Global Trade
Belief Systems
Medieval Age
The Mongols
Vocabulary
100
These were spread from the Byzantine Empire to Russia
Orthodox Christianity and Cyrillic Writing
100
What is similar about the Ten Commandments, Eightfold Path, and the Five Pillars of Faith?
Provided followers with a guide for living life
100
Who was the Ottoman ruler who united the Empire under a central government?
Suleiman the Magnificent
100
Which empire used the Stirrup, were skilled Horse riders, and used siege warfare?
The Mongols
100
Time period of great artistic, scientific, and mathematical achievement
Golden Age
200
During the 1300s there was a shortage of labor. What caused this shortage?
The Black Death/Bubonic Plague
200
Name 3 monotheistic religions
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
200
What was the goal for the Christian Crusaders?
To gain access to the holy city of Jerusalem from the Muslims
200
Founder and leader of the Mongol Empire
Genghis Kahn
200
Time period of peace caused by the Mongol Empire
Pax Mongolia
300
During the 1300s there was an increased interest in different cultures. Name two merchant whose writings led to this
Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta
300
Which belief system in China led to the creation of the Civil Service exam?
Confucianism
300
The end of the Medieval Age came around the time of the Renaissance. During this time humanist philosophers wrote about which topic?
Individualism
300
How did the Mongols impact the relationship between Asia and Europe?
Increased trade along the Silk Road
300
Leader of the Protestant Reformation. He posted his 95 Theses to condemn the Catholic Church for selling heaven
Martin Luther
400
Name two major trading kingdoms of West Africa
Ghana and Songhai
400
Brahma and Dharma are part of which belief system?
Hinduism
400
During the late Medieval Age cities like Nanjing, Venice, and Mogadishu, were powerful because they were located near where?
Water
400
After the Mongol Empire fell, how did Russian leaders like Catherine the Great and Peter the Great change Russia?
Westernized Russia
400
Wrote the Prince about the politics of how a leader should rule
Niccolo Machiavelli
500
Why did the Bubonic Plague/Black Death spread to Europe?
Trade along the Silk Road
500
Belief and worship of nature and spirits
Animism
500
Under the decentralized government of Feudalism, what was the economic system that helped people meet their needs?
Manorialism
500
Name 3 regions that the Mongols conquered
China, Russia, and Iran
500
The Caste System in India and Feudalism in Europe were similar because
They gave people clearly defined roles in society, which were determined by birth.
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