Ch. 10
Who founded Islam?
Muhammad
What is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church called?
pope
What important resource did the Olmecs come up with?
rubber
A form of nature worship in Japan
Shintoism
Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium?
Constantine I
What disease spread through Europe due to fleas?
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
Commander of the Spanish conquistadors who entered Tenochtitlan in 1519
a system of organizing and governing society based on land and service
feudalism
What people group regularly attacked people in Europe during the Medieval Period?
Vikings
What 3 cities do Muslims consider sacred?
Jerusalem, Medina, Mecca
What 2 branches of the church came about b/c of a disagreement over the religion of the southern part of the Byzantine Empire?
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholic
Spanish priest who tried to make the Mayas accept Roman Catholicism; much information about the Mayas is found in his writings
Diego de Landa
What civilizations influenced Japan?
China and Korea
What is the special code of behavior for knights in the Medieval Period?
chivalry
What 3 names have been given to what was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople, Byzantium, Istanbul
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
free Jerusalem from Islamic rule
How was the slave trade morally unjust?
Humans are made in God's image and have great value
What did the Magna Carta do for the king and the people?
limited the king's power and protected the ppl's rights
What type of government did Medieval Europe become after Charlemagne's kingdom was divided?
feudalism
What protected Byzantium from invaders?
water on 3 sides, 100 towers, 15 ft. thick walls, cliffs, seas for trade
What is the most prominent theory about how the Mesoamericans reached Central America?
Crossing the Bering Strait
In what ways did the slave trade negatively affect the culture of Africa?
population declined, families torn apart, gun trading increased violence, fear reigned
How did the quality of Europe decline after the Roman Empire collapsed?
ruined roads/cities, isolated villages, destructive invaders, stopped trade, lack of education
politics, famine and plague, war, development of towns, crusades, the great schism