Unit 1 Review

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Across
  1. 2. Early West African kingdom controlling gold trade.
  2. 3. Incan ruler who expanded the empire.
  3. 4. The _________ Turks were nomadic warriors who took political control of the Abbasid Empire.
  4. 5. European Christians waging holy wars in Middle East.
  5. 10. Nomadic conquerors from Asia who built world’s largest land empire.
  6. 12. The _________ Sultanate was composed of former slave soldiers ruling Egypt.
  7. 14. East African ruler who converted his kingdom to Christianity.
  8. 16. Social-political system binding lords, vassals, and peasants/serfs.
  9. 17. The _______ Carta was a charter limiting English king’s power.
  10. 19. Incan knotted cord system for record-keeping and communication.
  11. 20. ________ piety refers to respect and duty to one’s parents and elders as part of Confucian beliefs.
  12. 22. The Great _______ in 1054 AD resulted in a split between Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
  13. 24. Peasants bound to land.
  14. 25. these Mesoamerican people engaged in bloodletting rituals.
  15. 27. Religion focused on ending suffering through enlightenment.
  16. 28. Mystical Muslims seeking closeness to God.
  17. 30. Urban merchant middle class.
Down
  1. 1. Rebirth of art, learning, and humanism in Europe.
  2. 5. The Grand _______ was a massive waterway linking north and south China built during the Sui dynasty.
  3. 6. Both the Tang and ________ dynasties were Chinese golden ages of trade, innovation, and culture.
  4. 7. Focus on human potential and classical learning.
  5. 8. Ancient empire spanning Europe and Mediterranean.
  6. 9. West African empire under Mansa Musa.
  7. 11. East African coast culture blending African and Arab.
  8. 13. Al-___________ was a Persian mathematician who pioneered algebra and popularized Hindu-Arabic numerals.
  9. 15. focus on nonreligious worldly matters.
  10. 18. Hostility toward Jews.
  11. 21. Powerful empire that was centered in modern day Mexico City and conducted human sacrifices.
  12. 23. ________ rice was a fast-ripening rice from Vietnam, boosted Chinese population
  13. 26. Golden Age caliphate ruling from Baghdad.
  14. 29. House of _____________ was a Learning center in Baghdad for science and translation.