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1)Confession of Faith,
2)Prayer,
3)Fasting,
4)Tithes, and
5)Pilgrimage (Hajj) |
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| Indian Ocean Maritime System |
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The crossroads of the world's shipping lanes in the period 1300-1500 CE. From the Mediterranean Sea to the South China Sea, each port city was rich in merchants of many ethnicities and cultures.
Trade goods were loaded at a port in one of three regions:
-Arabian Sea
-Bay of Bengal
-South China Sea |
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Empress Wu Zetian (625-705 CE)
(The Mother of Benevolent Rule) |
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*Hailed from a noble family-blessed with: witt, intelligence, beauty.
*Was concubine to two emperors-had 3 sons with Emperor Kao Song.
*Initiated secret police(network of spies), favored Buddhism.
*Campaigned for women by giving money to powerful women, and developed new political concepts within Confuciusm. |
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| Song Empire (960-1279 CE) |
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*Technological advanced were made for its time which were funded by the government.
-mechanistic farming
-silk production
-astronomy (phases of the moon & its affect on tides)
-fractions/parts of a number, abstract math
-celestial clock
-gunpowder (fire pole/bamboo) |
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Semi-sedentary society
(Meso & South America) |
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*A civilization located in thin, tropical soil, which introduced a shift in cultivation with the "slash & burn" method. Frequently moving society such as the Tupi.
*The Tupi people had their own language and set of religious beliefs; and, they were organized by tribes not social class. The Tupi people did not build empires. |
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*The capital of the Aztec empire, which at one point had 200,000 inhabitants.
*In 1519, Spanish conquistadores destroyed the city and established their own capital-Mexico City-on its ruins. |
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*City to where Muhammad fled (hijra) in the year 622. This also is known as the beginning of the Islamic calendar. *Muhammad was rejected by his own tribe and the residents of Mecca. |
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*A nomadic tribe which occupied the Arabian peninsula.
*The Bedouins were usually organized by clans, and its most famous descendant was the prophet Muhammad. |
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| Orphaned at an early age, and raised by his grandfather and uncle; Muhammad became the prophet to whom God revealed messages. These messages were recited to professionals by Muhammad, and were compiled in to what is now known as the Qu'ran. |
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Almoravids
(Empire ruled 1061-1145 CE) |
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| An empire from Morocco, its capital city being Marrakesh (1070 CE); waged a holy war against Ghana in order to convert. Many new converts continued to participate in indigenous religious practices even while officially accepting Islam. The Almoravids fought among themselves, and their cattle degraded the ecology of the region. |
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Ghana
(Empire rule 700-1100 CE) |
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An empire valued Matrilineal kingship and was defeated by the Almoravids in the 11th century.
Its capital city was Koumbi Saleh. Ghana was both a partner and rival of the Berbers for control of Saharan trade. (Gold, slaves, hides, and ivory were transported northward in exchange for copper, silver, metal goods, horses, dried fruit, cloth, and salt transported southward.) |
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Originally known for basketry, after 500 CE, the Anasazi people merged with the Mongollan, and the new technology that evolved from this merged were:
1-Pottery
2-Bow & Arrow
3-New farming techniques
4-Multi-Story pueblos
5-Trade and roads |
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