Professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings within the Mali Empire.
Who were griots?
100
Used by the Byzantine Empire in sieges.
What is Greek fire?
100
Byzantine emperor that bribed Bulgarian nobles and generals, his name means slayer of Bulgarians. He brought Bulgaria under the control of the Byzantine Empire.
Who is Bulgaroktonos? (Basil II)
100
This was an agricultural system developed in 9th century Europe that dramatically increased productivity
What is the three-field system
100
This document, signed in 1215, confirmed feudal rights against monarchal power in England
What is the Magna Carta?
200
Islamic law; defined among other things the patrilineal nature of Islamic Inheritance.
What is Sharia Law?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
A Kievan prince, he converted to Christianity and forced his subjects to convert as well.
Who is Vladimir I?
200
Russian aristocrats, they had less power than their Western counterparts.
Who are boyars?
200
This plague killed one-third of Europe’s population
What was the Black Death?
200
This was a war over English holding in France in the 14 century
What was the Hundred Years War?
300
He is known as the “Lion Prince” of Mali, he is the monarch most responsible for the unification of the Mali State.
Who is Sundiata?
300
Invaded Russia in 1237-1238 and 1240-1241, they decimated the Russian political system and economy (they cut off many trade routes).
Who are Tatars?
300
A major issue that caused a split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in 1054, caused the excommunication of Patriarch Michael and his followers.
What is bread with yeast?
300
These were descendents of Charlemagne who ruled in Germany and northern Italy
Who were the Holy Roman Emperors?
300
This was a group of people in the same business or trade in a single city
What was a guild?
400
This Kingdom was based on agriculture and was formed around the Congo River.
What is the Kongo?
400
Sent by the Byzantine government to present day Czech and Slovakia, they translated the Bible and helped develop a written script for Slavic languages (known as Cyrillic).
Who are Cyril and Methodius?
400
Last of the great Kievan princes, he codified the legal system, built many churches and started translating religious literature into Slavic languages.
Who is Yaroslav?
400
This royal family was founded by Charles Martel in the 8th century, and was the ruling family in the time of Charlemagne
Who are the Carolingians?
400
This Pope called the First Crusade in 1095
Who was Urban II ?
500
This Arab traveler described African societies and cultures in his travel journals.
Who is Ibn Batuta?
500
A painting of saints or other religious figures.
What is an icon?
500
Caused the eventual downfall of the Byzantine Empire and brought Islam farther into Eastern Europe than it had ever been before.
Who are the Turks?
500
This was a trading league among cities of northern Germany and southern Scandinavia
What was the Hanseatic League?
500
This was the system of economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers.