Humans and the Environment
What were the two main contributors to population decrease?
changes in climate (bad farming conditions) and infectious diseases
What was a religion that was formed during big era 5, and who created it?
Islamic/ Muhammad
Greek Fire
What ocean competed with the Mediterranean as it started to be used for trade?
Indian Ocean
Name three(or more) inventions/ideas/logics made during big era 5
Catholic church split from the Orthodox church
What was the first proper ocean-traveling ships called?
Caravel
What was the negative outcome of state-building, urbanization, and economic expansion?
huge environmental impact, such as deforestation
What did scholars create when they combined Hellenistic, Persian, Mesopotamian, and Indian knowledge in mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and medicine?
Muslim Synthesis
Which Empire had the largest contiguous land?
The Mongol Empire
What allowed pastoral nomads to better exploit the desert lands they inhabited?
invention of the stirrup and the North Arabian camel saddle made riding on horses or camels a much more stable experience
What were some evidence of catholic church corrupting?(Name at least 2)
Indulgence, the priests having children, bishops were having luxury.
What does Nomadic mean?
Living the life of a nomad; wandering.