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Prophet of Islam
was a leader from Mecca who unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam -
established after death of Muhammad
overthrown by Abbasid -
period within Japan
Japan's capital is moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō
The Great Buddha(Daibutsu) at Tōdai-ji was completed
permanent establishment of Buddhism
Emperor Shōmu -
800= Golden Age of Islam
New trade route- Indian Ocean
80% Shia -
first sub- Saharan West Africa
Gold Coast -
formal split between the Latin Church & the Orthodox Church
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Turkic dynasty of control Asian nomadic origins took over Baghdad and established themselves as new protectors of the Abbasid caliphate
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Duke William II of Normandy (william the conqueror)
invasion & occupaton of England by an army of Normans and Franch who were led by Duke William II -
preceded over Byzantine empire
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created by indugenious Muslims in Western Sudan of West Africa and famous for its role in the trans- Saharan gold trade
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was to win back the holy city of Jerusalem
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under Genghis Khan and his descendants established an enormous empire
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(same as Genhis title of Temujin when he ruled the Mongols, Khan)
founder of the Mongol empire, most famous for conqueror in history -
centralized Indian empire of varying extent; created by Muslim invaders
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one of Africa’s greatest civilizations
highly developed architecture
trade center: -
city where many stone structures were
built when it was a trading center and capital of a large state in Africa -
conquerored China & established the Chinese Yuan Dynasty
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the grandson of Tiemuzhen, Kublai Khan, ascended the throne he formally established the Yuan Dynasty
Yuandadu was the capital
Kublai Khan led his army, capturing the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279) and thus he unified the entire China -
served under Kublai Khan
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was a Muslim Moroccan explorer, known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla
Over a period of thirty years, he visited most of the known Islamic World -
Ruler of Mali, his pilgrimage through Egypt
to mecca established the empires reputaion for wealth -
through conquest gained control over much of Central Asia and Iran: member of prominent family of the Mongols Jagadai Khanate
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England and France
King Philip VI of France attempted to confiscate the English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine
series of (plundering raids) battles interspersed with truces and uneasy peace -
bacterial disease spread by flea bites to rodents and humans
high montality rae and difficult to stop its spread -
Empire based in China that Zhu Yuanzhang established after the overthrow of the Yuan Empire
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He was entrusted by Chinese emperor Yongle with series of state voyages through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia & Africa
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Stretching 2,500 miles
only lasted about a hundred years
the Spanish conquered the Inca in 1532
The Inca left no written history
largest empire in pre-Columbian America -
Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Sultan Mehmed II, ruler of the Ottoman Turks, led the assault
siege lasted for fifty days -
one of the three kingdoms of Korea
The Park clan held power for three generations before being faced with a coup by the Seok clan.
according to the Koreans Silla was founded by King Park Hyeokgeose -
King of the Fanks and emperor; established the Carolington Empire; first in western Europe to bear the title emperor in over 300 years
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Chinese economy had grown spectacularly
technology advanced- in fields as diverse as agriculture, iron-wroking, and printing
populatoin grew -
imperial Chnese Dynasty
founded by Emperor Wen of Sui, the Sui Dynasty capital was at Chang'an -
imperial dynasty of China
founded by Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire
capital was Chang'an -
in Japanese history
gradually changed as the growth of private estates, exempt from taxation
A new centre of authority emerged in 1086 when Emperor Shirakawa retired early and established a cloistered regime to rule behind the throne, a system continued sporadically by later emperors
flourishing culture of the court aristocracy -
capital of present day Cambodia
largest pre- industrial urban center in the world