March of the Kings
Empires, Dynasties, Power
Come All Ye Faithful
Religion
Christians Awake
Crusades and Christian Church
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Mongols and Japan
While the Shepherds Watched Their Flock
Medieval Europe
100
A golden age of stability and achievement
What is the Tang Dynasty?
100
Charlemagne tried to unify western Europe after defeating the Saxons by forcing this group to convert to Christianity. "Convert or die"
What is the Saxons?
100
Two key leaders who battled each other during the Third Crusade
Who was Saladin and Richard I?
100
Under his rule the Mongols rose to power and conquered large parts of Asia
Who was Genghis Khan?
100
A survey of every town in England for tax purposes
What is the Domesday Book?
200
As a result of barbarian invasions this empire saw a weakening of its law and government
What is the Roman Empire (specifically the Western Roman Empire)?
200
In medieval society, it influenced nearly every aspect of daily life
What is the church?
200
During the crusades Christians wanted to reclaim the Holy Land, also known as...
What is Palestine?
200
This culture had the most influence on the development of Japanese culture
What is Chinese?
200
Led to social upheaval and helped end the social order of the manor system
What is the Black Death (Bubonic Plague)?
300
First Germanic ruler to convert to what is now known as Catholicism
Who was Clovis?
300
This practice of giving up worldly possessions and devoting one's self to God, helped spread both Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity
What is monasticism?
300
Cathedrals in medieval Europe were designed to lift the gaze toward heaven and fill the mind with thoughts of God with this style of architecture
What is Gothic (Gothic Architecture)?
300
Military dictator in feudal Japan
What is a shogun?
300
States that the people have rights even kings must respect
What is the Magna Carta?
400
Most farmers prospered because they were allowed to use money instead of crops to pay their taxes?
What is Song Dynasty?
400
Called for the First Crusade in 1095 in the hopes of reclaiming the Holy Land.
Who was Pope Urban II?
400
Possibly the only positive effect of the Crusades on medieval Europe is that Crusaders returned with
What is new ideas?
400
Under his rule the Mongol Empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to eastern Europe
Who was Kublai Khan?
400
Tied to the land they worked and unable to leave without permission
Who were the Serfs?
500
Emerged as the strongest Germanic tribe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire
What is the Franks?
500
Founded a new monastic community and set of guidelines for monks
Who was Benedict of Nursia?
500
The period when two popes argued over who was the true leader of the church
What is the Great Schism?
500
Invaded Japan in 1274 but lost
Who was Kublai Khan?
500
An attempt to form a bridge between the philosophy of Aristotle and the teachings of the Christian church
What is Scholasticism?
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