Byzantine Empire
True or False: The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of Rome.
True
What fortified structures protected European society during the Middle Ages?
Castles
Who was the symbolic ruler of Japan?
True or False: Serfs were free laborers who could move around and change professions during the Middle Ages.
False: Serfs were tied to the land permanently and could not change jobs.
What is a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass?
Mosaic
What did nobles give to knights in exchange for their loyalty and military service?
Land
What is an archipelago?
A group of islands.
What did medieval knights wear to identify themselves in battle?
Coat of arms
True
What church held Western Europe together in the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church
What religion does Japan practice?
Shintoism
What did peasants receive from knights in exchange for their labor?
Protection
Who ordered the writing and simplifying of Byzantium's legal code?
Justinian the Great
Put these in the correct order (highest to lowest on the pyramid): peasants, kings, nobles, knights, Catholic church
Catholic church, king, nobles, knights, peasants
What class took power away from the Emperor during the Middle Ages in Japan?
The Shogun
What code of conduct did KNIGHTS follow?
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
What are the Middle Ages in the middle of?
The ancient world and the modern world (Fall of Rome and the modern period).
Put these in the correct order (top to bottom) on the Japanese feudal pyramid: Shogun, Peasants, Samurai, Daimyo, Emperor
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants
What code of conduct did SAMURAI follow?
Bushido