| A | B |
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| The Mongols | built the largest empire in history |
| A famous Mongol warrior king | Genghiz Khan |
| Kubli Khan | Grandson of Genghiz Khan |
| The conquered peoples of the Mongols | allowed to live as before, but must pay high taxes |
| Zheng He | Chinese explorer who led a fleet of ships to SE Asia, India, coast of Africa. Led to cultural diffusion with other lands |
| The African civilizations | were advanced prior to the arrival of Europeans |
| Mansa-Musa | Ruled Mali for nearly 25 years. |
| Mansa-Musa's empire | His empire resulted in cultural diffusion. Carried by trade into sub-Saharan Africa |
| What were two most important products traded in West Africa? | gold and salt |
| How did West African rulers build powerful kingdoms | by gaining control of trade routes and defeating their enemies |
| The kingdoms of Africa grew wealthy | through trade |
| What linked East Africa with other regions? | Trade routes across the Indian Ocean |
| Constantinople | The capital city of the Byzantine empire. It was a very welaty trading city |
| Justinian's Code | collected, revised, and organized the laws of Rome |
| Hagia Sophia | The church (of holy wisdom) in Constantinople with the huge dome that was a model for later buildings. Classic example of cultural diffusion |
| What is a icon? | a holy image (painting, statue) |
| The Western Church (Rome) | led by the pope in Rome. |
| The Eastern church (Constantinople) | led by the Byzantine Emperior and a religious patriarch. Rejected the pope's authority |
| One reason for success of Islamic Civilization is | weakness of the byzantine and persian empires |
| What is a Golden Age? | a time when a nation is peaceful and prosperous. The best time in their history. |
| The Dome of the Rock | a great mosque located in Jersalem |
| mechanical clock | complex system of wheels that told exact time |
| footbinding | kept women as inferior to men |
| Emperor | held highest rank in society but had not political power |
| shogun | actual ruler in Japan |
| daimyo | large landowners |
| samurai | warriors loyal to daimyo |
| merchants | low status but gradually gained influence |
| Japan is located | on an archipelago (chain of islands) |
| How much arable land is there in Japan? | Not a lot - very mountainous |
| Ring of Fire | area in Pacific with lots of volcanoes and earthquakes |
| What countries greatly influenced Japan? | Korea and China |
| The feudal system of Japan is similar to that of | Europe |
| Samurai | silled in fighting. like European knights |
| Kabuki | Japanese theater |
| Haiku | Japanese poetry |
| What prevented Mongols from invading Japan? | Their boats were sunk by storms. Japanese refer to these storms as kamikaze (divine wind) |
| Where is Korea? | a peninsula in Asia |
| What country greatly influenced Korea? | China |
| What area did the Mongol Empire cover? | from Kiev to Korea |
| What are the three early kingdoms of Africa? | Ghana, Mali, Songhai |
