THE PLAGUE
Where is the Black Plague Believed to be Originated?
China
Who ordered the crusades to the holy land?
The Pope
Moral Code Guided the Knights
Code of Chivalry
Name of the Sword Used by the Samurai
Katana
Who was at the bottom of the social structure in Europe
Peasants
APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED IN EUROPE FROM THE BUBONIC PLAGUE
25 MILLION PEOPLE
What was the main goal of the crusades?
To take back the holy land
Whom did the knights serve
Lords
Ritual act in which the Samurai takes his own life
Hara-kiri or Seppuku
Who held the power in Feudal Japan
The Shogun
HOW DID THE BLACK PLAGUE ARRIVED IN EUROPE
BY TRADE ROUTES (SILK ROAD/SEA TRADE)
Who held the holy lands that the Christians wanted to take them back?
Muslims
What age did the knight training begin
14 as a squire
Whom did the samurai serve
Daimyo
Bottom of the social pyramid in Japan
Merchants
AROUND WHAT YEAR DID THE BUBONIC PLAGUE REACHED EUROPE
AROUND 1347
Why did knights go fight in the crusades
Religion, adventure, glory, riches
What type of armor did the knights wear?
Heavy metal armor
Samurai training started at this age
14
According to the Japanese the Emperor was the descendant of this deity
The sun goddess or Amaterasu
WHY DID THE BLACK PLAGUE SPREAD SO EASILY IN EUROPE
TRADE ROUTES/CROWDED CITY CONDITIONS/RATS
Which crusade was the most successful
The first crusade
How did the knights get paid by the lords
Lands and serfs
One difference between samurai and European knights is that the samurai title was
Hereditary from father to son
Why was Japan able to develop its own separate culture from China
Isolation from the main land