Chapter 7
Another name for the Eastern Roman Empire. Led by Justinian. Capital city is Constaninople
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Recitation of Faith, Prayer 5 Times Daily, 2½ percent to charity, Fasting During Ramadan, Pilgrimage to Mecca
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
New farming technique that increased agricultural output by rotating crops
What is the Three Field System?
Founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
a basic, raw material or agricultural product that is bought and sold, such as gold, salt, ivory, or grain.
What is a Commodity?
Under feudalism, lords/nobles offered protection to serfs in exchange for these.
What are loyalty and service?
Believed that any pious Muslim man could be the caliph
What is Sunni Islam?
Fought between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land. Led to increased church power, and increased trade.
What are the Crusades?
The first Caliph
Who is Abu Bakr?
Association of merchants that made rules in medieval European cities
What are guilds?
Land and Tax book, created by William the Conqueror of England
What is the Domesday Book?
The Islamic Caliphate that focused on military expansion, and would eventually conquer Al-Andalus (Spain)
What is the Umayyad Caliphate?
Split in the Christian Church; resulted in the Catholic Church in the West, and the Orthodox Church in the East.
What is the Great Schism?
Wealthy King from Mali. Helped build mosques and spread Islam in west Africa.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Elite military force from the Ottoman empire
What are the Janizaries?
Epidemic that resulted in a labor shortage, higher wages, and decreased the power of feudalism.
What is the Black Death?
Merchants introduced these to Muslim lands, specifically the Abbasid Caliphate.
What is banking and credit?
This organization helped unify Western Europe during the "dark ages", instead of the King/ nobles
What is the Catholic Church?
Stopped the Umayyad invasion of Europe. "The Hammer"
Who is Charles Martel?
Catholic doctrine that said the Pope is above secular leaders (in terms of power)
What is Papal Supremacy?
Limited the power of King John I in England. Granted rights like due process to the people
What is the Magna Carta?
Caliphate that saw oversaw a golden age, with advancements in medicine, art, science, math, etc
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
France signed a treaty with this empire, after their invasion into Europe (1536)
What is the Ottoman Empire?
A Frankish king who was given the title of "Holy Roman Emperor" by the Pope, thus creating a unified Christian kingdom in Europe
Who is Charlemagne?
This culture is highly significant as a product of extensive cultural blending between local Bantu populations and Arab and Persian traders, defining the vibrant trading city-states along the Indian Ocean coast.
What is Swahili?