| A | B |
|---|
| Caliph | supreme political and religious leader, emperor |
| Sunni | Branches of Islam |
| Autocrat | a single ruler with with complete authority |
| icon | holy image of Jesus, the Virgin Mary or a saint. the orthodox Christian chuch |
| Mosaic | pictures by inlaid pieces of stone or other materials, picture "made by parts of other stuff" |
| Sharia | System of Islamic law |
| Shiite | one of the two main division of Islam |
| Gupta Dynasty | "Golden Age". India 320 A.D.-Hinduism |
| Untouchables | India lowest class, were deemed "untouchable", or useless |
| Patriarchal | Father/oldest male rules the household |
| Stupa | Buddhist architects, large dome-shpaed shrines that contained the remains of holy people. Buddhist shrines |
| Tang Dynasty | powerful dynasty that ruled China 618-907 |
| Tributary state | independent sate that must acknowledge the supremacy of another state and pay tribute to its rulers |
| Song dynasty | Zhao Kuangy, scholarly general reuhnited China. China prospered during this time |
| Gentry | wealthy landowner in China, studied Confucian ideas |
| Matriarchal | Female is head of family/state/tribe |
| Footbinding | harsh China tradition of binding women's feet to show oppression, supported by Confucianism |
| depict | to represent something/idea |
| consensus | majority of opinion |
| interdependence | reliant (depend) on each other/something |
| preserve | to maintain, protect, keep |
| thrive | to do well, to prosper; be fortunate or successful. |
| metropolis | a large busy city |
