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Major civilization in Southeast MesoAmerica with the only fully developed written language in pre-Columbian America. | Maya | 67%
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Chinese dynasty established after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty. Reestablished ethnic Han rule in China after a century of Mongol rule. | Ming Dynasty | 67%
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Pandemic disease that spread everywhere in Asia, and devastated Europe in 1350, killing 30-50% of the European population | The Black Death | 67%
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Chinese moral philosopher (500 BCE): Humans can improve themselves through effort, education and rituals | Confucius | 56%
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An Italian merchant who traveled across the Mongol Empire (1271-1295) He wrote and published a book: A Description of the World | Marco Polo | 56%
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Language that developed from the interaction between the Arabs and Native Africans along the East African coast | Swahili | 56%
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The turks conquered this city in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul | The Fall of Constantinople | 56%
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Most famous trading city in West Africa; becomes the center of the gold and salt trade | Timbuktu | 56%
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A Portuguese sailor who reached India in 1498 | Vasco da Gama | 56%
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A huge response to the Pope's call; military expeditions sanctioned by the Pope | Crusades | 44%
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The grandson of "The Great King", overthrew the Song dynasty in China and founded his own Dynasty in 1271; moved the capital to Beijing | Kublai Khan | 44%
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"The Great Charter" signed in 1215 by King John. Put legal limits on Royal Power in England. | The Magna Carta | 44%
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African ethnic group sharing a common linguistic ancestry who originated in West Africa | Bantu | 33%
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Qualities idealized by medieval society, especially nights | Chivalry | 33%
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In this society, peasants are known as vassals and they are given a piece of land in return for serving a lord or king. Europe's response to instability after the fall of Rome | Feudal Society | 33%
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Associations of merchants and craftspeople that work together for the common good. Set prices and laws and offered protection to members | Guilds | 33%
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Moroccan Islamic scholar who traveled across the Islamic world- Africa and South East Asia | Ibn Battuta | 33%
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Italian polymath, talented in painting, sculpting, architecture, science and music | Leonardo da Vinci | 33%
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Emperor/King of the Mali Empire who built a great mosque in Timbuktu. Greatly helped with the spread of Islam through Africa. | Mansa Musa | 33%
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"Land between two rivers" city located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. | Mesopotamia | 33%
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Mongolian Pastoralist, united all Mongolian tribes. The "Great King" and his decedents conquered the largest continuous empire | Temujin (Genghis Khan) | 33%
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Empire founded by the Muslim Keit, a clan/dynasty in the West African Sahel | The Empire of Mali | 33%
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7 | The Roman Catholic Church | 33%
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The Chinese Dynasty that restored the Pax Sinica and developed many inventions, issued the world's first paper money. "The Commercial Dynasty" | The Song Dynasty | 33%
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Chinese dynasty founded by the Mongol, Kublai Khan. (1271-1368) | Yuan Dynasty | 33%
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King of an ancient Greek Kingdom, Macedon. Went on many military campaigns through Africa and Asia. He created one of the largest empires by the age of 30. undefeated and successful. | Alexander the Great | 22%
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The persecution and discrimination of Jews. The Jews were accused of causing the Plague | Anti-Semitism | 22%
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Comprehensive set of laws of commercial and family laws. Written by Babylonians, 1750 BCE | Code of Hammurabi | 22%
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The capital of the Incan Empire, the "belly button" of the empire | Cuzco | 22%
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Indian polytheistic religion, developed out of vedic traditions in India. A response to Buddhism | Hinduism | 22%
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People of the highland Peru, built an large empire in South America beginning in the 1300s. | Incas | 22%
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Grand Prince of Moscow, tripled the size of his kingdom and decisively defeated the Mongols. | Ivan the Great | 22%
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The dispersal of the Jewish people across Europe and the Middle East after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem's Temple in 70 CE | Jewish Diaspora | 22%
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A seasonal weather pattern of reversing wind, accompanied by corresponding changes in rain | Monsoon | 22%
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Different types of bones that were used for divination in ancient China | Oracle bones | 22%
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The early stone age | Paleolithic | 22%
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"The Roman Peace" A prolonged period of peace and prosperity (aprox 250 years) | Pax Romana | 22%
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He called for a campaign to liberate Jerusalem and win back the Holy Lands | Pope Urban II | 22%
