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Ancient WH chp 10 - 21

freshman ancient world history chapters 10 - 21 minus chapter 15

Terms

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samurai
loyal warriors
William the Conqueror
duke of Normandy who claimed the English crown
patron
person who supports artists
Ming dynasty
successors of the yuan dynasty
utopia
meaning no place; written by Thomas More
Janissaries
group of 30000 soldiers who were loyal to the Ottoman sultan and were the driving force behind the military forces
marco polo
famous explorer to visit China, traveled on silk roads
Cyrillic alphabet
used for slavic languages
common law
unified body of law formed by england's royal judges
perspective
an artist technique that creates a three dimensional appearance
troubadour
traveling poet-musicians at castles and court of europe
patriarch
leading bishop
Hugenots
fought against Catholics in eight wars in France
sikhs
nonviolent religious group who became the focus on the Mughal's hatred for defending Jahangirs son
triangular trade
africans being transported to the americas through a transatlantic trading network
suleyman the lawgiver
under this ottoman ruler the ottomans conquered and controlled the eastern Mediterranean
junker
prussian landowning noble
parliament
legislative group
what culture did the Byzantium empire preserve
greek and roman
tournament
mock battles that allowed knights to train
shah
hereditary monarch of Iran
hapsburg
ruled in Bohemia ; in 30 years war
vassal
person receiving the fief
glorious revolution
bloodless overthrow of the english king James II and his replacement by William and Mary
calvinism
body of religious teachings based on ideas of reformer John Calvin
lay investiture
kings and nobles appointed church officials in this ceremony
columbian exchange
global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the americas
franks
Germanic people who held power in roman province
muhammads life before prophet
business man and trader, interest in religion
HRE
fragmented with over 360 states
reconquista
effect to drive the muslims out of spain
indulgence
pardon releasing a person from punishments due to sin
John Wycliffe
English man who challenged the papacy, jesus is the true head of the church
humanism
renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievement
calligraphy
art of beautiful writing
secular
worldly
capitalism
economic system based on private ownership and investment of resources
knights
were granted fiefs
conquistadors
spanish explorers who came to america to seek gold
hajj
pilgrimage
Escorial
Philips gray granite palace with a monastery within it
Justinian Code
decided legal questions that regulated areas of Byzantium life
ivan the terrible
used secret police to control his land and in a fit of violence killed his son
Thomas Aquinas
scholar who argued the basic religious truths
vernacular
everyday language of a homeland
thirty years' war
conflict over religion and territory and for power amongst the families
Concordat of Worms
the church could apoint a bishop but the emperor could veto it
Philip II
one of the most powerful Capetians
vizier
prime minister
avignon
city in france where the pope presided
Eastern Orthodox
religion of the Byzantium empire
middle passage
brought the captured africans to the west indies and then to the N americas
importance of magna carta
guaranteed certain political rights
Zheng He
Chinese Muslim admiral who led all 7 voyages of exploration
limited monarchy
laws limited the rule's power
Sun King
Louis XIV
5 pillars of faith
faith, prayer, alms, fasting, pilgrimage
mosque
islamic house of worship
edict of nantes
declaration of religious tolerance issued by Henry IV and cancelled by Louis XIV ; bring an end to religious conflicts
Estates-General
meeting of commoners, wealthy landowners and merchants, that Philip invited to participate in the council
haiku
japanese form of poetry consisting of 5 - 7 - 5 rhyme
muslims exchange of ideas and technology
contributed to math, science, architecture, also were traders
Slavic + Greek produced
Russia
Saladin
muslim leader who conquered Jerusalem
Hugh capet
duke from France, family ruled territory in paris
Byzantium empire
carried on the glory of Rome
great schism
split of the church; popes excommunicated one another
shi'a
party of ALI
lord
grants land
simony
bishops selling positions in the church
shinto
way of the gods
date of the magna carta
1215
Parliament (chp 21)
body of representatives that makes laws for a nation
fief
granted land
sunni and shi'a split
wanted different caliphs
joan of arc
teenage french peasant girl who rescued france from its conquerors - moved by god
Carolingian Dynasty
family that would rule the franks
kowtow
former Chinese custom of touching ground with forehead as sign of respect
franks
germanic people who held power in Gaul
Heian Court life
rules dictated their whole life
shari'a
body of laws for being a muslim
Hohenzollern
prussian ruling family
shogun
general of the emperors army
organization of individuals in the same business or occupation working to improve the economic and social conditions of its members
guild
inquisition
put an end to heretics
peace of augsburg
famous religious settlement in which uniting both protestants and Catholics to assemble
Louis XIV
king who increased power of the intendants at the expense of nobility
Maria Theresa
Charles VI eldest daughter; prussia is her main enemy; inherits throne with the idea of peace
St. Benedict
monk who wrote a book on monastery rules
bushido
code for the samurai to live by
caliph
successor
Scholastica
in charge of a convent who wrote rules for women
crusade
holy war to gain control of holy land
the successors of the mongol empire in china
chinese
pastoralists
member of a nomadic group that herded animals
feudalism
political system in which nobles were granted land
kabuki
type of Japanese drama in which music, dance, and mime are used to present stories
mercantilism
country's power depended mainly on its wealth
taj mahal
tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife
sunni
not descendant of muhammed
versailles
magnificent palace built for Louis XIV
serfs
works on the fiefs
czar
russian version of a ceasar
hagia sophia
Justinian's glory; most splendid Church
Urban II
issued a call for a crusade
jesuits
members of society of jesus
icons
religious images used by eastern chrisitans that were later banned by emperor leo II
three field system
farmers could work on 2/3 of the land, more food, more people

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