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| started as a extention of the egyptian empire- 700 bce indepent power- present day egypt & sudan- capital naputce- the middle man between- egypt and the east africa- egyptian trtade- egypt declined the kushites grew in power- 750 bce they attack egypt and will be forced to move south undr king shabako ( r 707-696) - new capital meroe- full of iron- they became known through the helistic world as the place to get iron. they were the best iron workers in the world. over time they decinlined and some moved west taking there iron working skills with them. decline in 300 bce they were literate in egypian script and would evenatally develope there own script which has still never ben translated. |
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| major trading region 700 bce semitic people from middle east came to ethiopia and made axum there capital 300ce axum converts to christianity it was cut off though from the rest of the christian world overtime they declined in political power but the religion stayed 1600th centry a jhad or holy war was started by ahana ibn gnazi agianst christian etheopia and after asking portuguse for help the muslims still won and ethiopia became a islamic nation |
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the great reform. this was the reform that turned japan into china ( tang china) have a empiror who owned the land . tax system like tang china law system like china
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| was in japan. shotku put it into place to make like china said that buddhism was the offical religion but that confusisonism is how the goverment will be ran. |
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inca, the leader known as the inca he was known for speeding up of expantion his sonm will do the same.
they concured land and used thopse resorces to gain more land this was known as the snow ball effect! this was right before the spanish came this lead to the spanish siding with them! |
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| the god of the yorba people responcible for creation of the world. sprinkeled sand in water and a chicken scrached it and the world was created. |
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| Capitation, taille, heriot |
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the 3 major dues or taxes that serfs must pay to there lord, capitation- paid yearly and it was a tax on living! very hated! also known a a head tax.
2.taille tax of serf property.
3 .heriot- inheritance tax.
most people paid these in wheat or goods! |
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| "The Brilliant Emperor" Fell in love with his son's concubine, Lady Yang. Neglected his business and China suffered. He gave up the throne and was forced to kill Lady Yang. Tang Dynasty never fully recovered. |
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Peasants lived on manor. It was a community of peasants under one lord. The manor was split into two parts. The demesne was the land for the lords. the serfs haD to work this land as well! Common lands were the peasant lands.
in return for labor the lord provided serfs with protection and land. |
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The foundation of the Islamic Faith.
required not optional. followed by true muslims!
1. Profession of faith: no god but Allah and Muhammad is the last prophet
2.Prayers: all Muslims must pray five times and face Mecca.
3. Almsgiving: charitable giving
4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan
5. The Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca once in life.
these were required by the Koran. |
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| He was the Pope. Invited Charlemagne to Rome for christmas and made him emperor of the roman empire!. He did this to try to gain power but Charlemagne thought he deserved the power. |
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| Africa. Made Pilgrimage to Mecca. Spent too much gold and depressed the economy. Brought Islamic scholars from Meccato Mali and helped expand Islamic knowledge in Mecca. |
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| All land belonged to the Chinese Emperor. Every able bodied man between 21-59 got 10 acres of land based on his abilities. women/ w families may get a smaller portion because everyone need to feed there family. The taxes were based on the amount of land. the amount of work you did was a result of how much land you recieved. it was a complex and fair system. |
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| He was a monk who came to rome as a young man an was horrifed by the coruption. reconized that this was a problem so he wrote a new rule that reformed monasticism. He established the Benedictine Rule. It was based on poverty, chastity, and obedience. popes suported it and it spread through out eruope. |
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| Ruler of the Jews.but he still answered to rome. He built a new port city and began to rebuild the Temple of Solomon. Under him, the Jews enjoyed peace and prosperity. he became worried about who would rule after him and killed children boys of young age was killed about the same time jesus was born. After his death, the Jewish kingdom was divided among his sons |
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| Boccaccio's written account of the plague in Florence. Seven ladies and three men that fled to the country to escape the plague. |
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| mother of the olmec culture |
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| is located in modern day veracruz and tabasco. ag apered here early because of fertile soil. they were traders and farmers. mexico because of calender the tortia important it didnt spoil was portable more military. The balgame was thought to have started here |
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| Aztec king. He conquered alot in the 1400s right before the Spanish appeared. |
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| Largest Olmec city state. Huge religious complex. guarded by stone heads. |
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| King of France after Charles IV died. King of England thought he deserved the crown. They fought over this and it led to the 100 years war between france and england. |
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| Son of Tai-tsung. Remember best for his fascination with Lady Wu, his father's concubine. after his after died she was sent to convent so kao-tsung went and to the convent to make her his wife. |
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| Barbarian Quelling Generalissimo was the title he wanted after winning a major war. His title was shortened to Shogun. He established the Shogunate at Kamakura. |
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| Located in the Andes in Peru. CLOSE TO SHORE grew maize and vegetables. good metal workers. declined because of warfare. |
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| Became the caliph after Ali. He was a general from the Umayyad family and stated the umayvad dynasty. major expantion -egypt africa and spain adavancing into europe this was stoped in 732 at the battle of tours. Moved the Muslim capital from Medina to Damascus. / this lead to the sunni shi'it split sunni supported him |
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| Story that tells about the ballgame. Hero twins descended into the underworld to defeat the god. reinacted every day with the rise and fall of the sun! |
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| document the pope had. stated that constantine gave the pope dominion of Rome and western europe. proved to be a fake by lorenzo valla. |
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| Africa. Congo society. Converted to Christianity. Learned to read and write Portuguese. Considered himself the equal of the Portugeuse king. |
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jewish clasification. they were conservative and rich. Wanted peaceful co-existence with the Romans. Did not have popular support from the Jews.
