Swahili - A syncretic language created as an effect of the spread of Islam & Arabic via trade routes. This new language is a blend of Arabic & native African Bantu, Sapa - an Incan god-king, Francisco Pizarro - The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca, Quipu - a system of record keeping for the Inca that involves knotted string, Ibn Battuta - World traveler & muslim from northern Africa who traveled 50,000 miles in the 13th century, showing the connectivity of trade routes in this period, Quran - The holy text of Islam, Mansa Musa - Ruler of the west African state of Mali, & the richest king in history, Longships - the versatile vessel of the vikings that allowed them to travel up river as well as at sea , Cenotes - the sacred bodies of fresh, underground water for the Maya, Chinampas - floating beds of reeds & soil that allowed the Mexica to build a city in a lake, Ulama - Muslim scholars at the House of Wisdom, Lief Erikson - First European (viking) to settle in North America, modern day Canada, Mita Tax - the labor tax system of the Incan empire, House of Wisdom - a library, translation center, & university created in Baghdad by the Abbasid Caliphate, Hernan Cortez - The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Mexica/Aztecs, Norway, Denmark, & Sweden - Scandinavia (region), 5 Pillars of Islam - the basic principles of Islam, Baghdad, Cordoba, Timbuktu, Toledo - cities/centers of learning within Dar al Islam, Erik the Red - Norwegian, viking explorer who discovered & named Greenland, Calpulli - the tribute tax system of the Aztes in which goods were given to the empire,

Post-Classical Civilizations Terms (Byzantine, Vikings, Abbasids, Aztec, Inca)

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