Islam - The Religion
Islam - The History
China
Japan
Mongolia
100

The main prophet of Isalm

Muhammad

100
Two main factions of Islam that were created when disagreements over who should lead the religion arose in the 7th Cent. CE (name both)

Sunni & Shi'a

100

Chinese Philosopher who created a philosophy and religion heavily centered on hierarchical familial relationships.

Confucius 

100

Upper class professional soldiers in Feudal Japan

Samurai

100

"Father" of the Mongol people. Unified his people and led them to conquer the largest land empire in human history.

Genghis Khan

200

The main holy text of Islam

Quran | Koran

200

First dynastic family who came to rule the Muslim world

The Umayyads

200

First significant Chinese dynasty, ruled for roughly 400 years, was contemporary with the Roman Empire

The Han Dynasty

200

Japanese term that means, "supreme general of the Emperor's army." Effectively this is a title given to what essentially was a military dictator of feudal Japan

Shogun

200

Ancient trade route that connected Asia to the Mediterranean, greatly improved and consolidated under Mongol rule.

The Silk Road

300

Islamic laws that guide behavior and practice of the Muslim faith.

Shari'a

300

Second dynastic family that came to rule the Islamic world

The Abbasids

300

One of many female emperors in China's history, she oversaw the conquest of Korea in the 7th cent. CE

Wu Zhao | Empress Wu

300

Code of conduct that governed the behavior of Japanese upper-class warriors.

Bushido

300
Term made up by historians that describes the relative "peace" that existed in the Mongol empire following its conquests

Pax Mongolica

400

Living in the example of the prophet

Sunna

400

Place in Baghdad that was "combination library, academy, and translation center."

The House of Wisdom

400

Chinese invention what allowed the fast and accurate printing of things like books, and paphlets- centuries before Europeans would have this technology.

Moveable Type

400

Religion unique to Japan that focuses on the veneration of one's ancestors 

Shinto

400

Significant Mongol leader, grandson of the founder, who ruled China, founded the Yuan Dynasty, and personally knew Marco Polo.

Kublai Khan

500

Other than pilgramage/hajj, name one of the Five Pillars

Faith | Prayer | Alms | Fasting

500
"Extraordinary" Muslim state in what is today modern Spain, founded in the early 8th century CE.

al-Andalus

500

Chinese scholar who founded Daoism

Laozi

500

City and court that was the center of Japanese government. Had strict rules about behavior, dress, and the length of people's swords

Heian 

500

North Black Sea port city controlled by Genoa in the 14th Cent. CE. Location where the Mongols transmitted bubonic plague to Europeans.

Caffa | Kaffa

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