World Travelers
Eastern & Western Europe
Empires
Vocabulary Words
Random
100
Name the three world travelers.
Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, & Zheng He
100
After the ____________________________ , Europe was divided.
fall of the Roman Empire
100
The ___________ and ____________ are examples of transcontinental empires.
Byzantine Empire and Mongol Empire
100
Define enduring issues.
long-lasting problems
100
What is the formula for writing an enduring issues thesis statement?
200
Which location (region, continent) did all the world travelers travel to?
Asia
200
A = Western Europe
B = Eastern Europe
200
Who held the most power in Western Europe?
Pope
200
What is the difference between social mobility and social hierarchy?
Social mobility allows people to move up or down the social hierarchy system, while rigid class structure does not allow any movement.
200
Label the social hierachy pyramid for Medieval Europe.
1 = Pope
2 = King
3 = Nobles / Lords
4 = Vassals / Knights
5 = Serf / Peasants
300
Which two world travelers had similar accomplishments? What were the accomplishments?
Both Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo wrote well-known books about their travels. The books acted as a guidebook for other travelers.
300
What was the difference between the way the government was set up for Western & Eastern Europe?
Western Europe = multiple kingdoms, multiple rulers
Eastern Europe = one kingdom, one ruler
300
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
300
Define feudalism.
a system in which people were given land and protection by people of a higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return
300
Which trading networks were connected to the Byzantine Empire?
Silk Road
Trans-Sahara
Mediterranean Sea Complex
Indian Ocean Complex
400
What were Zheng He's accomplishments?
- Led a large fleet
- Multiple voyages
- Brought back many resources
400
What was the difference between the economic system of Western & Eastern Europe?
Western Europe = manorialism - small area of land managed by nobles and peasants work the land to provide for society.
Eastern Europe = Trade
400
Identify and explain one enduring issue presented in the Justinian’s Code.
Human Rights Violation
Power
Security
Conflict
400
Define Justinian's Code.
laws created under Justinian rule; legal system of the Byzantine Empire.
400
The Mongols were skilled at using ____________ .
Bows & arrows
Horses
500
Zheng He was known as a Chinese ___________ because he was able to maintain peace between different parts of China and other areas in Asia.
diplomat
500
What was the difference between the religion of Eastern and Western Europe?
Eastern = Eastern Orthodox
Western = Roman Catholic
500
Identify and explain one enduring issue presented in the feudal system of Medieval Europe.
Human Rights Violation
Scarcity
Security
Power
Conflict
Human Impact on Environment
500
Define Canon Law and specify whether it relates to Western Europe or Eastern Europe.
Catholic Church created their own set of laws, called canon laws.
Laws were based on the Bible (holy text).
Western Europe
500
Give an example of an empire that was tolerant of other people's religion and an empire that was not.
The Mongol Empire & the Islamic Caliphates were tolerant of other religions.
The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe were not tolerant of other religions.