Medieval Europe
The Medieval system of land ownership and protection.
What is Feudalism?
The holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
The important trade item that West African kingdoms exchanged with Europeans during the trans-Saharan trade.
What is Gold?
The Chinese philosophy that emphasized respect for elders and education.
What is Confucianism?
The innovation that helped Aztecs with farming.
What are Chinampas?
The name of the disease that killed millions in the 14th century.
What is the Black Death?
This individual is considered to be the last prophet of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
This West African empire reached its peak under the leadership of Mansa Musa, who was known for his wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca.
What is the Mali Empire?
This is the set of rules that Samurai would follow.
What is Bushido?
An important agricultural product that the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations relied on for food.
What is Maize?
Who are knights?
The name of the journey that Muslims take to the holy city of Mecca.
What is the Hajj?
This religion was adopted by many Medieval West African kingdoms.
What is Islam?
A method of recruiting government officials based on merit and knowledge of Confucian classics, rather than family connections.
What is the Civil Service Examination?
This Aztec city was built on top of Lake Texcoco.
What is Tenochtitlan?
The leader that united much of Western Europe and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE.
Who is Charlemagne?
The two main sects of Islam.
Who are the Sunni and Shia?
The African Kingdom know for smelting iron into weapons and tools for farming.
Who are the Nok?
The name of the military leader who ruled Japan and had ultimate control over the country during the medieval period.
What is a Shogun?
The messenger/relay system used in the Incan Empire.
What are Chasqui?
This document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king.
What is the Magna Carta?
We see this Islamic innovation/idea in schools today.
What is Algebra?
This city, known for its famous university and as a center of learning, is part of the Mali Empire.
What is Timbuktu?
The period where the arts and writing flourished in Medieval Japan.
What is the Heian Period?
The feathered-serpent God that the Mayans worshipped.
Who is Kukulkan?