Bantu-Bash
What happened in central Africa between the 8th and 16th century?
Africa's Golden Age
What disease killed anywhere from 75 to 200 million Europeans?
The Bubonic Plague
What was the primary form of governance in Medieval Europe?
Feudalism
What was the House of Wisdom
a prestigious college in Baghdad
What does the Camera Obscura prove?
That light moves in straight lines
What did Bantu speaking peoples bring with them when they spread south?
Language, Agriculture, Iron tools and Pottery
What two events marked the beginning and the end of the Middle Ages?
The Fall of Rome and the Renaissance
Who was the head of the Eastern Orthodox church?
The Patriarch
Where did the Abbasid caliphate move their capital city?
Baghdad
Who were some common scapegoats in medieval Europe?
Jews, Gypsies, Witches and Orthodox Christians
What Mali king was known as the richest person to ever exist?
Mansa Musa
What group of Scandinavians sailed around Europe plundering and killing?
Vikings
What are the 4 classes of feudalism in order?
King/Pope - Noble/Clergy - Vassals - Serfs
What caliphate established Arabic as the national language and Islam as the national religion?
Umayyad Caliphate
Why did the Christians go on the crusades?
To conquer the holy land for Christian pilgrims
What did Mansa Musa bring back from his Hajj with him?
Islamic scholars, architects, guns, paper, books etc.
What was the Little Ice Age?
Global Temperatures dropped causing longer winters and shorter growing seasons
What was the role of the Vassals?
Law enforcement, soldier, general muscle
What were some inventions that came out of the Islamic Caliphate?
Medical tools, camera obscura, musical instruments, flying machine and optics
The separation between the catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
What was the historical significance of Timbuktu in Africa's Golden Age?
Center for trade, education and religion (mosques)
What was the medieval War between England and France over the French throne called?
Hundred Year war
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemagne
How did the Islamic Caliphate end?
Umayyad revolutions and Seljuk Turk/Mongol Invasions
What is Al-Khwarizmi known as the father of?
Algebra