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Section Title
1.1
The Legacy of the
Roman Empire
Objectives
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During Medieval Times
Europe
1.2
The Development of
Feudalism in Western
Europe
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1.3
The Roman Catholic
Church in Medieval
Europe
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1.4
Life in Medieval
Towns
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1.5
The Decline of
Feudalism
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1.6
The Byzantine Empire
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Islam in Medieval Times
2.7
The Origins and
Spread of Islam
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2.8
Learning About
World Religious:
Islam
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2.9
Muslim Innovations
and Adaptations
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2.10
From the Crusades
to New Muslim
Empires
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Key Content Terms Roman Empire,
empire, corruption, decline, Constantine,
mosaic, aqueduct, scribe, proverb,
philosophy
Academic Vocabulary collapse, conflict,
unique, document
Key Content Terms Christianity,
Charlemagne, feudalism, fief, serf,
chivalry
Academic Vocabulary reign, survive,
function
Key Content Terms religion, persecute,
Roman Catholic Church, clergy,
sacrament, pilgrimage, natural law,
religious order
Academic Vocabulary widespread,
hierarchy, authority, technique
Key Content Terms charter, guild,
apprentice, common law
Academic Vocabulary surplus, resident,
dominate, isolate
Key Content Terms Magna Carta, habeas
corpus, Model Parliament, bubonic
plague, Hundred Years’ War, heretic
Academic Vocabulary traditional,
foundation, democratic, estimate,
momentum
Key Content Terms Constantinople,
Byzantine Empire, Eastern Orthodox
Church, patriarch
Academic Vocabulary distinctive, revolt,
emerge
Key Content Terms Islam, Muhammad,
polytheism, prophet, monotheism, Muslim,
boycott, siege
Academic Vocabulary prosperous,
proclaim, credibility, unification
Key Content Terms Qur’an, Sunnah, Five
Pillars of Islam, mosque, Ramadan, jihad,
shari’ah
Academic Terms reveal, edition, identify,
distribute, contradict
Key Content Terms adaptation,
innovation, cultural diffusion, philosopher,
immortal, evolution
Academic Vocabulary diverse, logic,
equation, illuminated, intellectual
Review
The Culture and Kingdoms of
West Africa
3.11
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3.12
3.13
Ghana: A West
African Trading
Empire
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The Influence of
Islam of West Africa
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3.14
The Cultural Legacy
of West Africa
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4.15
Imperial China
Early Societies in
West Africa
The Political
Development of
Imperial China
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4.16
China Develops a
New Economy
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4.17
Chinese Discoveries
and Inventions
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4.18
China’s Contacts
with Outside World
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Japan During
Medieval Times
5.19
5.20
5.21
The Influence of
Neighboring Cultures
on Japan
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Heian-kyo: The Heart
of Japan’s Golden
Age
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The Rise of the
Warrior Class in
Japan
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Key Content Terms Sahara, Sahel,
savanna, Niger River, Nok, artifact,
smelting, Jenne-jeno, tribute
Academic Vocabulary efficient, process,
predict
Key Content Terms Ghana, matrilineal,
trans-Saharan trade
Academic Vocabulary maintain, require,
evaporation
Key Content Terms Mali, Mansa Musa,
Songhai, patrilineal, textile
Academic Vocabulary convert,
tolerance, devoted, geometric
Key Content Terms oral tradition, griot,
genealogy, folktale, call and response,
terra-cotta, appliqué, kente
Academic Vocabulary transmit, verbal,
communicate, evolve
Key Content Terms emperor, imperial,
dynasty, bureaucracy, warlord,
aristocracy, civil service examination,
meritocracy
Academic Vocabulary irrigation, sibling,
rational, emphasize
Key Content Terms economy, commerce,
currency, urbanization
Academic Vocabulary elaborate,
restriction, circulation, stimulate
Key Content Terms movable type, massproduce, gunpowder, inoculate
Academic Vocabulary magnetic,
segment, fundamental
Key Content Terms Mongols, maritime,
Ming, tributary
Academic Vocabulary import, status,
accumulate, astronomy
Key Content Terms Prince Shotoku, Shinto,
meditation, pagoda
Academic Vocabulary rural, acquire,
enlightenment, mythical
Key Content Terms Heian period, golden
age, courtier, Tale of Genji
Academic Vocabulary aristocrat,
conduct, significant, erode
Key Content Terms shogun, samurai,
daimyo, martial arts, Amida Buddhism,
Zen Buddhism, Bushido, restoration
Academic Vocabulary successor,
administer, sophisticated, supreme,
inferior
6.22
The Mayas
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Civilizations of the Americas
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6.23
The Aztecs
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6.24
Daily Life in
Tenochtitlan
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6.25
The Incas
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6.26
Achievements of the
Mayas, Aztecs, and
Incas
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7.27
The Renaissance
Begins
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Europe’s Renaissance and
Reformation
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7.28
Florence: The Cradle
of the Renaissance
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7.29
Leading Figures of
the Renaissance
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7.30
The Reformation
Begins
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7.31
The Spread and
Impact of the
Reformation
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Key Content Terms Mayas, Mesoamerica,
ceremonial center, hieroglyphic, social
pyramid, ritual, sacrifice, slash-and-burn
agriculture
Academic Vocabulary abandon,
considerable, divine, sustain
Key Content Terms Aztecs, mercenary,
Tenochtitlán, alliance, plaza, causeway,
conformity
Academic Vocabulary enormous,
impressive, vital, capture
Key Content Terms semidivine, hereditary,
ward, polygamy
Academic Vocabulary elevate,
emancipate, dispute
Key Content Terms Incas, ayllu,
communal, oracle
Academic Vocabulary Adapt, dedicate,
alternative, rebellious
Key Content Terms solar year, stele, glyph,
dialect, pictograph, suspension bridge,
trephination
Academic Vocabulary vocabulary,
abstract, drastic, ingenious
Key Content Terms Renaissance, classical
art, city-state, republic, humanism,
humanities, individualism
Academic Vocabulary currency, territory,
emphasis, contrast
Key Content Terms Florence, Donatello,
Michelangelo, secular, Dante Alighieri,
Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli
Academic Vocabulary intense, texture,
analyze
Key Content Terms Johannes Gutenberg,
New World, William Shakespeare, Miguel
Cervantes
Academic Vocabulary available,
emotional, proportion, orbit, authorize
Key Content Terms indulgence, simony,
Reformation, Protestant, Martin Luther,
denomination
Academic Vocabulary saint, doctrine,
thesis, treaty
Key Content Terms Lutheranism,
Calvinism, theocracy, Anglicanism,
Counter-Reformation, nationalism,
absolute monarchy, Puritans
Academic Vocabulary reform, error,
consequently, clarify
Europe Enters the
Modern Age
8.32
The Age of
Exploration
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8.33
The Scientific
Revolution
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8.34
The Enlightenment
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Key Content Terms Age of Exploration,
cartography, colony, epidemic,
capitalism, market economy, cottage
industry, mercantilism
Academic Vocabulary starve,
detrimental, inflation, policy
Key Content Terms Scientific Revolution,
rationalism, geocentric theory,
heliocentric theory, gravity, mass,
scientific method, hypothesis
Academic Vocabulary telescope, lens,
formula, microscope
Key Content Terms Enlightenment,
constitutional monarchy, bill of rights,
social contract, natural rights, separation
of powers, despotism, religious tolerance
Academic Vocabulary insight, behalf,
arbitrary