Byzantine Empire
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What was the dominant force unifying Europe during the Middle Ages?
Catholic Church
Where did the Crusaders come from?
Western Europe
Where did the Black Plague originate?
East Asia
What time period did the Middle Ages occur in?
Post-Classical (500 CE-1500 CE)
What was the division of Christianity into Eastern Orthodox and Catholicism called?
Great Schism
What area in Europe experienced feudalism after the fall of Rome?
Western Europe
Muslims
About what percent of the European population died from the plague?
1/3-1/2
What event occurred prior to the Middle Ages and the rise of the Byzantine Empire?
Fall of Roman Empire
Which leader imposed a unified set of laws?
Justinian
What was provided to various nobles by the king?
Land
How did the Crusades benefit Medieval Europe?
Exposed them to new ideas, new products, increased trade with Europe and Asia
What group of people helped to spread the plague?
Merchants, traders, Crusaders, Mongols
What was the European code of conduct called?
What was the famous church created during the Byzantine Empire?
Hagia Sophia (now a Muslim mosque)
What was the Japanese version of knights called?
Samurai (provided protection)
What is the holy city that the Crusaders worried would be overtaken?
Jerusalem
How did the plague affect the unemployment rate?
It decreased - more jobs available
What was the Japanese code of warrior conduct called?
Bushido
What culture(s) were preserved by the Byzantine Empire?
Greco-Roman
What system allowed for a self-sufficent society, leaving no reason for most to ever leave the area?
manorial system
What celebration in European arts and culture resulted from the Crusades?
The Renaissance
What group of people who had been tied to the land were provided more social mobility as a result of the plague?
serfs
What body of water does Constantinople border?
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea