Europe + Byzantines
While originally persecuted for much of the history of the Roman Empire, Christianity was legalized and made the state religion in the 4th century by this emperor, who later moved the Roman capital city.
Who is Constantine?
The Silk Road was in existence throughout the post-classical era and was revived in popularity under the security of the Mongol empire. This period of security was known as ...
What is Pax Mongolica?
This city is home to the Ka'ba - once the location of a Bedouin temple, and now sacred to Muslims as the site where Mohammed was born.
What is Mecca?
This became a symbol for female beauty and status in China, and was extremely widespread beginning in the Tang dynasty.
What is footbinding?
The kingdom of Mali had one of the largest universities and libraries worldwide, located in its capital city called this.
What is Timbuktu?
This led to mass casualties in Europe but also created opportunities for wage growth as it was more difficult to find workers to fill specialized jobs.
What is the Black Plague?
In the 10th century, this "empire" was established in western Europe as a collection of smaller principalities and relied on the relationship between the pope and the rulers.
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
Trade along the Sahara desert was made faster and easier for nomadic merchants due to the domestication of this.
What is the camel?
After the death of Mohammed, followers disagreed over the rightful successor and split into two sects known as...
What are Sunni and Shi'a?
The Chinese established control over other regions of Asia, such as Korea & Vietnam, during their post-classical Golden Age, bringing more resources into their empire. For foreign traders, one of their strategies was to require visitors to acknowledge the Chinese superiority by bringing gifts to earn permission for trade. This requirement was known as the ________ ________.
What is the tribute system?
The cutting out of the heart of a human as an offering to the sun god was a common ritual in the religion of this people.
Who are the Aztecs?
The House of Wisdom - center for scholarship and learning in the post-classical era Muslim world - was located in this city.
What is Baghdad?
The manorial system existed in Feudal Europe, where free peasants worked for and paid tribute to a lord or landowner in exchange for protection. These peasants were also known as ....
What are serfs?
Traders coming into Yuan China under this emperor had to exchange their forms of currency for paper money.
Who is Kublai Khan?
This form of Islam was more widely accepted by converts in South Asia, as it was more willing to accommodate local gods and religious festivals from Hinduism while still offering more social equality.
What is Sufism?
One of the reasons that China was able to experience population growth in the Tang + Song dynasties was partially due to the development and production of this crop, originally from Vietnam.
What is champa rice?
______ (Arabic Muslim traveler) wrote about his experience in Mali, and about the vast resources and gold held by __________ (emperor) who later converted to Islam and made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who are Ibn Battuta, Mansa Musa?
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol empire in 1206CE. They were known for their intense and innovative battle tactics, one of which was....
Use of biological warfare
Use of catapults/crossbows
Surrounding cities and making loud noises
Executing the entire battalion if one soldier defected
Traveling quickly and over large distances on horseback
He was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire at its height and is remembered for his construction of the Hagia Sophia and creation of a law code.
Who is Justinian?
The Indian Ocean trade route was composed of a variety of port cities around India, China, East Africa, and Indonesia. Traders could rely on this annual weather phenomenon to take them to and from port cities around the same time each year.
What are the monsoons?
This civilization converted to Orthodox Christianity and strengthened ties with the Byzantine Empire during and after they were ravaged by the Mongols for tributary purposes.
What is Kieven Rus (Russia)?
This empire was established along the Indonesian archipelago and was known for its control of the trading routes connecting the Indian Ocean to east Asia.
What is Srivijaya?
This language belongs to the Bantu family, but has changed over time due to the influence of Arabic traders in East Africa.
What is Swahili?
The acronym "HAPPY" can help us when evaluating a primary source to put it into context. What does each letter stand for?
H- Historical Contex
A - Audience
P - POV of author
P - Purpose of the source
Y - why does this relate to the prompt
The division of Christianity into Catholic and Eastern Orthodox that occurred after an argument between the pope in Rome and the emperor in Constantinople known as this event.
What is the Great Schism?
Merchants and messengers here traveled over 3,000 miles on well constructed roads to reach the empire's northern and southern borders but imperial trade was contained mainly within the empire itself, and they did not see high levels of interaction with other major civilizations.
What is the Inca Empire?
The history of the Islamic empire is divided into "caliphates" named for the ruling families/clans. The period immediately following Muhammad's death was that of the "Rightly Guided Caliphs". The following two caliphates were known as _____ and ______.
What are the Umayyad and the Abbasid?
The Mongols invaded China and established the _____ Dynasty under the leadership of _______________.
What is Yuan, Kublai Khan?
The Incan Empire did not use money, but instead gathered wealth from its citizens by taking taxes in the form of...
What is labor, agriculture, textiles?
This is Ms. Salvig's birthday.
What is Nov 17?