AP World History

• Sharia is the Codification of Islamic law based on the Quran and extends to all areas of human activity.
• Dar al-Islam includes the lands conquered by Muslims and the lands that Muslims conquered from other religions
• Emporia is the cosmopolitan port cities that serve as warehouses for trade. From these Emporia specialized products can be formed causing more and more trade within the Indian Ocean Basin. Many cities along here gain power.
• Equal Field System creates the allocation of agricultural land, basing distribution on land fertility and the needs of recipients- bringing connectivity to landowners and aiding in removing fights within landowning.
• The Bhakti Movement was a religious movement that attempted to bring hinduism and Islam closer together creating many cultural and religious blends with the diversity of religions.
• The Kingdom of Axum was Egypts principal link to southern lands with independence because of trade thinks in the Indian Ocean and Mediteranean sea. This city had great power over many trade routes with their geographical placement between spain, egypt, Europe, and Africa and India and asia.
• Caesaropapism is the idea that the Pope is the successor of Caesar and the head of the Roman Empire, and plays active roles in ecclesiastical affairs. The ruler has a chance of becoming absolute rulers because of this power.
• Iconoclasm: the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices by Emperor Leo III in the Byzantine empire
• Schism is when the Patriarch of Constantinople and The Pope of Rome excommunicate each other due to arguments over hierarchy and jurisdictions.
• Kamikaze are the "dicine winds" that turned back two attempted invasions of Japan by Khubilai Khan (1264-1294)
• Shamanism: the part-time religious specialists who establish and maintain personalistic relations with specific spirit beings.
• Bananas: A fruit from Southeast Asia that adapted well to the African climate, increasing food supply and subsequently increasing populations.
• Mansa Musa was the Grandson of Sundiata who supported Islam and grew the kingdom of Mali (1312-1337) to its greatest extent going so far to make the price of gold deplete because of his large gifts of gold.
• Scholasticism: the system of theology and philosophy taught in medieval European universities, based on Aristotelian logic and the writings of the early Christian Fathers and emphasizing tradition and dogma.
• The Seven Sacraments: Ritual practices of Christianity that bring spiritual blessings to the observants.
• chivalry: A code of conduct for nobles sponsored by the Church to minimize fighting among Christians. Their dedication to peace while also promoting Christianity show that they are promoting the idea that Christianity is peace.
• Crusades: The "Holy War" planning to recaptur Palestine and Jerusalem from Muslims with vows of opposition to Islam.
• Teotihuacan: the largest city of pre-Columbian America, situated about 40 km (25 miles) north-east of Mexico City. Built c.300 BC, it reached its zenith c.300–600 AD, when it was the centre of an influential culture which spread throughout Meso-America. It was sacked by the invading Toltecs c.900.
• Calendar: Mexica cultures' include the Solar (365 days) and the Ritual (260 days) versions. This sets the foundations for time and records in this area and time period