What Was Europe Like in the Middle Ages
Type of government that evolved during the Middle Ages.
Feudalism
The growth of trade lead to the spread of what new religion?
Islam
Wealth from trade helped local East-African rulers build strong what?
City-States
In China, power was centered around one ____________.
Emperor
Burst of learning and technological innovations in Europe was called the________________.
Renaissance
Peasants
Muslims had a basic duty to make a pilgrimage to where at least once in their lifetime?
Mecca
The blend of Muslim culture and East African traditions led to what new language?
Swahili
Chinese inventions changed _______________.
Shipbuilding
How long did the Renaissance last?
1300s-1600s
Feudal life revolved around the ______________.
Manor
What technological innovation helped sailors determine the latitude of their ships?
Astrolabe
In African culture, people related by ___________ owed loyalty to one another.
Young emperor who used new technologies to increase trade?
Zheng He
Who invented movable type?
Johannes Gutenberg
The main branch of Christianity in Western Europe
The Roman Catholic Church
Most dangerous trade route that linked China to the Middle East.
Silk Road
Mali's most famous ruler
Mansa Musa
What year did the Chinese invent paper?
105 CE
In the early 1400s, who set up a school to teach sailors techniques of navigation and the art of shipbuilding?
Prince Henry
Series of wars fought by Christians to control the region known as the Holy Land.
Crusades
What was is called when groups of people would form together to travel for safety precautions?
Caravans
The two best known rich trading kingdoms in West Africa?
Mali & Songhai
Name one way new technologies improved Chinese ships.
1.) Invention of rudder
2.) Created watertight compartments
3.) Invention of magnetic compass
What type of ship had triangular sails and a steering rudder?
The caravel