A leader of a people or clan.
What is Chief
An ancient chinese invention that dramatically increased the rate by which text could be copied.
What is Woodblock Printing
An 11th century military campaign to take back the Holy Land from Muslim Rule.
What was the First Crusade
A decentralized government system prevalent during Medieval Europe that had those of lower classes work on the land of rulers in exchange for protection.
What is Feudalism
A system of thought dating back to ancient china, founded on an ethical doctrine and rules of conduct for harmonious living.
What is Confucianism
A grand project that when finished, helped connect northern and southern china economically and socially.
What is the Grand Canal
belief system that everything has a spiritual essence, including people, animals and inanimate objects.
What is Animism
A city and itś surrounding territories that forms an independent state.
What is City-State
A Confucian value emphasizing respect and caring for parents, grandparents, and elders.
What is Filial Piety
A crop rotation method developed during Europeś middle ages that helped the crop production and soil
What is the Three-field system
The most popular sect of Islam that believes in elected rulers.
What is Sunni
Societies structured around a single line of descent that could be either maternal or paternal.
What are Kin-based Empires
A medieval Indian social reform movement against rituals and caste systems, emphasising devotion to god.
What is the Bahki movement
A Baghdad located academy and library during the islamic golden age.
What is the House of Wisdom
he sect of Islam that believes only descendants of muhammad becoming rulers.
What is Shia
A Medieval Islamic Empire that ruled from the 11th to 16th century over large parts of India, based in Delhi.
What was the Delhi Sultanate
The right of succession to the firstborn.
What is Primogeniture
An Incan system of mandatory labor from citizens.
What is the Mit´a system
The Split between the Eastern and Western Christian Church in the 11th century.
What was The Great Schism
A series of smaller north indian kingdoms that were ruled by the Rajput kingdoms from the 7th century onwards.
What were the Rajput Kingdoms