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Sahara
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Separates northern and Southern Africa
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Kalahari
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Smaller desert in southern Africa
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Bantu
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group of people most important to civilizations in sub-saharan africa
Originate in Careroon, Worked in Iron, Enables them to Farm and could Preserve food |
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Pygmies
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Smaller, lighter, Africans, lived on plains, taken over by Bantu
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Carthage
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major trade port in Northern Africa, on Mediteranean
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Berbers
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Lived in Desert in N Africa
Traveled at Night, new routes est. trade routes Huge Caravans |
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Timbuktu
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Universities est. here, civilizations take off here,
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Ghana
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Earliest Kingdom in Africa, 400-1000,
Trading Empire; "land of God" in Islam Means "war chief" Successor is Oldest sister's son of king |
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Saleh
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Capital city of Ghana
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Mali
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New Kingdom after Ghana
1200-1500, Based on Agriculture Peaceful Neighboring groups are jealous |
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Mansa Musa
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King of Mali
Converts to Islam Gives out gold on way to Mecca Brings Back Scholars from Mecca |
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Songhay
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Thrid Kingdom in Africa, 1350
Raise army and capture Timbuktu in 1500 |
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Sui Dynasty
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Emerges in 589 in China
Comes out of 350 years of Civil War Period of Disunion |
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Yang Jien
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Leader of Sui's, wants to enforce military rule
Nationalizes Buddhism Rebuilds Great wall of China Build Grand Canal - Yellow - Yangtze River - |
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Tang Dynasty
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Use gifts and wealth to control people
618 - give out land collapse in 907 |
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Equal Field System
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Splits up all land in China and gives to peasants, 19 acres until 60
Just pay taxes and agree to fight |
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Sung Dynasty
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1127-1279, southern china
develop art, calligraphy, history printing press, agriculture, compass mongols take over |
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Genghis Khan
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leader of Mongols, war like
1/2 of china dies |
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Kublai Khan
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Genghis' son/ successor
est. Trade, but China collapses |
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Ming Dynasty
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China rebuilds, begins in 1368
founded by peasant and Monk Society from Ground up Help those who can't help themselves |
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Zheng He
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Admiral, big boats, under Ming
Unwilling to change for the world |
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Shinto
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Name of Japanese Religion
Respect to Nature |
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Kami
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Name of God, or revered thing, in Shinto
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Taiko
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Reforms from China to Japan by Tangs
Led to Warfare, and buying off of chiefs |
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Dyarchy
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emperor, but chiefs really run the show
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Daimyo
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Term given to chiefton
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Samurai
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Soldiers for Daimyo
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Ronin
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Mercenaries
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Kamikazi
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God of Wind
Protects Japan from China Hurricane wipes out Mongol Navy |
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Shogun
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Term bestowed on main Daimyo
Japanese King |
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Shogunate
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Kingdom of Shogun
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Bushido
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Loyalty to Daimyo
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Yalu River
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River between China and Korea
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Silla Dynasty
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In Korea 600-780
Southern Incorporated Chinese ideas because of coastal trade Tied to Tangs |
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Koryo Dynasty
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AFter Silla falls, they take over
Famous battles with Mongols 1254 Mongols attack and set up puppet government Famous Ship Builders |
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Yi Dynasty
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Third Korean Dynasty
Reclaim independence Est. Relationship with Ming Dynasty and becomes ally Good Ship Builders |
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Turtle Ships
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Tanks of Sea
made of iron and wood |
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Hermit Kingdom
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Korea decided to have no interaction with rest of world
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Han Dynasty
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Chinese dynasty - ruled over Vietnam - 100BC to 989 AD
Constant Rebellions |
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Trung Sisters
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Famous Vietnamese sisters rebel against China, for 3 years
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Dai Viet
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period of independence for Vietnam
Though independent, implement china ideals |
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Germanic Ideals
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Introduced in Xity, but are reversed
Military might vs self denial; battle vs prayer; spoils of war vs rejection of wealth; warrior vs saint |
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Purgatory
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more sins than good works, time to work sins off
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7 Sacraments
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Baptism; Confirmation; Marriage; Communion, Confession; Holy Orders, Extreme Unction
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Iconography
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Statues, Stained Glass,
Teaching Tools to Illiterate |
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Merovingian
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First Germanic tribe to come from Roman Chaos
Called Francs |
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Childeric
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Leader of Merovingian Family
Claimed descendant from Jesus |
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Clovis
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Son of Childeric, Conquers Gall for Merovingians, extends boundaries of Kingdom
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Carolingians
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Cousins of Merovingians, Carol is Latin for Charles, Lineage traced to Charles Martel, the hammer
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Mayor of the Palace
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runs the show, usually a Carolingian
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Charles Martel
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Takes over
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Pippin
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Son of Charles - wants power
sends ordinance to Pope |
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Pope Zacharias
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grants Pippin power
close bond now between Francs and Pope |
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Lombards
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Sweep into Italy and threaten to take over churches
Pippin aids pope and drives them out |
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Papal States
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Land given to Pope by Pippin
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Charlemagne
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Pippin's son, invites pope come Crown him King
Transforms Europe into one great empire |
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Song of Roland
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Poem written about Charlemagne
Becomes great story of advancement of Xity |
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Christmas Day 800
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Pope comes to Kingdom of Francs to crown Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor,
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Missi Dominici
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Men who carried out Charlemagne's wishes
Had extreme power and helped rule |
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Carolingian Renaissance
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Re-emphasis of education under Charlemagne
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Alcuin of York
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Help Lead Carolingian Renaissance
Tall, Smartest man in Europe, |
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Treaty of Verdun
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Among sons of Charlemagne over Kingdom, drawls lines still in existence
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Leo III
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crowns Charlemagne,
believes himself to be higher than HRE |
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Otto I
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German King who offers to defend Pope for title of HRE
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Lay investiture
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layman given title in church from King
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Gregory VII
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Pope who puts stop in Lay investiture
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Henry IV
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HRE, German who disregards Greg's orders and is excommunicated
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Canossa
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Henry IV comes and begs for forgiveness here in Alps of Italy
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Concordat at Worms
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1122 meeting bw pope and HRE
they establish rules pope in charge of Spiritual matters King in charge of land and status |
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Innocent III
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creates idea of supremacy of the Pope
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Interdicts
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Punishment of entire city by Pope
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Excommunication
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Kicked out of church and heaven
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Thomas Becket
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Best friend of Henry II, Martyrd bc he doesn't help out the king after he becomes bishop
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Constantine III
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Roman Emporer
Hears of Barbarians attacking Rome and calls all Romans from Britian to come help |
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Angles
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move into England after Romans leave
Persecute Christians King Arthur fights them |
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Augustine (6th)
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Monk in charge of Christianizing Angles
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King of Aethelbert
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King of Angles who converts, Castle become Canterbury Cathedral, center of church of england
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Island of the Saints
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Ireland
Monk Christians |
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Oswald of Northumbria
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king of Angles in North
Becomes Christian Leader and encourages conversion The north is intense, south is lax |
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Synod of Whitby
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Conference where the form of Xity is decided, and the lax form of Rome is chosen
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Council of Hereford
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Mapping of Diocese for Bishop Control
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Northumbrian Renaissance
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book copying art in monasteries
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Vikings
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in 830 appear and target monasteries
eventually come to stay |
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Danelaw
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Area for vikings, where they come to est. Dane Law
Norse Mythology |
