Kings
Where was Genghis Khan buried?
- do not know
- buried at night
- everyone who saw the funeral procession was killed
Who did the villagers near the Black Sea blame for the plague?
- foreign merchants from Italy
What was the secret weapon Constantinople used against the Rus?
- Sea Fire
What are zealots? What are ghazis?
- Jewish freedom fighters
- Muslim soldiers
What was the major religion of the Byzantine Empire? What was their place of worship called?
- Christianity
- Churches
What did the Prince of France send to the King of England as an insult?
- tennis balls
What was the real cause of the plague? What did people then believe caused the plague?
- fleas that live on rats
- God's judgement, earthquakes, evil spirits, bad food
What are the names of the two families that fought in the War of Roses? What colors were their roses?
- Yorks (White Rose)
Where was Marco Polo from and who did he work under in China?
- Italy
- Kublai Khan
Explain the reasoning behind the name of the Forbidden Palace.
- foreigners were "forbidden" from seeing it
- threatened to kill them if they didn't join him
- very strong and feared by all
Who benefitted from the plague? Why?
- peasants under the feudal system
- few workers left, high demand, peasants asked for higher wages, noblemen grew poorer, rich peasants and farmers could now buy their own land
- forests could regrow!
What was the major trade route between Europe and Asia called? Why did wars break out there?
- Silk Road
- Kublai Khan died and his kingdom was divided
Who was Joan of Arc and which side of the French civil war did she fight on?
- peasant who saw saints and angels in her vision
- for the Dauphine against the Burgundians (French who wanted Henry VI to be king)
What is a protector?
- substitute king
- killed his nephew/created inheritance taxes/nobles owed him extra money
- Magna Carta
Which countries fought in the Hundred Years War? What caused the break inbetween?
- France and England
- The plague / Black Death
Why did the Jews revolt against the Romans and were they successful? What was the consequence of this?
- Romans taxed, arrested + executed, didn't let the Jews worship God in their own way
- failed at their rebellion so they were scattered across the Roman empire
Who was Mehmed and how was he able to conquer Constantinople?
- sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- surrounded the city from all sides and attack
- hauled ships from the S to the N harbor (Golden Horn)
Why was it difficult for the Rus to sail down the Black Sea to Constantinople to trade?
- rivers leading to the Black Sea were rapids that were shallow and full of sharp rocks
Why did Henry V think he should own land in France?
- great-great-grandmother was a French princess
What did Ivan the Terrible form that turned out to be the worst evildoers of all? List a few examples of what they did.
- secret police
- execute an entire village, killed innocent people, took land and houses away from anyone, stole from stores, burned down homes
How did Vladimir plan on becoming friends with the Byzantine Emperor?
- sent 6,000 Rus warriors as a present
- they became the Varangian Guard
What happened to Joan of Arc? What happened 25 years after her passing?
- put on trial for witchcraft and was burned to death
- announced innocent of all charges
What was the major religion of the Ottoman Empire? What is their place of worship called?
- Islam
- mosques