Glossary of Terms

Qin dynasty   [chin] Established in 221 b.c.e. at the end of the Warring States period following the decline of the Zhou dynasty; fell in 207 b.c.e. (p. 106)

Quetzalcoatl   [ket säl kO ät l] Toltec deity; Feathered Serpent; adopted by Aztecs as a major god. (p. 400)

quipu   System of knotted strings utilized by the Incas in place of a writing system; could contain numerical and other types of information for censuses and financial records. (p. 417)

Quran   [koo rän, -ran] Recitations of revelations received by Muhammad; holy book of Islam. (p. 277)

Quraysh   [koor Ish] Tribe of bedouins that controlled Mecca. (p. 281)

Qutb-ud-din Aibak   [kUt bUd dEEn I bäk] Lieutenant of Muhammad of Ghur; established kingdom in India with capital at Delphi; proclaimed himself Sultan of India. (p. 322)

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