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{1} Carinthia: Old region of Eastern Europe now part of Hungary.

{2} Saracen: Name given to the Arabs of Sicily and North Africa by Christian Europeans.

{3} Massilia: Old name for Marseille.

{4} Hypati : Old Byzantine title of ‘Consul’, equivalent to that of a Duke.

{5} Chamberlain : One of the main staff members in a castle or noble household, in charge of running and maintaining it.

{6} Moissac: small town on the River Garonne, situated in the Northwest corner of the County of Toulouse.

{7} Vascony: Old name for the region of Gascony in the High Middle Ages.

{8} Suteria: Old name of the city of Sutri in the Middle Ages.

{9} Seocine: Old name of the city of Siena in the Middle Ages.

{10} Massilia : Old name of Marseilles in the Middle Ages.

{11} Va’a Pahi : Polynesian catamaran double canoe linked by a platform supporting a deck house and propelled by one or two sails.  The biggest va’a pahis could accommodate up to fifty people and were quite seaworthy.

{12} Oro : Polynesian god of war and of the sailors.

{13} Kog : Type of early medieval cargo ship with a single mast and a square sail.  It was mostly used for coastal navigation.

{14} Bayt al-Hikma: ‘House of Wisdom’ in Arabic.  Famous library and center of learning opened in Bagdad in 832 C.E.

{15} Guangzhou : Chinese name for the city of Canton.

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