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  1. 4. an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great
  2. 5. Conquered Russia in the 13th century
  3. 9. memphis is the capital
  4. 11. A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
  5. 12. Years War Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English and French royal families and French noble families.
  6. 15. 2nd largest continent
  7. 17. A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  8. 18. the religion of ancient Hebrews, said to be on of the first monotheistic faiths.
  9. 19. Descendants of Mongels (Muslims) who converted to Islamic ways; related to Chinese; only people who ever conquered Russia; empire fell apart bc successors fought each other
  10. 20. In the classical and post classical era, people in this country invented the compass, the rudder, and gun powder, among other things.
  11. 21. Turks Turkish group ruled by the Ottoman dynasty; formed an empire that lasted from about 1300 to 1922. The group that proved to be the greatest threat to the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century.
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  1. 1. Empire Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.
  2. 2. the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
  3. 3. Athens is one of the citys
  4. 6. plague the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
  5. 7. A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Guatama
  6. 8. A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus
  7. 10. A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed
  8. 13. Capital of Italy
  9. 14. A religion and philosophy developed in ancientIndia, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms
  10. 16. river valley A valley and early civilization along the Indus River, one of the longest rivers in the world.