Amsco Ap World History Modern- Unit 1 Study Guide Rated A+

Renaissance {Ans: "rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome}Filial Piety {Ans: In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.}Urdu {Ans: A Persian-influenced literary form of Hindi written in Arabic characters and used as a literary language since the 1300s.}Polygyny {Ans: One male, several females.}Mamluks {Ans: Under the Islamic system of military slavery, Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries. Mamluks eventually founded their own state, ruling Egypt and Syria (1250-1517)}Antisemitism {Ans: Prejudice against Jews}Serfs {Ans: A person who lived on and farmed a lords land in feudal times}Mongols {Ans: A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia.}Song Dynasty {Ans: (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military.}Sutis {Ans: