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U-prep 7th 100 History Facts 41-60
U-prep 7th grade all-stars world history facts
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7th Grade
01/10/2011

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41. Aftrican legend, customs, and history are passed down to each generation by ______, or storyteller.
Definition
griot
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42. Mali's greatest ruler, _______, was a devout Muslim, but respected all religious beliefs.
Definition
Mansa Musa
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43.  Villages in Africa were built around ________, or family relationships.
Definition
kinship
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44. The ________ of Africa migrated over 1000 years accross east, central, and souther Africa.
Definition
Bantu-speaking peoples
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45. A _______ is a wind system that switches direction seasonally and brings wet and dry seasons.
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monsoon
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46. An independent state with its own government made up of a city and the surrounding territories is know as a _________.
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city-state
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47. Japan's seas have acted as a natural barrier keeping Japan in __________.
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isolation
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48. The early religion followed in Japan was _________ before people moved to Buddhism.
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Shinto
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49. _______________ encouraged Buddhism and the spread of Chinese culture in Japan.
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Prince Shotoku
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50. Borrowing China;s writing system, Japan became known for their literary cassics including the book ___________.
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Tale of Genji
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51. In Japan's feudal society the ________ acted as the leader.
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Shogun
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52. As the Japanese people changed over time, a number of Buddhist ____________, or different religious groups, developed.
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denominations
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53. A religious commujnity ran by monks is caled a ____________.
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monastery
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54. A political and economic system based on teh relationship between a large landowner and people who need protections is called _________.
Definition
feudalism
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55. A ________ is an armed, mounted soldier who served for the lord.
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knight
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56. A _______ is a community under a lord's control that is totally self-sufficient.
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manor
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57. When people are organized by rank or authority it is called a __________.
Definition
hierarchy
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58. ____________, the king of the Franks, was crowned the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Charlemagne
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59. A union of people of practiced a specific trade is caled a _________.
Definition
guild
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60. The signing of the __________, a document limiting teh powers of the king and acknowlidging teh rights of lords, sparked the beginning of feudalism's decline.
Definition
Magna Carta
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