Post-Classical Europe
This system is how Europe operated throughout the medieval ages
This is the land fought for in the Crusades
Jerusalem
The name for a center of learning or knowledge in Arabic Civilization
House of Wisdom
This man unified the Mongol tribes, created what would become the largest empire in the history of the world, a ruthless conqueror
Genghis Khan
This social class was at the bottom of the social pyramid and worked the land in exchange for the Noble's protection
What is a serf?
The Black Plague was spread by means of these creatures
Fleas (or rats)
The name of a political leader in the Muslim World
Caliph
This was the main accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty
Building the Great Canal
What is the difference between the power structure in East and West Europe
East is centralized
West is decentralized
This is how many people were killed by the Black Death
1/3 Population of Europe/25 million people
This Dynasty is considered the "Golden Age" of Arabic Civilization
Abbasid Caliphate
Tang & Song = achievements in arts & literature (poetry, landscape painting, ceramics); est. patterns of Chinese life that endured to 20th c.
Golden Age
exposed W. Euro to advancements of Islamic civ → spurred an interest in their tech & riches; also led to Byzantine decline b/c of attacks from both Western Christians & Islam
Effects of the Crusades
This is something that the Crusaders were promised by the Pope for participating in the Holy War
Salvation/forgiveness of sins
These are the Five Pillars of Islam
Confession, Prayer, Almsgiving, Fasting, Pilgrimage
This Great Khan completed the Mongol conquest of China
Kublai Khan
growing divisions between E & W Christianity reached peak when Pope (W) and Patriarch (E) excommunicated each other (officially exclude from the religion)
Schism of 1054
The cause of the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099
Pop Urban II's call for Catholics to capture/ save Jerusalem
The capital of the Abbasid Dynasty
Baghdad
Aspiring bureaucrats took this rigorous test (1-2% passed) which was revived from Han and made more elaborate, facilitated by ability to print books for 1st time
Civil Service Exam