built numerous mosques and schools
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enabled Morocco to destroy Songhay
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gunpowder weapons
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Swahili is a mix of bantu and
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arabic
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leading Swahili trading port by end of the 1200s
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Kilwa
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relgion that influenced the Swahili states
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Islam
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established the Delhi sultanate in India
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Mahmud
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religion that declined in India in PostClass pd
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Buddhism
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Muslim traders spread influence in SE Asia by
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contorling the Indian Ocean Trade
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travels of Ibn Battuta are significant because they
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demonstrate the widespread influence of Islam
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continue to be major trade routes in post class pd
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indian ocean; silk roads
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examples of spread of religino during post class
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crusades;
Islamic influences in many regions |
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examples of diffusion of technology in post class
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gunpowder weapons from china to europe;
gunpowder weapons to the mongols |
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disease that killed millions from china to europe in post class
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bubonic plague
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demographic shifts in post class
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nomadic ppl became dominated by settled ppl
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between 800 and 1500, which had the most significant impact on sub saharan africa
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arrival of islam
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region of africa that first converted to islam
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north africa
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geographical location of Mali and Songhay
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between the Niger and Senegal Rivers
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the study of population is
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demography
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why the Eastern Roman Empire survived longer than the western
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Byzantine controlled trade routes to Asia and Africa
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the Digest section of Justinian's code of law
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summary of legal opinions
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structure of teh Byzantine govt
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military districts governed by generals;
theocracy (emperors were church patriarchs) |
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profitable industry the Byzantines stole from china
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silk
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Byzantine practive regarding women that's similar to Athens
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women were confined to the home
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icon controversy split the Roman Cathlic and wat Church?
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eastern orthodox
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empire that eventually overthrew the Byzantines
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ottoman turks
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leader of the Rus in wat became Russia
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Rurik
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boyars in Kiev
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nobles who counseled the prince
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what's the Pravda Ruskia
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Russian code of law
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how Byzantine influenced Russia
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relgion;
art and architecture; law codes |
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distinction between the Islamic world and the European Christians
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Islam stressed edu.
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the middle ages covers wat time frame
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500 ce to 1500 ce
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Frankish king that halted the Muslim advance
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Charles Martel
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Charlemagne's system to rule his kingdom
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missi dominici: traveling agents
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what is the 'fief' in feudal Europe
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land granted to a vassal by a noble or lord
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primogeniture
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allows the vassal's son to inherit the fief
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what is compurgation
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witnesses swear an oath and testify for the accused or accuser
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economic structure of europe in middle ages
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manorialism
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a bishop might also be wat in europe's economic and pollitical structure?
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lord or vassal
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spread christianity to irelandd
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sant patrick
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act of closing a church that didn't conform
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interdict
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norman king who dfeated the Anglo-Saxons at Hastings (1066)
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William the Conqueror
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court system implemented by Henry II
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12 man jury
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the Magna Carta had wat effect on the English monarchy
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limits the powers of the king
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in English parliament, the House of Commons includes:
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knights and burgesses
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German king who was made Holy Roman Emperor for aiding Pope John XII
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Otto the Great
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document intended to resolve disputes between church and German royalty over bishops
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Concordat of Worms
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outcomes of the First Crusade
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Muslims and jews were slaughtered
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describes revival of trade resulting from Crusades
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Italian cities became middlemen for European trade
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long-distance trade after teh Crusades
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Silk Roads linked Europe and Asia;
Indian Ocean linked 3 continents |
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what does ''banca'' mean
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money changer's bench
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which is true of merchant guilds
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they paid taxes if they traded outside their town
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overall impact of Crusades
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Europeans contacted other civilizations; renewed interest in long-distance trade
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order to advance in a craft guild
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apprentice, journeyman, master craftsman
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rights of townspeople in High middle Ages
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not required to work on the manor
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for a serf to be free he lived in a town
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more than a year
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number of deaths in Europe from the Black Death
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25 million
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impact of the Black Death
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increased demand for workers, leading to a decline in serfdom
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writing in the vernacular language means
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the common language of the region
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effects of the 100 Years War on England
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new weapons caused great loss of life;
parliament gained more pwoer than the king |
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effect of the 100 years War on relations between the king and assembly in France
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assembly became less powerful than the king
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female warrior who helped Charles VII to power in France
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Joan of Arc
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common them of the rise of monarchies at the end of the Middle Ages
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competing powers led to improved weapons, and improved seafaring technology;
marks the beginning of the Early Modern Era |
