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They were thought to serve as mediators between the gods and people on earth, and performed the elaborate religious ceremonies and rituals so important to the mayan culture
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13th and 14th century
Lasted about 100 years
Period of peace, international trade and economic/cultural prosperity -
Built the hagia sophia
Preserved roman and greek culture and christianity
Spread ideas to other parts of the world
Greek language and learning were preserved for prosperity
It influenced the development of religion,culture, and politics in eastern europe -
The main purpose was to be the transport of grain
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Migration period
It's called "the dark ages" because historians don't know as much of this time
This period of time has been lost to history -
Began with the collapse of the western roman empire and merged into the renaissance and the age of discovery
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Marks the beginning of his prophethood
An angel was entto him and told him to read
Retreat in a mountain cave near Mecca (the cave of Hira), -
Muhammad's migration from mecca to Medina in order to escape persecution
Date represents the starting point of the Muslim era -
Became the most powerful and prosperous country in the world
Both poetry and painting reached their creative peaks in china -
Died as a result of being poisoned (FEVER)
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Occurred soon after the death of muhammad
The groups had distinct beliefs -
The first muslim dynasty
Had a one man leadership instead of Islamic caliphate
Accomplishments include the umayyad mosque and the dome of the rock -
The invasion of spain was the result both of a muslim readiness to invade and of a call of assistance by one of the visigothic fractions
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Frankish leader, charles martel, defeats a large army of spanish moors, halting the muslim advance into western europe
The muslim governor of cordoba was killed in the fighting -
Oversaw the golden age of islamic culture
One of the longest and most influential islamic dynasties -
The abbasids moved he empire capital from damascus to baghdad
The abbasids had depended heavily on the support of persians in their overthrow of the umayyads -
It was significant because developments were also advanced in the fields of medicine,law,religion,government, and warfare.
Under the rule of charlemagne, the empire reunited most of western europe
Ended the dark ages in western europe
Initiated a period of cultural enhancement
Spread christianity (paved da way) -
Major role in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages, especially during the Viking Age
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Considered another period of the golden age
Commerce developed paper currency came into increasing use -
A.K.A the medieval time period
Separated into 3 time periods -
The break of communion between the catholic church and eastern orthodox churches
The Eastern Church became the Greek Orthodox Church by severing all ties with Rome and the Roman Catholic Church — from the pope to the Holy Roman Emperor on down. -
Was the first norman king of england
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A series of religious wars between christians and muslims
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The largest empire in history
Represents the unified conquests of genghis khan and his descendants
Conquered song china
Mongols were the first to ever conquer all of china -
One of the most important documents in history
It established the principle that everyone is subject to the law (even the king)
It guarantees the rights of individuals
The right to justice and the right to a fair trial -
Established that the king may not collect any taxes
When it became the Parliament of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland created the Kingdom of Great Britain -
The pope appoints the first "inquisitors of heretical depravity
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Many developments in economy,science,engineering,mathematica,printing,astronomy,medicine,painting,poetry,calligraphy, and other forms of art
The first empire to use paper money -
Built on an island
Had a system of canal and cause ways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of people who lived there -
A series of separate conflicts between the english and the french and the french throne
England made no further attempt to conquer france -
Remembered for its drama, literature, and world-renowned porcelain
Built majority of the existing great wall of china saw development in printing -
He led china to become the superpower of the indian ocean
He went on 7 major expeditions to explore the world for the chinese emperor and to establish chinese trade in new areas -
Built the citadel of machu picchu
Invented a flute, a drum, the famous inca panpipe, terrace farming, freeze dried foods, aqueducts, strange and scary art, unified language etc -
Magnificent temples,palace,plazas, and statues that represented many gods they worshiped
