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24 Cards in this Set
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Slavs
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People from the forests north of the Black Sea
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Boyars
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Landowning nobles of Russia
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Olga
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Kievan noble who converted to christianity. She governed Kiev from 945-955 until her son was old enough to rule.
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Vladimir
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Grandson of Princess Olga converted to Byzantine Christianity. Made all his subjects convert also. Held mass baptism. Closely linked Church and state in Russia.
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Yaroslav the Wise
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Vladimar's son. Married off daughters and sisters to the kings and princes of Western Europe. Marriages helped create trading alliances. Built first library in Kiev. Created a legal code that dealt with crimes against property.
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Alexander Nevsky
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Norgorod prince and military hero. Made a saint in Russian Orthodox church for his "Battle on the Ice" victory and for his long protection of the Russian church.
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Czar
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Russian version of Caesar. Ivan III was the first czar.
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Batu Khan
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Genghis' grandson who led nomads (Mongals)
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Khanate of the Golden Horde
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Kingdom of Mongols in Russian territory.
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Enhanced
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Improved
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mamelukes
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Turkish military slaves
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Seljuks
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Turkish people who migrated into the Abbasid Empire. Converted to Sunni branch of Islam.
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Vizier
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Persian prime minister
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Malik Shah
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Most famous Seljuk Sultan
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Liu Bang
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1st emperor of the Han Dynasty. He established a centralized goverrnment in China. He lowered Taxes and did not follow liegalist theory
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Centralized Government
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A central authority controlling the running of the state
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Civil Service
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Government jobs that required civilizns to take tests in order to be hired.
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Monopoly
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This occurs when a group has total control over the production and distribution of certain goods.
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Empress Lu
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Widow of Liu Bang. She acted as regent after his death
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Xiognu
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A group of nomadic people who raided Chinese citizens for valuable items and hostages.
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Han Dynasty
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They ruled China for over 400 years. They were a great influence on China.
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Wudi
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Great grandson of Liu Bang. He held the throne londer than any other Han emperor
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Assimilation
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The process of making conquered peoples part of Chinese culture
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Wang Mang
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A confucian scholar who took the imperial title for himeslf and established the period known as the Later Han
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