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Portuguese monarch famous for patronizing a school of navigation in Lisbon. | Prince Henry, the Navigator | 22%
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A series of conflicts between Rome and Carthage (264-146). Roman victory, the fighting transformed Rome and the way they thought about the world | Punic Wars | 22%
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Strings of knots used to keep records; such as births, deaths and marriages | Quipu | 22%
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The complete reconquest of Spain from Muslim rulers in 1492 | Reconquista | 22%
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The two major religious sects of Islam, profound disagreement over who should have been the first Caliph | Shia/Sunni Islam | 22%
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A disease transmitted by flies, makes effected humans and animals sleepy and can be deadly | Sleeping sickness | 22%
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This empire gained control of central Mexico. Subjects had to pay taxes, but they could continue their culture. | The Aztec Empire | 22%
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The first decisive defeat of the Mongol forces by the Turks. Halted the Mongol advance into Northern Africa and Western Europe. | The Battle of Ain Jalut | 22%
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(1202-1204) Intended to regain the Holy Lands, but conquered Constantinople instead, proclaimed it a latin empire under the pope | The Fourth Crusade | 22%
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Took place in 1054, The Bishop of Rome sent a personal representative to meet with the Bishop of Constantinople, they disagreed about the Nicene Creed | The Great Schism | 22%
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Chinese moral belief that heaven in trust/withdraws the right to rule. Their justification for overthrowing dynasties | The Mandate of Heaven | 22%
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European revival of ancient learning, art and philosophy began in northern Italy. | The Renaissance | 22%
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A doctorine stating the pope is the rightful head of the Christian Church as successor to Peter | Apostolic Primacy | 11%
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3 | Architecture | 11%
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Small highly agile sailing ships designed for exploration, developed in the 15th century | Caravels | 11%
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"the great" Roman Emperor, built a capital city in the Eastern part of the empire- Constantinople. He promoted and favored the new religion, Christianity. | Constantine I | 11%
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2 | Country became united | 11%
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4 | Decimals were developed | 11%
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God's intervention in the world. Part of the Hebrew tradition | Divine Plan | 11%
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The view that sensory experience is the only source of useful and true knowledge | Empiricism | 11%
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4 | Fast during Ramadan | 11%
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Chinese pilgrim that traveled to India in 400 CE. He collected Buddhist sculptures to translate. Helped with the spread of Buddhism | Fa Xian | 11%
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The Chinese custom of binding young women's feet painfully tight to prevent further growth | Foot-binding | 11%
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A religious order founded by Francis of Assisi (1209). They are dedicated to living a life of poverty, charity and chastity | Franciscans | 11%
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3 | Give alms to the poor | 11%
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5 | Go to Mecca if you can | 11%
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Legacies of the Han Dynasty | Government struc | 11%
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Using human reason to solve problems | Greek rationalism | 11%
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The spread of Greek culture and ideas across Alexander the Great's Empire. Spread architecture, art, and philosophy. | Hellenization | 11%
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The importance of the human experience, dignity and concerns; use reason to solve problems | Humanism | 11%
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A merit based exam system to selective local talent for civil service. Developed during the Han Dynasty in China | Imperial Examination | 11%
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The world's first paper currency, issued by the above dynasty. | Jiaozi | 11%
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"action" good or bad action attached to your soul | Karma | 11%
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1 | Latin language | 11%
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4 | Law | 11%
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Philosophy: Human nature is evil and chaotic, people either farm or serve in the military strong central government, harsh laws. scholars and merchant class are suppressed | Legalism | 11%
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Four Noble Truths | Life equals pain, to live is to suffer | 11%
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Solar calendar with fixed dates and starting and ending points. | Long Count Calendar | 11%
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An institution of higher learning in the Islamic world | Madrasa | 11%
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Ethnic group originally from nomadic Mexico (1250 CE) Barbarians that excelled at warfare | Mexica | 11%
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Communities the Incas forced to settle in designated regions for strategic purposes | Mitimaes | 11%
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A sustained peace across Eurasia. Trade flourished, people, goods and ideas moved freely due to the Mongol Empire | Mongol Peace | 11%
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Differing economic and political structures of the native peoples before Columbus arrived | Native American Diversity | 11%
