Calamity
An outbreak of disease that lasted from 1347-1350 that killed anywhere between 30 to 50 million Europeans
What is the Black Death?
These were the special warriors of Medieval Europe.
What is a knight?
This artist created the Mona Lisa.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
A line of rulers who typically come from one family.
What is a dynasty?
This trade route system went from China all the way to Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
An event where food becomes very hard to find.
What is a famine?
A strict set of rules held by European knights.
What is Chivalry?
Who was Michelangelo?
This style of Medieval architecture attempted to replicate the Roman style. It has small windows, many rounded edges, and was often cold and dark inside.
What is Romanesque?
This man was originally known as Temujin.
Who was Chinggis Khan?
These animals who were infected with fleas were responsible for the spreading of the plague.
What are rats?
A system where peasants didn't own the land they lived on but got to stay if they would work.
What is Feudalism?
The creator of the printing press.
Who was Johannes Guttenburg?
A code of honor from Japan that means "way of the warrior."
What is Bushido?
The part of the Mongol Empire that ruled over Russia and helped spread the plague by throwing infected dead bodies with catapults.
Who were the Golden Horde?
A teenager from France, this young woman claimed that God chose her to lead the French to victory against the English.
Who is Joan of Arc?
These series of military conflicts were fought between European nations and Muslims for control over the "Holy Land."
What were the Crusades?
This word means "revival" or "rebirth".
What does Renaissance mean?
This style of Medieval architecture emphasized large windows, much detail, and flying buttresses.
What is Gothic?
This religion practices the worship of the Tengri, "the Blue-Sky god," who supposedly demands for his followers to conquer the world.
What is Shamanism?
A crisis where the ruler of a kingdom dies without an heir to take over.
What is a succession crisis?
A series of military conflicts between Muslims and Europeans fought over control of Spain.
What was the Reconquista?
This means to be an expert at many different fields of study.
What is a "Renaissance Man"?
The name of this Chinese dynasty means "the origin."
What is the Yuan dynasty?
This individual established the Yuan dynasty in China.
Who was Kublai Khan?