Where was the "Holy Land?"
Jerusalem
What was the Black Plague and how did it spread?
The Black Plague was a disease that had terrible symptoms. It spread quickly from fleas on the rats that had the disease which went on humans.
Where was the Mayans located?
Guatemala
Who was the Great Schism between?
Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholic
Who was Theodora?
Justinian's wife, a gypsy. Her and Justinian both became co-rulers
What were the Crusades?
A "holy war" between Christians and Muslims
What was feudalism?
Land owning lords would offer land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and protection
Which empire had agriculture based economy?
Aztec Empire
What was the Hagia Sophia?
A Catholic church that was turned into a Mosque. A form of syncretism
Where did the Mayans migrate to?
Mexico
Which was the most successful Crusade?
The 1st Crusade
How much of the European population died from The Black Plague?
About a third of the population died
What was the Quipu in the Inca Empire?
Bundles of knotted colored ropes. Used to count, record and send messages
Who took the Byzantine Empire land?
Muslim Arabs, and later on the Ottoman Turks
What was manorialism?
Lord's provided peasants housing, farmland, ad protection, if peasants worked their land
What was the estimated amount of deaths from the Crusades?
Has 2 to 6 million deaths
Who had to sign the Magna Carta?
King John
Did the empires all have a religion?
They all had a polytheistic religion
What did Emperor Leo II ban?
He banned the use of icons for church
What did the Orthodoxy and Catholic disagree on?
The ban on the use of icons. The Orthodoxy supported the ban. Catholic didn't support the ban, and later on banned the Byzantine Empire from the Church
What were some effects from the Crusades?
Greater exposure to new ideas, increased trade, persecution, and the Church lost power
Who was Joan of Arc?
A peasant girl who helped the French king, Charles VII, to get the French throne back. She was caught by the English and she was burned to death.
How did all of the empires fall?
All of them had to do with weapons and disease. Aztec also had Spanish conquistadors conquer them
What were the 4 trade routes Byzantine Empire was a part of?
1. Silk Road
2. Mediterranean Sea Complex
3. Trans-Saharan Trade Route
4. Indian Ocean Complex
What was the 100 Years War?
A war between the English and the French to have the French Throne.