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| most important book of the quiche from the guatamalan highlands |
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| spanish conquistador who conquored the aztecs |
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| civilization in northern peru (100-800AD) |
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| people who follow the quran, originated in the middle east |
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| the chief mulsim civil and religious leader, regarded as the successor to muhammad |
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| high ranking advisor or minister in the arab world |
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| collections of the reports that quotes what Muhammad said after his visits |
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| an ethnic group indigenous to north Africa |
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| tenth emperor of mali, made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, mecca, and medina |
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| most prominent ruler of the ghaznavid empire |
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| religious and social practices of female seclusion prevalent in some communities in south asia |
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| indian funeral custom where a widow commits suicide shortly after her husbands death |
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| Chinese Buddhist monks of the southern school |
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| one of the most widely practiced traditions of Buddhism in east asia |
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| Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, originated with han yu and li ao |
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| the founder and great khan of the mongul empire |
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| the first Muslim dynasty, established after Muhammad's death |
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| language of the copts, mainly in north Africa |
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| bantu language that was used to unite Africa under a single language |
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| temple in Cambodia, hindu temple |
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| trade route connecting Europe to china |
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| founder of the timurid empire in Persia and central asia |
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| Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler who described the interaction between china and india |
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| primarily sacred language of Hinduism |
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