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Song Dynasty
occurred from the year 1960 to 1279, ruled over large parts of Chinese civilization and was a golden age of arts and literature
Hangzhou
The Song Dynasty capital, was home to more than a million people
Foot binding
the practice of tightly wrapping young girls feet which would usually cause breaking of bones and intense pain
Hangul
Developed in the mid 1400s and is a phonetic alphabet for writing the Korean language
Chu Nom
Vietnamese style of writing
Bushido
the way of the samurai, a distinctive set of values such as bravery, loyalty, endurance, honor, great skill in martial arts, and most importantly a preference for death over surrender
Abbasid caliphate
had ruled the Islamic world since 750, but was beginning to weaken and face challengers
Seljuk Turkic Empire
They began to claim the Muslim title of Sultan during 11th and 12th centuries, as they became major players in the Islamic Middle East
Ottoman Empire
was the creation of one of the many Turkic warrior groups that had migrated into Anatolia that brought greater long-term political unity to the Islamic Middle East and North Africa
al-Andalus
How Muslims refer to spain
The Byzantine Empire
a sophisticated and powerful Christian empire but had entered a steady state of decline by 1200
Constantinople
was the capital of Byzantine and was also referred to as New Rome and their people as Romans
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
defined the authority of the emperor as supreme and absolute because was anointed by God
The Crusades
were launched in 1095 by the Catholic pope against the forces of Islam
Kievan Rus
emerged in a region near where Ukraine is now and was a significant region of expansion for orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church
had an extreme amount of influence spread across the entire western European region
European Renaissance
began in the vibrant cities of Italy between 1350 and 1500, lead to citizens actively inspiration in art and literature of Ancient Greece and Romeo
Maya civilization
dominated a region centered on modern day Guatemala between 250 and 900 CE
Aztec Empire
prospered from 1345 to 1528 and was the last and largest of the Mesoamerican states to emerge before the Spanish conquered the region in the early 16th century
Inca Empire
stretched 2500 miles along the Andes and contained an estimation of 10 million subjects during short life in the 15th and early 16th centuries
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