The Black Death
Wear your mask! These doctors protected themselves with a birdlike mask and long gloves while doing their dirty job!
Plague Doctor
Ah-Ah-Ah-men! Count them out! How many diffferent "Crusades" were waged to recapture the Holy Land of Jerusalem?
Nine.
It's not November! Anatolia, as it was known in the time of the Ottoman Empire; is currently known by this name.
Turkey
Mongols were well known for their fighting skills, but they were not fighting alone; as they were well known for firing their arrows from the steady stirrups of these animals.
Horses
This "Great" Sultan took his nomadic Turkish Warriors and turned them into the great Ottoman Empire in 1326.
Its a cycle! This duo of dirty city dwellers caused the infection rate among Europeans and Asians to spread rapidly due to large city populations and low hygiene.
Fleas and rats.
The beef between beliefs! These two Abrahamic religions, while similar, were at odds during the century long series of wars known as the Crusades.
Christians and Muslims
This practice, meaning to change religions, was employed by many Christians and few Jewish residents of the Muslim Ottoman Empire in order to enjoy full rights.
Conversion/Convert
Mongols tried to enforce equality and prevent conquered people from rebelling by organizing their military in this fashion.
People from different tribes would be mixed together in different units
"Deus Vult!" This holy man started a holy war for the Holy Land, commanding the beginning all but one of the Nine Crusades to recapture Jerusalem.
Pope Urban II
Have mercy! This belief was widespread among the Christian European population as a reasoning behind the Black Plague.
Punishment from God
Important events in all three religions are said to happen there
Kaboom! This military tactic, first used against a walled city by Sultan Mehmed II included a super sized 27 foot version; excellent for tearing them down.
Cannons
Women could fight/hold political positions
This region of the Middle East was "willed by God" to be recaptured by the Western Europeans and was considered of great religious significance.
Jerusaluem/"Holy Land"
All hands on deck! The Black Death can be traced to infected ships coming into port in which Sicilian city?
Messina
Friendly fire! What Orthodox Christian city was attacked by Christian Crusaders during one of the nine Crusades?
Constantinople
People just liked it better that way! What name was one of the many changes made by Sultan Mehmed II after his conquest of the Byzantine city of Constantinople?
Istanbul
Humble beginnings! The Mongol Empire was once nothing more than a collection of these before Genghis Kahn stepped in to unite them.
Nomadic tribes
The Four Quarters of the City of Jerusalem and the Millet system under the Ottoman Empire separated people in both cultures by what common feature?
Religion
99.99% of bacteria can be stopped by hand sanitizer, but this unstoppable bacteria creates the disease known as the Black Plague/Death by spreading through pests.
Yersina Pestis
The Crusades increased trade and awareness of other cultures
Giving him his nickname of "The Lawgiver" among Muslims, this set of laws introduced by Suleiman the Magnificent was a mixture of Islamic religious and political law.
Sharia Law
Connect 'em all! This word, meaning the land is connected, is the one reason Genghis Kahn doesn't hold the title of biggest land empire of all time.
Contiguous
Kaaaahn! This "great king" was born under the name Temujin, and rose to command one of the world's most polished fighting forces from the back of his horse.
Genghis Kahn