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Question	Answer
Large civilizations with diverse populations that work to integrate conquered peoples	Globalizing Empires
The educational institution created to train men in Confucianism	Imperial University
The period of "Roman Peace" when the empire was relatively calm and trade and the economy were thriving.	Pax Romana
The period of "Chinese Peace" when agriculture and commerce flourished	Pax Sinica
Series of wars between Rome and Carthage led to the beginning of the Roman Empire's expansion	Punic Wars
Literally "the public thing," this term was used to describe the Roman Republic	Res Publica
A new religious movement that originated in the Eastern Roman Empire after Jesus of Nazareth was executed by Roman authorities.	Christianity
First Roman Emperor	Augustus
Waves of population movement from West Africa into eastern and southern Africa	Bantu Migration
The Eastern Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople.	Byzantium
An authoritative statement of belief	Creed
The dominant faith in India that focused on the trinity of Brahma (birth), Vishnu (existence), and Shiva (destruction).	Hinduism
Literally "witness," anyone executed by the Romans for maintaining Christian beliefs rather than worshiping the emperor.	Martyr
Spiritual traditions that appeal to diverse populations, adapt to new cultures & convert new believers.	Universalizing Religions
The Islamic state headed by a leader with political authority over the Muslim community.	Caliphate
Tests by the Tang Dynasty to help assess the skills of government employees.	Civil Service Examinations
Castrated men who rose to high military, political, and personal power.	Eunuchs
The religious practices that unite all Muslims.	Five Pillars
The practice of living alone and forsaking earthly luxuries for a life of prayer and study.	Monasticism
Western European Christianity centered under the authority of the Pope.	Roman Catholic Church
Body of Islamic law and code of conduct based on the Quran, the sayings of Muhammad, and the legal opinions of Muslim scholars.	Sharia
Warrior group from Scandinavia that used sophisticated ships to raid and trade deep into Eastern Europe to the Mediterranean.	Vikings
Eastern European Christianity centered under the authority of the Patriarch in Constantinople.	Greek Orthodoaxy
A commercial city on the Mississippi River that was recognizable because of its large man-made mound.	Cahokia
South America's first empire.	Chimu Empire
Multi-ethnic trading stations protected by regional leaders where traders exchanged commodities and replenished supplies for long-distance trade.	Entrepots
Letters of exchange--the early predecessors of paper money--first developed in Song China.	Flying Cash
Founded in West Africa by the Lion King Sundiata, this civilization became a center of commerce	Mali Empire
A system in which the homes of lords, their small industries, and their surrounding fields became the basic unit of economic power.	Manorialism
Mesoamerican peoples who established a temple-filled capital and commercial hub at Tula after the decline of Teotihuacan.	Toltecs
Great epidemic of the bubonic plague that killed up to 1/3 of the European population.	Black Death
The attempt to develop a greater understanding of the human experience than the Christian scriptures offered by looking back into ancient Greek and Roman texts.	Humanism
A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church that enforced religious orthodoxy, and over several centuries sought to punish witches, Jews, and false converts to Christianity.	Inquisition
Political system in which one individual holds supreme power and passes that power on to his or her next of kin.	Monarchy
A Turkish warrior band that transformed itself into a vast, multicultural, civilization .	Ottoman Empire
Literally "rebirth," this term is used to describe the cultural flourishing that occurred across Europe that emphasized a break from the church-centered medieval world and a new emphasis on humans as the center of the world.	Renaissance