jesus thought they courpted the temple. |
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| he was a japanize prince he ruled as a regent for his aunt. Born with Buddha in his hand. Made Buddhism the religion and Confucianism the offical government. Was responsible for many changes in Japanese government. adopted china's calenders sent missionarys to china in 607 to learn |
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| he became king of the franks founded Merovingian Dynasty. 15 when he took power. smart but ruthless. he brought new lands under frankish rule. he became a christian and everone followed when he took lands he converted them, they thought they were the protectors of the faith |
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| A city built by the aztecs in the middle of a island in a lake called lake texcoco this was a engernireing marble because as the city grew the island grew by filling in the lake ( modern day mexico city. |
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| the founder of islam. born in mecca middle class raised by grand father married at 25 rich but cared about the poor/ leaves mecca and goes into the desert to think about the world / began to preach his his revolation from allah that was givn to him through gabrieal. seen as the last of gods prophets conquered mecca in 624 and makes it the centerof ilsam koran. |
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| "Father of Humanism" known for poetry. wrote about laura. this showed transition from religious world to the current world. |
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| he left a account of the plauge as it struck florence itay know as the decameron |
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| wrote the Elegance of the Latin Language. Spoke of textual criticism. proved the Donation of Constantine was fake. |
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| self proclaimed emperor of china empress tu-ku ( his wifeestablish the sui dynasty which laid foundation for tang dyanasty. he had a crazy son who killed him to take thrown |
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| ) in mid evil europe. the same amount of land and divied it into 3rds the 1st field you plant wheat or rie field 2 oats barley. field 3 rests /very important because they are using the same land but getting a betetr crop and this helps creat crop diversity. |
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| french peasant girl. when she was 13 she heard vocies of 3 saints , saint micheal, catherine and margaret telling her to rescue the french from england so she ralley the troops moral and lead the french against the english in the battle of orleans which was part of the 100 years war,( which took place in france) he english captured her as a witch and at first she said she was inocent and changed her mind but said yes I will die as a martyr and became a national hero in france |
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| art historian. write The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy. Renaissance started in 14th and 15th century. Witnessed the birth of modern state. occured in Italy because they still felt influence of ancient Rome. |
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| Founded Song Hai. Created the navy to control the river. |
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| A Jewish convert to Christianity. Carried Christianity to non Jews. to greece rome asia minor/ Stated Jesus died on a cross and rose again for salvation from sin.responible for christianity being more than a faith for the jews. he said you don't have to be a jew just have to believe. The only active member of the early Church to leave a written legacy. Executed in Rome. reflective of increasing concern my roman empire about Christanity. |
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| the wife of kao-tsung & former concubine of tai tsung she got rule after joa tsungs death. she was a cold and killed her sons to keep thrown known for many lovers and even ordered her grand son to kill him self she was ruth les but a capable ruller! |
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| Known as the lay people. various calles and ocupations Believed in strick adherence to the Torah. Stressed prayer, fasting, and ritual purity. Believed in a Savior that would come and lead them agains the unbelievers militaryly(Romans.) jesus oppossed them. |
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| a major trading region. semitic people from middle east came to ethiopia and made axum there capital in 300 ce axum converts to christianity but it was cut off from the rest of the christian world over time the they declined in political power but the religion stayed. 1600th centry a jhad or hly war was started by ahana ibn gnazi against christian ethiopia. ethipoia asked fellow nation portuguese for help and they sent troop but the muslims still won and ethiopia became a islamic nation. |
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| they advicated a revolution to over throw rome established a free nation based on judaism super committed to following the ruls and laws even more than the phareesees /they were very fundamental they engaed in open revolt in 66ce they were terrorists & extremist actions radical! there actions brought the romans to bring the hammer down! jesus was named as a zealot and this is why he was captured by romans |
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| established by edward the III in response to the black death after this the people wanted to be paid more because they worked hard because there were less of them work the black plauge killed them all so this statute of labors said that you have you to work and get payed what you did before the plague. |
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| In the 8th century they collapsed. warfare probably caused it but we are not sure. trade declind. they people revolted. fire broke out. |
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| japan shotku put it into place to make them like china said that buddhism was the ofical religion and the confusionis is how thing will be ran. |
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| Capital of the Kushite Kingdom. Good land. strong deposits of wood and iron. |
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| 14 year old king of England. Met with the peasants of Wat Tyler Rebellion. Granted their first requests, denied second. Then never followed through with the first requests. |
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| Moldboard Plow v. Scartch Plow |
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major part of middle age ag in europe
scratch plow # heavy went one way then the other -soil not deeply penitrated- need good soil - sqaure field shape.
mold board plow
cuts deep - formed a ridge in the soil- don't have to plow 2 times- reorgginezed village land- farming became more coperative in labor darft labor-ox at least 2 up to 8 - share plow- rectanglar field shape. |
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the bubonic plgue killed a 1/3 of the population started in sicily in oct 1347 it is a swelling of black puss in arm pit it gets its name from these swellings.
there are two kinds of of this plague the pheumonic plague that is transmitted through restprotory and the bubonic plague which is spread through pyshical contact. many more in close places ships monestrays. in a monestary in france of 144 people 1 lived. killed people fast. by january plauge hit france & and north africa by july through out europe- no city was spared 1/3 to 2/3 were killed |
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| one of the four caliphs. after uthman. he was believed to have killed uthman most people didnt want him to rule. he was the son in law of muhammad. he was the last caliph that personality knew muhamad he was eventally killed. |
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