Vocabulary
Geography
Cause & Effect
Power & Authority
Global Connections
100
Social and Political System of Medieval Europe
What is feudalism?
100
Time Period/Historical Periodization of this Map
When was Medieval Europe?
100
Invasion by Barbarians, mercenaries, inflation, and corrupt leaders.
What were causes of the Fall of the Roman Empire?
100
Constantine's agreement to end persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
100
Literature: Qur'an considered the most important piece of Arabic literature.
Art: Beautiful calligraphy and patterns to decorate buildings and art.
Learning: Translated writing of Greek philosophers & observed the earth and measured its circumference
Medicine: wrote medical books and studied diseases.
What is the Golden Age of Islam?
200
a division into two groups caused by a disagreement about ideas, especially in a religious organization
What is a schism?
200
Two alternate names for the city of Istanbul.
What is Byzantium and Constantinople?
200
Identify event & cause/effect
• Pope Urban II believed it would increase his power in Europe
• Hope to reunite Eastern and Western Christian churches
• Nobles hoped to gain land & wealth
• Serfs hope to escape feudalism
• Christians hoped sins would be forgiven
• Selijuk Turks invaded the Byzantine Empire
What is causes of the Crusades?
200
Collection of laws that became the basis for the Roman Catholic Church and medieval rulers.
What is the Justinian Code of Law?
200
Two reasons the Mongols were able to conquer such a vast empire.
What is religious tolerance, Genghis Khan, stirrups, and steeps, and skilled horsemen, military tactic (blitzkrieg)?
300
the rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler
What is caliphate?
300
Empire highlighted in red.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
300
Empire & cause/effects
• Isolation of Russia
• Prosperity of Silk Road Trade
• Marco Polo wrote about beauty and riches in Kublai Khan's court
What are effects of Mongol empire rule?
300
the action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church 
What is excommunication?
300
The trade route shown:
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What is the Indian Ocean Complex?
400
An epidemic that spreads around the world
What is an pandemic?
400
Origin of Bubonic Plague
What is China?
400
Events & cause/effect
• 1/3 of European population died
• Peasants could demand pay for work
• decline of feudalism
• Christians questions their faith
What are effects of the Black Plague?
400
Responsible for bringing Islam to West Africa, creating the learning center at Timbuktu, and putting West Africa on the map.
Who was Mansa Musa?
400
The areas (2) Zheng He traveled and made contact with during 1405 and 1422.
What is South East Asia, India, Middle East, and East Africa?
500
The Catholic Church's investigation to root out heresy by force.
What is the Inquisition?
500
Reasons (2) why the Renaissance began in Italy
What is location on the Mediterranean Sea, waterways, center of trade, and location in relation to the Ottoman Empire?
500
Event & Cause/Effect
• growth of cities
• rise of a Middle Class
• formation of guilds
• capitalism replaces bartering (trade w/o $)
• banks & joint-stock companies
What are the effects of the Commercial Revolution?
500
This writer wrote "The Prince" advising rulers on how to gain and maintain power.
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
500
Nation served as a cultural bridge of Asian cultures to Japan.
What is Korea?