Manor system
What was name of the political and social structure of the Middles Ages in Europe?
Feudalism
Why is it called the Middle Ages?
It is the time period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance
Name of the disease that wiped out 1/3 of the population
Black Death / Plague
location of a vast and wealthy empire in Africa
Timbuktu
Mongol leader who conquered most of the known world
Genghis Khan
A smaller unit of land in the feudal system
Fief or Manor
Who were the most literate people in the Middle Ages
Clergy
Name of an organization that regulated trade within a town
Guild
Major trade items in the Songhai Empire
Salt, Horses, Slaves, Gold
What was the extent of the Mongol Empire?
Asia to Africa & the Middle East as well as Eastern Europe. 23 million square km.
The name of a commoner in the feudal system
Serf or Vassal
Name 3 innovations in agriculture during this time period
crop rotation, iron plow, horse collar, horse shoes, windmills
The reason for the growth and creation of towns
Trade fairs next to rivers and well travelled routes
Name of the Spanish Effort to reclaim the land from African Muslims
Reconquista
Political structure established in the area of China after the Mongols were driven out
Ming Dynasty
What was the concept of 'relief' in the Feudal system?
Food payments owed to the King by the serfs
What was the effect of the agricultural revolution
doubled the population
What was the affect of the plague on feudalism
Growth of power for those who lived/remained. More rights and freedoms, decline of feudalism.
The name of the group of Muslims from Africa living in Spain and Portugal who passed on and preserved the wisdom of the ancients
Moors
This defense structure was expanded during the Ming Dynasty
Great Wall
How many people lived on a Manor?
200-300
A written document that set out the rights and freedoms of a town
A Charter
Common medical procedure performed by a barber to improve someone's health
bloodletting
Name of the Muslim leader who conquered the walled city Constantinople
Sultan Mehmet II
A major element of the Ming Dynasty that promoted a meritocracy in government
Examinations