Food
What is a fief?
a piece of land granted in the feudal system.
List three of the barbarian tribes responsible for the fall of Rome?
Goths, Visigoths, Vandals, Huns,
List the social structure of Feudal Japan from highest to lowest
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samuri, Peasants
What is the name of the canal built in china in the 5th century that is still the largest in the world today?
The Grand Canal
Name three reasons the Western Roman Empire fell.
Barbarian Migrations, Overgrowing of crops, poor leadership, poor financial management.
What Roman leader did the senate stab 23 times?
Julius Ceasar
What emperor split the Roman Empire in two?
Emperor Constantine
What was the name of the Viking explorer who landed on North American soil 500 years before Columbus?
Lief Erickson
Who is the West African Leader Often described as the richest man in the history of the world?
Mansa Musa
Describe two accomplishments or ideals the Mongol Empire had that helped create the world we know today?
The Postal System, the reunification of Japan
What leader united the Mongol tribes and turned them into an empire?
Genghis Khan
This culture created our numeric system?
Islam
Explain the role of the church in the European Dark Ages and why?
More powerfu than a single king or ruler, the people believed God's will was what made and broke kings and empires.
Name the three items most often associated with North African trade.
Gold, Salt, Slaves
What effect did the Black Death have on feudalism?
It ended the feudal system, as the supply of workers was now depleted and therefor the workers could ask for more instead of being forced to work for low wages.
What was the name of the bacteria that caused the plague?
Yersania Pestis
What were the names of the West African Storytellers who also acted as record keepers for their community?
Griots
The eastern Roman Empire stayed thriving for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of the west under this name?
Byzantine
Why did the location of major Islamic Cities like Baghdad help them become centers of learning?
Since they were along the silk road, traders from many cultures would interact with each other and allow for a spread of ideas.
List three ways the "code of Justinian" helped the women of the Byzantine empire?
Allowed for divroce, allowed them to own property, no longer punished adultery by death, held men accountable for violence against women.
What type of geographical feature are the islands of Japan?
Archipelago
Who was the only empress in the history of China?
Wu Zietan
Name one cause of the fall of Islam?
Poor leadership, no apparent heirs, spread out empires, the plague, the Mongols
What Japanese ruler's reign saw an embrace of Buddism and a rise as a regional Power?
Prince Shotoku
Using RACES, describe the ways Mongols viewed the religions of the people they conquered.
The Mongols were ok with the conquered nations continuing to practice their own religions as long as they prayed for the continued success of the Mongol Empire.