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Serf
A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
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Serf
A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
Manor
A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord.
Byzantine Empire
Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.
Al-Andalus
A Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain
Alhambra
a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages
Jewish Diaspora
the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Serf | A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord |
Manor | A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord. |
Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half. |
Al-Andalus | A Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain |
Alhambra | a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages |
Jewish Diaspora | the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE |
Great Zimbabwe | A stone-walled enclosure found in Southeast Africa. Have been associated with trade, farming, and mining. |
Hausa states/kingdom | people of northern Nigeria formed these states; formed following the demise of the Songhay Empire & combined Muslim & pagan tradition |
Decentralized | governmental power is spread among more than one person or group |
scholar gentry | elite, educated bureaucrats who ran the centralized gov't of China |
filial piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. |
matriarchy | A society ruled or controlled by women |
Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders |
Heian Period | The era in Japanese history from 794-1185, arts and writing flourished during this time, inspired by Chinese traditions |
Sufism | Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God |
Bhakti Movement | Movement that tried to erase the gap between Hinduism and Islam, focused on developing a strong attachment to a particular deity (monotheism), and appealed to women and lower classes |
Great Schism | the official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054 |
Manorial System | an economic system in the Middle Ages that was built around large estates called manors |
Srivijaya Empire | Hindu Kingdom in Western Indonesia, had a navy and prospered by charging fees for ships traveling between India and China |
Majapahit kingdom | Southeast Asian Buddhist kingdom (1293-1520) centered on the island of Java., controlled sea routes |
Khmer Empire | Also known as Angkor Kingdom. Situated near the Mekong River in SE Asia. Had a complex irrigation and drainage system that allowed it to flourish |
woodblock printing | a type of printing in which text is carved into a block of wood and the block is then coated with ink and pressed on the page |
Four Noble Truths of Buddhism | All life involves suffering; desire is the cause of suffering; elimination of desire brings an end to suffering; a disciplined life conducted life brings the elimination of desire. |
Eightfold Path | In Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering |
Shinto | The traditional religion of Japan |
Daimyo | A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai |
Shogun | A military general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name. Had all the power in feudal Japan |
Shia Islam | minority branch of Islam; belief that only a descendant of Ali (Muhammad's Cousin) can be caliph. |
Sunni Islam | Muslims who believe in the successorship of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali. |
Jizya | Poll tax that non-Muslims had to pay when living within a Muslim empire |