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- 3. captured Constantinople in 1453 and rename it Istanbul; as a result the Byzantine people flee to Italian City-States which becomes a catalyst for the expansion of language and art
- 8. A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food rose dramatically.
- 10. a later emperor of the Songhai empire who was a Mansa Musa copycat;went in a pilgrimage, donated to the poor, and "helped" the economy
- 12. (1337-1453) the wars fought in France between the French and the English. The longbow was introduced and was very effective in battle.
- 19. Artificial waterway constructed under emperor Sui Yangdi which extended about 1240 miles from south to north
- 20. Chinese custom since the Song dynasty; involved fight wrapping of young girls' feet with strips of cloth that prevented natural growth of the bones and resulted in tiny, malformed, curved feet.
- 21. Professional warriors of feudal Japan
- 23. Muhammad's close friend and devoted disciple
- 24. Chinese letter of credit or early form of currency issued by banks to facilitate trade between different locations
- 25. a peasant keader who overthrew the Muslim leader if the Yuan Dynasty because many chinese people despised the Mongols.
- 28. Printed notes issued by Chinese private banks as currency to facilitate commercial transactions beginning in the late 9th century
- 29. (October 25, 732) Charles Martel, the Frankish Leader went against an Islamic army led by Emir Abd er Rahman; the Islamic army was defeated and Emir Abd er Rahman was killed. The battle stopped the northward advancement from Spain
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- 1. one if the emperors of the Tang dynasty, he had military skill
- 2. Breaking of icons; destruction of religious images and prohibition of their use in churches; instigated by Leo III
- 4. Religious duties obligatory for al Muslims, including monotheistic belief in Allah, daily prayer, fasting during the month of Ramadan
- 5. A battle between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turks (Muslims) in 1071, where the Byzantine lost
- 6. muslim traveler who visited Kublai Kan's court
- 7. Also known as The Thousand and One Nights; collection of popular tales of adventure and romance set in the Abbasid empire and in the court of Harun al-Rashid.
- 9. 1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade, a series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Westrn European Christians to reclain control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims
- 11. Large commercial ships favored by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors
- 13. emperor of the Songhai emoire who conquered the empire and forced them to become Islam
- 14. 1204 CE, the crusaders sacked Constantinople; Byzantium never recovered from the attack.
- 15. major world religion founded by Muhammad ibn Abdullah in the Arabian peninsula
- 16. A powerful medieval pope, he fought with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over the power to choose church officials.
- 17. 527-565 CE Byzantine emperor, known for his campaign of rebuilding Constantinople, his codification of Roman law, and his military campaigns that succeeded in control of Italy, Sicily, Northwestern Africa, and southern Spain.
- 18. Ruler of Russian kingdom of Kiev; converted himself and his kingdom to Orthodox Christianity in 989.
- 22. Italian traveler who's tales of his visit to the Yuan court astonished European readers
- 26. Explosive powder discover by Daoist alchemists while seeking elixirs during the 5th century
- 27. When a group of people who spoke the same language moved from Western Africa to southern and eastern Africa
- 30. 843 Treaty that ended power struggle of Charlemagne's 3 sons after his death and split Franks into 3 kingdoms, Charles - France,Lothair - Italy, Louis - Germany