Tang/Song Dynasty and Mongol Empire
He was the "great khan" of the Mongol Empire, known for his ruthless leadership and fighting skills.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Became the King of Germany (Franks)
Who is Charlemagne?
The warrior class of feudal Japan that lived their life according to the code of Bushido.
What are Samuari?
Pope Urban II issues a call for a holy war, also known as this term.
What is a crusade?
Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line.
What is patrilineage?
An old tradition that was created in the Song Dynasty, women of the wealthy would do this to signify their status, fragility and beauty.
What is foot binding?
The leader of the Catholic Church (only Church in the Middle Ages).
Who is the Pope?
Another term for peasent in feudal Europe.
What is a serf?
These two religious groups fought eachother in the Crusades.
What are Christians (Catholics) and Muslisms?
Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line.
What is matrilineage?
A dry grassland of Eurasia (Central Asia to Eastern Europe and Mongolia) —provides home for nomads, dramatic deasonal temperature differences and little rain.
What are the physical geographical characteristics of the Asian Steppe?
A period in Europe from 500 - 1500 CE.
What is the Middle Ages?
The Lord's Estate.
What is the manor?
This is a common type of architecture during the Middle Ages.
What is Gothic architecture?
Richest man in World History from the Mali Empire.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Known for their brutality to terrorize enemies and force surrenders, rulers also were tolerant of other peoples, cultures while also blending local ways of the people they conquer.
What are the strengths of the Mongols?
A lack of education and loss of common knowledge caused the replacement of Roman provinces.
What caused the rise of Germanic Kingdoms?
The emperor of Japan was a "figurehead", leaving these two social classes with the actual power and authority in feudal Japan.
Who are the Shogun/Diamyos?
This disease killed over 1/3 of Europeans in the 1300s.
What is the Black Death/Bubonic Plague?
Spanning across North Africa with an area of 2.2 Billion Acres, it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Failed expeditions to Southeast Asia show weakness of Yuan Dynasty which soon collapses coupled with high taxes caused resentment amongst those in the Mongol Empire.
Why did the Mongol Empire fall?
Society structured around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor.
What is feudalism?
Peasants owed the village priest 10% of their income.
What is a tithe?
Helped farmers grow more food and not deplete the minerals in the soil.
What is open field farming?
Kingdom of Ghana, Mali Empire, Songhai Empire.
Who are the three Kingdoms of West Africa?