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The first orthodox statement of Christian belief under the offices of Constantine I. The church councils accepted 4 gospels | Nicene Creed | 11%
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Islamic imperial people who began to build an empire in the wake of the Mongolian decline. Powerful military, conquered Constantinople | Ottoman Turks | 11%
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Nomadic people who's economy revolves around animal husbandry. Generally tribal people | Pastoralists | 11%
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All other religions that have a holy book or Bible | People of the Book | 11%
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Wars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BCE. Greece won against many odds | Persian Wars | 11%
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The first alphabetic script to be widely used, helped to promote trading. | Phoenician alphabet | 11%
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Tight knit, small community of ancient Greeks who agreed on certain rules and customs | Polis | 11%
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The migration and settlement of Polynesian peoples in island chains in the Pacific | Polynesian Diaspora | 11%
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A time after the classical period of ancient Greek and Latin culture | Post Classical | 11%
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2 | Pray 5 times a day | 11%
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2 | Roman Alphabet | 11%
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Created a new alphabet, Christianized Slavic people of Central Europe and developed an alphabet for them closely related to Greek. | Saint Cyril | 11%
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Thought the new Caliph should have been the prophet's son-in-law, a blood relative, Ali | Shia Islam | 11%
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A person of the Jewish faith who cultivate mystic beliefs and practices not interested in sharia law | Sufis | 11%
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Independent political entities in Mesopotamia, each had their own governments. Babylon, Nippur, Lagash, Uruk, Erida and Ur | Sumerian City States | 11%
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The Caliph was chosen by a council and a vote. The more numerous faction | Sunni Islam | 11%
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Hourglass shaped drum from West Africa, used to mimic tones of human speach | Talking drum | 11%
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The island city istablished by the Mexica in 1325, the Aztec capital | Tenochitlan | 11%
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An alliance between Mexica and two other simular cities near lake Texcoco | The Aztec Triple Alliance | 11%
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Gun powder, magnetic compass, moveable type for printing, and paper; These were all known as: | The Four Great Inventions | 11%
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3 | The idea of zero | 11%
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Five pillars of Islam | There is no god but god | 11%
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1 | There is no God, but God | 11%
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China's civil servants who have passed the imperial examination | The Scholar Gentry | 11%
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Term used to describe Moscow and the Russian Christian Church after the fall of Constantinople | The Third Rome | 11%
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3 | Legacy of the Abbasid Cliphate | Trade flourished | 11%
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1 | Unified India | 11%
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A King in modern day Ukraine (900s) converted to Christianity and had subjects baptized | Vladimir the Great | 11%
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Chinese admiral who undertook multiple voyages of discovery during the above dynasty, traveled to collect tribute from foreign rulers and to project power. | Zheng He | 11%
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Flat lands where mud and sediment carried by rivers renews the land and enriches the soil | Alluvial Plains | 0%
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5 | Culture | 0%
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2 | Desire is the course of suffering | 0%
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The integration of people and communities | Globalization | 0%
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1 | Government structure | 0%
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Selective breeding of animals and the cultivating crops | Husbandry | 0%
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The only state reliable route from Asia to Europe (the Mediterranean World) | Indian Ocean Trade | 0%
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Legacy of the Roman Empire | legacy | 0%
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1 | Life equals pain, to live is to suffer | 0%
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A group of people that thought the end of the world was about to occur; Flagellents | Millenarianism | 0%
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Male dominant society, ruled by the fathers | Patriarchy | 0%
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2 | Sharia-Islamic law | 0%
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2 | Spread of ideas | 0%
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Set of edicts issued by the Japenese Emperor trying to enhance power by adopting the Chinese form of a highly centralized government | Taiki Reforms | 0%
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6 | Technology | 0%
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4 | The eightfold path can end your desire | 0%
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1 | The spread of Arabic language and writing | 0%
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3 | To end suffering is to end your desire | 0%
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The Legacy of the Gupta Empire | Unified India | 0%
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