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| Savanna | Broad grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs. |
| Bantu | A family of languages spoken in central and southern Africa; a member of any group of the African people who speak that language |
| Lineage Group | An extended family unit that has combined into a larger community. |
| King Ezana | Converted to Christianity and made it the official religion of Axum. |
| Sundiata Keita | The greatest of these state was Mali. |
| Mansa Musa | One of the richest and most powerful kings was Mansa Musa. |
| Sunni Ali | Who created the Sunni dynasty in 1464, songhai began to expand. |
| Muhammad Ture | The Songhai empire reached the height of its power during the reign of Muhammad Tube. |
| Khanate | One of the several territories into which Genghis Khan's empire was split, each under the rule of one of his sons. |
| Samurai | "Those who serve," Japanese warriors similar to the knights of medieval Europe. |
| Bushido | "The way of the warrior," the strict code by which Japanese samurai were supposed to live. |
| Shogun | "General," a powerful military leader in Japan. |
| Archipelago | A chain of islands. |
| Genghis Khan | He was the leader of the Mongolia. |
| Kublai Khan | He ruled china until his death established his Khanbaliq. |
| Li Bo | He was popular poets during the Tang Era. Li Bo was a free spirit whose writing. |
| Shotoku Taishihe | He wanted a centralized government under supreme ruler. |
| Pope | From the Latin word papa "father" of the Catholic Church. |
| Monk | A man who pursues a life of total dedication to god. |
| Feudalism | Political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages when royal governments were no longer able to defend their subject. |
| Vassal | Under feudalism a man who served a lord in a military capacity |
| Fief | Under feudalism: a grant of land made to vassal. |
| Common Law | A uniform system of law that developed in England based on court decisions and on customs and usage rather then on written law codes |
| Magna Carta | The "Great Charter" of rights which King John was forced to sign by the English nobles at Runnymede. |
| Crusades | Military expedition carried out by Europeans Christians in the Middle Ages to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims. |
| Clovis | A strong military leader who around 500 became the first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity. |
| Charlemagne | The new king the dynamic and powerful ruler. |
| William of Normandy | Landed on the coast of England and defeated King Harold and his soldiers at the Battle of Hastings. |
| Justinian | Became emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire in 527 he was determined to reestablish the Roman Empire in the entire Mediterranean word. |
| The Body of Civil Law | This code of Roman Laws was also used in the West and became the basis for much of the legal system of Europe. |
| Pope Urban II | Responded to the request, saw an opportunity to provide papal leadership for a great cause. |
| Islam | Peace Through submission to the will of Allah. |
| Hijrah | The journey of Mohammad and his followers to Madinah. |
| Caliph | Successor to Muhammad. |
| Sultan | Turkish leader "holder of power" |
| Astrolabe | An instrument used by sailors to find location. |
| Mosques | Houses of worship in Muslim faith. |
