[AP World History] Chapter 14 Vocabulary

Constitutions of Melfi

The oldest surviving written constitution in the world

Golden Horde

The Mongol group that ruled over portions of central Asia

Inquisition

A centuries-long effort by the church to impose religious homogeneity on Western Europe through torture and execution

kurultai

A proto-democratic gathering of a Mongol leader's followers

Magna Carta

An English document that reiterated existing rights of vassals

mandarins

Top officials in the Imperial Chinese bureaucracy

People of the Felt Walls

Temujin's name for his ethnically and linguistically diverse followers.

sharia

Islamic religious law.

yam

Horse relay stations established by Ghengis Khan for long-distance communication on military campaigns; they were later expanded into rest areas and supply depots.

yassa

Genghis Khan's law code, designed to eliminate the sources of conflict in steppe society and bring harmony to his people