Europe
A loosely organized system of rule in which high lords divided their landholdings with lesser lords in exchange for protection.
What is feudalism?
" I work all day for little pay. I cannot leave my manor. I am bound to the land. This is my existence." Who am I?
What is a peasant/serf?
This is the birthplace of Muhammad
What is the city of Mecca?
This was an important concept in mathematics that came to Muslim lands from India.
What is zero?
Which group conquered the Southern Song Dynasty?
The Mongols
"I have just been given land from my lord in our feudal agreement. This land is called a ...
What is a fief?
Peasants/Serfs had to pay taxes to which two establishments...
What is the church and their lord?
This made Mecca a wealthy city.
What is its location on trade routes?
Muslims contributed to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle by this.
What is they preserved and translated Greek texts?
What was the most popular trade route in Asia during this time?
Silk Road
"I will fight wars for my lord, for he's been generous to me in our feudal contract. I can have two titles, they are...
What is vassal and knight?
Two charateristics of the life of a peasant/serf..
What is 1. lived in crowded houses 2. paid high taxes 3. long work days and hard work 4. Simple diet 5. Raising crops and livestock 6. Illness and Malnutrition 7. Short Life Span
This teaching by Muhammad most upset the leaders of Mecca.
What is that the rich should share their wealth.
Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for this purpose.
What is navigation?
Japan did not practice trade with other nations due to...
It's belief in isolationism
"On my land I have many peasants. I provide them with housing, farmland, and protection and they work. The name of the land that I own is called my...
What is a manor or estate?
The name of the tax that had to be paid to the church.
What is a tithe?
Daily life different for Muslims during Ramadan because of this.
What is not eating during the day?
You might see this in a work of Islamic art.
What are flowering vines or geometric designs?
What type of poetry did the Japanese enjoy during the Heian period?
Tanka or Haiku
Write the hierarchy of power within the church.
What is Pope Archbishops/bishops Parish Priests
Two economic changes that occurred because of the plague.
What is 1. death of workers leads to demand for higher wages 2. inflation 3. peasant revolts
The Muslim empire treated Jews and Christians differently from Muslims in this way.
What is they charged them extra taxes?
This was an important result of paper making in the Muslim world.
What is a rich growth of Arab literature?
What does "samurai" actually mean?
Those who serve