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Christians and jews
people of the book
describe the success of islam in Spain by 1000.
75% of the population had converted to Islam to avoid zigat
Byzantine Empire
the most sophisticated and powerful christian empire civilization, orthodox christianity, with the capital city of Constantinople
sufi
muslim merchants
four ways in which confucian traditions from china impacted Korean women
- removing funeral rites in which a husband was buried in the sacred plot of his wife's family
- the remarriage of widows or divorced women
- female inheritance of property
- position of women in textile industry
what changes did the Seljuk turkic empire establish after 1000?
rulers began to claim the muslims title of sultan (ruler) rather than the turkic kaghan
what geographic challenge contributed to Western europes fragmentation?
western europes geography made political unity difficult for population centers were divided by mountain ranges and dense forests as well as by 5 major peninsulas and 2 large islands.
styling their rulers as emperors, adopting confuciasm, buddhism, daoism, and the examination system
explain the ways in which the golden age of muslims come to end starting in the late 10th century
Christians launched an invasion force to attack abbasid caliphate, they were attached by turks, and salves were used to build armies
feudalism
a highly fragmented and decentralized society coming from the western Roman Empire
northern India
What was the turning point in the decline of the abbasid empire?
the arrival of the turks
what shattered the abbasid caliphate
turks attack from the east, mamluks from Egypt, mongols, and crusaders from the west
what was the most impressive hindu empire in India which helped sustain peaceful muslin - hindu relations?
the vijayunager empire
how did the rise of Ferdinand and Isabella change the landscape of drain in 1492?
when married, they brought Spain together, completed the reconquista, and funded Columbus. they converted everyone to christianity or else they were killed.
Inca system of forced labor
mita