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AP World History Flashcards #1
p.152-159 of Princeton Study Guide, Key words.
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History
10th Grade
10/27/2009

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Timur Lang (Tamerlane)
Definition
destructive Mongol leader who massacred thousands
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Genghis Khan (Chingiss Khan)
Definition
unified Mongol tribes and set them on path of expansion
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hordes
Definition
small independent empires
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Golden Horde
Definition
conquered modern-day Russia
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Kublai Khan
Definition
ruled in China as Mongol
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Kush
Definition
developed at same time as ancient Egypt and at one point actually conquered it
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pax magnolica
Definition
periods of peace in Mongol empire
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Axum
Definition
empire rose to greatness in modern-day Ethiopia, converted to Christianity
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Mansa Musa
Definition
one of the greatest Mali rulers
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Sonni Ali
Definition
Songhai ruler conquered west Africa and established Songhai empire
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Benin culture
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mastered bronze sculpting technique
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Oral literature
Definition
important part of life in African communities
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Tenochtitlan
Definition
Aztec capital, now Mexico City
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Temple of the Sun, Machu Picchu
Definition
important Inca temples
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quipu
Definition
set of knotted strings on which the Inca recorded census data and accounts of harvests
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