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24 Cards in this Set
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Caesaropapism
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Divine sanction and favor for rule of Byzantine kings. Emperor not only ruled as secular lord but also payed an active and prominent role in ecclesiastical affairs.
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Theme System
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Am imperial province under the jurisdiction of a general, who assumed responsibility for both its military defense and civil administration. Resisted Islamic advances. Strengthened free-peasant class.
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The Great Schism
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Dispute over large theological teachings and minute practices. Also caused by popes assertion of Roman primacyof Christendom. Both pope an patriach excommunicated each other and became Catholic and Orthodox Church.
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Hajj
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Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that should be taken once a lifetime
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Shari'a
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The Islamic holy law, drawn up by theologians from the Quran and accounts of Muhammad's life.
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Shia
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Islamic minority in opposition to hte Suni majoirity; their belief is that leaderhsip should reside in the line descended from Ali.
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Emporia
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Trading warehouses regulated by the state in order to prevent crops from rotting after monsoons.
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Monsoons
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Seasonal storms that brought winds from the Southwest bringing most of India's rainfall. During the winter dry winds blow from the northeast. Irrigation is required in order to prevent famine.
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Bhakti Movement
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Indian movement that attempted to transcend the differences between Hinduism and Islam
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Grand Canal
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Waterway system that connected China: North to South. Allowed transport of crops. Built during Sui Dynasty
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Kowtow
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Ritual prostration to the emperor that allowed tributary states confirmation of their autority. Fostered trade and cultural exchanges.
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Southern Song
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After invasion by the Jin empire the cong dynasty moved to port city of Hangzhou. Extended Chinese dominance into South Asia
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Golden Horde
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Mongol tribe that controlled Russia from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century.
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Tamerlane
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Turkish conquerer in Persia who could not govern his empire. Controlled all of Persia and Afghanistan. Capital at Samarkand
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Steppe Diplomacy
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Nomads inhabited large steppe areas, and leaders were chosen through military merit,
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Swahili
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East African traders who traded with Muslims, brought Islam into Africa, made made a wide-spread language of trade in Africa.
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Mansa Musa
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Mali King who took hajj from 1324-1325. Caravan traveled across the Sahara desert.
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Zanj
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Slaves from Africa who had a slave in Mesopotamia sold through the Swahili. Organzied by Ali bin Muhammad and captured Basra yet crushed later.
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Hansa
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Trading league of Northern merchant states, allowed smaller city-states to compete with larger Holy Roman Empire/Habsburgs London to Novgorod
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Mendicant Orders
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Tried to remove heresies from the church, removal Arianism, or Marian heretics (those who worshipped Mary). Championed spiritual over material values. St. Dominic
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Scholasticism
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Recovery of classical knowledge, first step towards medievalism and the renaissance, reconiclement of these with Christian thought
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Black Death
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Came with long distance maritime travel, boils formed on the infected, wiped out 25% of population
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Gunpowder Revolution
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European states competing to gain better armaments, encouraged growth of towns through forts
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Mandarins
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Special class of powerful officials sent out as emissaries of the central government to ensure that local officials implemented Ming policy.
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