Rome
How did the Roman government maintain control over conquered territories?
Citizens in conquered territories were given Roman citizenship and treated well
Why was Jesus arrested?
treason or blasphemy
Who was Sundiata Keita?
Mali king that united his empire
Scientists believe that the collapse of many ancient civilizations may have been caused by
famine.
Who became the first Germanic ruler to accept Catholic Christianity. Then converted nearly all of the Franks became Catholic.
Clovis
How did Julius Caesar become the ruler of the Roman Empire?
Forced the Roman senate to make him dictator.
The main factor that contributed to the spread of Christianity
Massive Road System
Who was Muhammad?
A prophet and founder of the Islamic faith
In Mississippian culture and many others, the growth of farming led to
the rise of cities.
By 800, Germany, France, northern Spain, and most of Italy was ruled by one government, which had not happened since the fall of Rome. Which king brought all these lands together?
Charlemagne "Charles the Great"
The land owners or wealth class inside the Roman Empire was known as ___________.
patricians
How did some monasteries grow in wealth?
Patron or visitor donate money or goods
How did the empire of Mali build its wealth and power?
control gold and salt trade
Which of the following was an accomplishment of the Mayans?
They created a written language
Waves of invasions by Muslims, Magyars, Vikings weakened kingdoms of Europe. Weakened kingdoms were led by nobles that protected people in return for their services in what new political and social order?
Feudalism
What was the purpose of bread and circuses?
food and entertainment for the poor to help prevent revolts and chaos
The main Cultural factors that contributed to the spread of Christianity.
Christianity shows equality and salvation to all
Describe the economic outcome of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?
It depressed the value of gold in Egypt for more than 12 years since he gave gold away freely.
______ was an important food to different groups in the Americas.
maize
How did the Concordat of Worms effect the way that the political system functioned in Medieval Europe?
It changed the way that bishops were appointed
What did Diocletian do to the Roman Empire?
Emperor who divided Rome into two parts to make it easier to govern.
"Was the Pope the head of all Christian churches or just of Roman Catholic?" This disagreement was one of several causes of the _________________ in Christianity.
schism
From the 9th to the 14th century, Muslim rule of conquered territories was characterized by
the toleration of members of other cultures
East of the Mississippi River, another civilization arose—the Mound Builders. The Mound Builders built huge mounds of earth. Why?
The mounds were used as tombs or for ceremonies.
Europe's seas and rivers played an important part in Europe's growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for
trading with nearby economies