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Use this to review all the key terms for the comprehensive Semester I final.

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Definition
show The belief in one God- introduced by the Jews.  
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show The belief in many gods- almost all ancient religions were based on this.  
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show In Buddhism, this is a state of perfect wisdom and understanding of the basic truths of the universe and results in a break in the chain of reincarnations.  
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show Leader of the Muslims after Muhammad- it means "successor" or deputy.  
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Sunni   show
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show A division in Islam that believes that the caliph needs to be relative of Muhammad and acknowledges Ali and his descendents as the rightful successors.  
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Pope   show
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Karma   show
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show The prince who left his family and became the founder of Buddhism.  
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show Founder of Judaism- important in Christianity and Islam as well.  
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show Founder of Islam.  
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Feudalism   show
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Manor   show
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Manorialism   show
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Lord   show
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Peasants   show
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show Is the name of a land grant given to vassals in exchange for work and military protection.  
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show A person who receives a fief. A noble becomes this when he receives land in exchange for loyalty, taxes, and military service.  
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Knight   show
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Serfs   show
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show The tax peasants and serfs owed to the Church after they had paid all their other taxes to their lord.  
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Reconquista   show
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show a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements  
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Indulgences   show
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Vernacular   show
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Renaissance   show
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Patron   show
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Perspective   show
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show concerned with worldly rather than religious/spiritual matters  
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Medici Family   show
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show famous painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist that makes him the best example of a Renaissance man; famous for The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper  
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show He encouraged religious tolerance in the Mughal Empire and presided over a great cultural and artistic age.  
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show This Central Asian conqueror interrupted the growth of the Ottoman Empire when he invaded the Ottomans.  
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Cultural blending   show
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show Christian boys were taken as slaves, converted to Islam, and turned into warriors and government officials as part of this Ottoman policy.  
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Ghazi   show
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show Arabic word that means ‘overlord' or ‘one with power'  
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Janissary   show
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Mughals   show
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show Followers of Othman named themselves this and they created a powerful Muslim military empire  
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Sikhs   show
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show a grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to use Native Americans as laborers on it.  
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show the buying, transporting, and selling of Africans for work in the Americas.  
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show the global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas.  
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show a business in which investors pool their wealth for a common purpose, then share the profits.  
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Mercantilism   show
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show A religious symbol or image used by Easter Christians during their worship.  
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Tang Dynasty   show
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show Ten orders or laws given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai for the Jews to follow and live by.  
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show Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in A.D.622 that made him into an important political leader.  
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Pastoralists   show
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show ___, an important Chinese technological advance, revolutionized printing.  
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show The Mongol ruler ___ united China for the first time in 300 years.  
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show ___ united the Mongols and led them in conquering much of Asia.  
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show Most European readers did not believe the stories that the Venetian merchant ___ told about what he had seen in China.  
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Samurai   show
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show A leader with the title of ___ had the power of a military dictator in Japan.  
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show A japanese code of behavior has a name meaning "the way of the warrior"  
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Shinto   show
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show A class of powerful, well-to-do people who enjoy a high social status.  
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Clan   show
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Pax Mongolica   show
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show The dynasty founded by _________ expanded China, promoted foreign, and promoted improvements in agriculture, so his dynasty was named after him.  
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