Byzantium
Who was the most famed Emperor of Byzantium, known for bringing it to a "Justinian Age"
Justinian
What are the two main branches of Muslim?
Shi'a and Sunni
The "religious" war raged between the papacy and Islamic rule is called?
The Crusades
Name the three main civilizations in South America
The Mayans, Incans, and Aztecs
Who is the first khan of the Mongolian Empire?
Ghengis Khan
Who were the four main Germanic Tribes that took over western Europe post fall of the Roman Empire?
The Ostrogoths, Visagoths, Vandals, and Franks
African historians are called
Griots
What is the political structure of Medieval Europe?
What is feudalism
What crops were first domesticated in the Americas?
•maize, squash, and tubers
OR
manioc, sweet potato, arrowroot as well as fruits like avocadoes
What was the Mongols approach toward religion?
Religious tolerance
Which of Justinian’s policies had the longest-lasting effects?
Justinian Code or Body of Civil Law
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj
What environmental shift did the high period experience that led to an agricultural boom?
The Medieval Warming Period
Which south American civilization lived in the mountain ranges, which inspired the film, Emperors New Groove
The Incans
What is the the secretive legal code established by Genghis Khan to govern the Mongol Empire
The Yassa
Who were the main invaders of the Byzantine empire during the reign of Heraclius?
The Persians
Which branch of Islam claims to be the direct descendant of Muhammad
The Shi'a
What epidemic emerged in the late middle ages that killed nearly 1/3 of the population?
The Bubonic Plague
Which Aztec mega-city was known for its diverse cities, floating gardens, and large population
Tenochtitlán
Who was a major successor state to the Mongol Empire, established in the 13th century by Batu Khan. It controlled vast territories spanning Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and parts of Siberia
The Golden Horde
What style of Christian worship did Muslim rulers criticize Byzantine rulers for?
The worship of Idols
Who was the "golden" ruler of the Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa
What Renaissance era king is famed for having five wives, and splitting with the Catholic church, creating the Church of England?
Henry VIII
What is the Incan networks of families and individuals who traded in labor and subsistence and ritual activities called
Ayllu kinship system
What is a traditional way of life where herders and their livestock migrate seasonally within a designated territory to find suitable grazing land
Pastoral Nomadism