Chapter 10
A code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold
A decree by the pope that forbade priests from giving the sacraments of the Church to the people
The capital city of the Aztec
What is Tenochtitlan?
A small, fast, maneuverable ship that had a large cargo hold and usually three masts with lateen sails
What is a caravel?
A religion (but really a philosophy) that focuses on social philosophy, political philosophy, and education; these teachings spread from China to other East Asian societies
What is Confucianism?
A man who served a lord in a military capacity
What is a vassal?
The denial of basic Church doctrines
What is heresy?
Ancient formations etched into the rocky soil of southern Peru, which depicted animals, humans, and geometric shapes
What are the Nazca Lines?
The southern tip of Africa was later named this after Bartholomeu Dias reached it
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
Reincarnation is determined by karma, the good or bad actions done by one in their past lives, in this religion
What is Hinduism?
The "Great Charter" of rights, which King John was forced to sign
What is the Magna Carta?
A religious order founded by Francis of Assisi whose followers took vows to absolute poverty
What are Franciscans?
The Moche grew these four crops
What are maize, peanuts, potatoes, and cotton?
A leader in the Spanish conquest of the Americas
What is a conquistador?
Makkah is the sacred site for this religion; the Five Pillars are central to this faith
What is Islam?
The middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people
What are bourgeoisie?
The court created by the Church to deal with heretics
What is the Inquisition?
A system of knotted strings used by the Inca people for keeping records
What is quipu?
A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century; it held that the prosperity of a nation was dependent upon its large supply of gold or silver
What is mercantilism?
A monotheistic religion similar to Christianity; Orthodox Jews are the most traditional of all the branches of the religion
What is Judaism?
The power of the English monarchy was enlarged during the reign of this king from 1154 to 1189
Who is Henry II?
Jerusalem fell to Muslim forces during the Second Crusade under which sultan?
Who is Saladin?
Aztec farmers built these swampy inlands crisscrossed by canals that provided water for their crops
What are chinampas?
Who is Juana Ines de la Cruz?
Followers of this religion believe that the "enlightenment" was achieved under the Bodhi Tree in India; the Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, dharma, and Nirvana are all importants aspects of this faith
What is Buddhism?