The Mali Empire
I am considered one of the richest men in history.
Mansa Musa
I can be lowered to allow people to enter the castle and raised to keep enemies out.
What is the Hanseatic League?
a powerful medieval alliance of northern German merchant towns and guilds (Artisans and merchants) that controlled trade.
During the Middle Ages almost all believers in western Europe belonged to what church?
The Roman Catholic Church
What was the importance of Timbuktu as part of the Mali Empire?
It was a key trading site and a center for Islamic education and art.
West Africa
Over times, knights came to follow a code of conduct called what? Extra 50 points if you can say what chivalry is...
Chivalry- respecting the catholic church, obeying superiors, assisting the poor and weak.
Kingdoms often placed taxes called ____ on items traders brought into their ports?
Tariffs
Waldensians fought to reform what?
The Catholic Church
What are the benefits of salt?
Healing, preserve meat, and taste
What religion was Mansa Musa?
Muslim
Where is Salzkamergut located?
Austria
What city was the most important in the Hanseatic League?
Lubeck-It was an island located near major cities in Europe.
Name one thing that Peter Waldo did not agree with.
That the Roman Catholic church did not have a higher authority over a person than God.
Infants being baptized....giving special honor to people called saints.....
In what mountain range is Salzkammergut located?
The Apls
What is a pilgrimage? Extra 50 points if you can say how many people were included in Mansa Musa's caravan?
journey to a holy place....he had 60,000 people in his caravan
What war was fought between England and France over who would inherit the French throne?
The Hundred Year War
What type of items were handled in Lubeck? Name 3. Bonus: 50 points if you can name 5
spices, fruit, leather, wheat, rye, timber, honey, copper, iron, fish, and amber.
What was the Magna Carta?
a 1215 English charter that limited the power of the king and established the principle that everyone, including the monarch, is subject to the law
What caused the Black Plague or Bubonic Plague?
Flea infested rats that were on trade ships.
What is the worlds largest mud building in Djenne?
The Djenne Mosque
Who led the French forces to victory? 50 bonus points if you can share what she claimed....
Joan of Arc-Claimed to have direct communication with God and heard voices.
True or False: Did the Hanseatic League create a military force of their own to provide protection from pirates?
True
Did King John keep his end of the agreement? Bonus: 50 points...what happened?
No, the barons began a war against him. Henry III created an agreement to bring about peace.
What is a diet?
a formal deliberative assembly or legislative body of princes, estates, or representatives