AP World History Unit 1 Global Tapestry 1200-1450 Review

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A system where individuals are rewarded and advanced based on ability and talent rather than social status or wealth.

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Meritocracy

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A Chinese practice of tightly binding the feet of young girls to alter their shape for aesthetic reasons.

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Footbinding

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A Muslim sovereign or ruler, particularly in the Ottoman Empire.

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Sultan

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A series of religious wars initiated by European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control.

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Crusades

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The construction of large earthen mounds by indigenous peoples in North America for ceremonial and burial purposes.

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Mound building

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A form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler, with religious leaders serving as political leaders.

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Theocracy

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Social structures where family and clan relationships form the basis of political and social organization.

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Kin-based networks

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Agricultural laborers bound under the feudal system to work on their lord's estate.

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Serfs

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The right of the firstborn son to inherit the family estate or title.

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Primogeniture

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Prejudice, hostility, or discrimination against Jewish people.

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Anti Semitism