What was teh trans-Eurasian trade route named after one of its goods.
What is the Silk Road
100
The emperor who ruled after Constantine
Who is Justinian
100
Period of great rebirth of classical culture in Europe
What is the Renaissance
100
This empire made a serious attempt at conquering all of Europe
What is the Ottoman Empire
100
The dry grassy plains of Mongolia
What is the steppe
200
The rats carrying the black death originated here
What is India
200
The religion that originated in the Byzantine Empire
What is Orthodox Christianity
200
The nature of the trinity, source of the holy spirit, original sin and the relative importance of faith & reason can be seen in the difference between these two Christian sects
What is Catholicism & Orthodoz
200
This Pope initiated the crusades
Who is Urban II
200
Used to transport and fight during Mongol reign as well as an intrical part of Mongol mythology and culture
What is the horse
300
Made Indian Ocean commerce possible
What are Monsoons
300
Continually put pressure on the Byzantine borders
What is Persian/Muslim Empires
300
This religion was heavily impacted by trade along the silk roads
What is Buddhism
300
The religion promoted in Western Europe
What is Catholicism
300
Title given to the leader of the Mongols
What is Khan
400
The religion most impacted by the Silk Road exchange
What is Buddhism
400
European country/region that came under Byzantine influence through military pressure
What is Balkan or Bulgaria
400
After Mongol rule, this Dynasty reverted cultural norms to earlier models from Han and Tang dynasties eliminating all signs of the foreign influence.
What is the Ming Dynasty
400
Killed approximately 1/3 of European population over half of England.
What is the Black Plague
400
This group of people opted to particpate willingly with the Mongols and therefore did not suffer as much as their middle eastern counterparts
Who are the Russians
500
Number of miles the Inca roads stretch
What is 20,000
500
Justinian's wife who is the symbol for women's roles in the Empire
Who is Theodora
500
Women in this society experienced the greatest amount of equality
What is the Mongols
500
These people are the peasants on the bottom of the feudal hierarchy.
What is serfs
500
This group is the successful slave resistent movement in Egypt against the Mongols