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28 Cards in this Set
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Paux Mongolica
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Mongolian peace. Peaceful and safe trade routes such as the Silk Roads. Have a complex system of guiding trade
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The Little Ice Age
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Followed the Black Plague and put an end to the disease
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Black Plague (14th Century)
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Started in China. Women and peasants benefited the most.
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Ibn Khaldun
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A muslim historian who saw history as a struggle between the nomads and the settled people
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Axum
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An Ethiopian state. The first Christian state.
Monophysite: Christ is completely divine |
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Ge’ez
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Semitic Ethiopian alphabet that is still in use. Created by the Christian monks in Axum.
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Khmer (9th-12th Century)
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Modern day Cambodian dynasty/civilization. Known for their intricate sculpting techniques
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Angkor Wat
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Largest and best preserved temple of the Khmer civilization. The center part of the temple
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Microcosm
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A Greek philosophy. Structure buildings from a cosmological effect. From Largest to smallest detail (in the universe). With human as the main focus.
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Temujin
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Genghis Khan. Created the Khanate – consolidating the Mongolian empire
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Khanate
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Rulers of the Mongolian empire
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Genova
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A major port city for commerce in Northern Italy. One of the cities where the Plague entered Italy from Caffa. Where Crawford served his mission.
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Caffa
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Where the plague originated and went to Genova. Was seiged by the Mongols. Threw the dead bodies into the city. The diseased people went back to Genova. (Ukraine - directly below Finland)
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Venice
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Also a large trading port
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Karakorum
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Capital of the Mongol empire
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Gungzhou
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A major trading city in South China. Important for the Song Dynasty. The plague went over land through Guanzhou
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Foot-binding
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Social beauty practice in Song China
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Song Dynasty (12th and 13th century)
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Located near the Yangtze. Other dynasties were near the Yellow River. Known for their innovations.
Flamethrower Printing - currency Pyrotechnics Medicine - the autopsy |
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Mongols
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Invaded Song China
Ethnic groups brought together by Genghis Khan Identify the people of Central China |
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Feudal System
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Weak central government
Power lies in the hands of the landowners. Its a system of allegiances |
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Middle Ages/Dark Ages
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Considered from a European point of view. Implies something great before and after (a curve). But the curve depends on whose telling their history. Doesn't allow for others' successes
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Medieval/Renaissance/Enlightenment
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We can only have a rebirth if there is a death. Reinforces the idea of the “Dark Ages”
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Caffa
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Biological warfare – first instance. An Italian trading colony. How the black plague spread
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Italian Colonies
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How the plague spread
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Nomadic Society
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Military prowess. Known for their hospitality. Their station is determined by the size of their flocks. Lived in portable home (tents)
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Injera
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Ethiopian bread made from Teff flour
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Yersinia Pestis
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The disease that caused the Black Plague
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Yert
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Tent-like dome
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