Medieval Japan
These were the warriors of medieval Japan
Samurai
Name one of the West African Kingdoms.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
What was the Justinian Code?
Reorganization of Roman laws; made legal code simpler and more organized
The lord's castle + farming village + lands, forest, etc
Why was Italy the center of culture during the early Renaissance?
Influence of old Roman Empire
Good location brought trade = wealth + new ideas
What is an archipelago?
A chain of islands making up a particular region of the world
What were the two most traded items throughout the Trans-Saharan Trade Route ?
Gold and Salt
Muhammad
Warriors of medieval Europe
Knights
What was the importance of Gutenburg's Printing Press?
It allowed books to be printed more quickly, allowing ideas to spread throughout Europe and the world.
What were the two primary religions of medieval Japan?
Shintoism and Buddhism
Name of the largest desert, located in northern Africa
Sahara Desert
Holy book of Islam
Quran
Document that nobles forced King John to sign in 1215; limited power of the king and gave rights to people
Magna Carta
Causes of the Reformation:
Name a problem or weakness of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance-Reformation time period.
Sale of indulgences
Church officials very wealthy
Church officials poorly trained
Corruption in the Church
Printing press allowed people to read the Bible for themselves, in their own languages
What country had a strong influence on Japanese culture?
China
name of West African storytellers who passed on their group's history and culture
Nomadic group led by Genghis Khan who conquered China and created an extensive empire
Mongols
System where landowning nobles governed & protected people in exchange for services/farming
Feudalism
Name of Martin Luther's protest statement against the Catholic Church
95 Theses
The name given to military rulers of Japan
Shogun
Wealthy, famous leader of Mali who brought Islamic scholars and traders back to Mali after his hajj to Mecca
Mansa Musa
Name a Chinese invention or discovery
gunpowder
paper
steel
woodblock printing
compass
Name for the series of wars that was started by Pope Urban II to spread Christianity throughout the Middle East and conquer the Holy Land
The Crusades
What was the Protestant Reformation?
Religious revolt or protest against the Catholic Church that led to a new form of Christianity: Protestantism
Protestant Church: a non-Catholic, Christian church