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Crusades
Golden age
Yuan dynasty
Silkroad/ feudalism
Miscellaneous
100
What was one cause of the first crusade?
Europeans wanted to pilgrimage to Jerusalem but Muslims would possibly kill them or make them pay taxes.
100
What is the golden age?
The golden age is a time period in the Middle East when new inventions and ideas were being developed.(modernizing)
100
What are the two continents that the Mongolian empire had settlements on?
Asia and Europe
100
What is the Silk Road?
A trade route that linked Europe Asia and Africa together.
100
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of culture elements from one culture to another.
200
Who led the 3rd crusade for the Christians?
King Richard.
200
How did the Muslims improve astronomy?
The Muslims made astronomy by making advances in the astrolabes and the compass. They used these instruments to locate the direction of Mecca.
200
What was the Mongolians original religion
Shamanism
200
What was the purpose of feudalism?
To protect the people of Western Europe.
200
Name two effects of the crusades.
It hurt feudalism because lords were forced to sell their manors to raise money and royal families began to grow power. Another effect was Western Europe was opened to new ideas from the east in such things as science,math, inventions, art, architecture, tools, etc,which began the renaissance in Europe.
300
What city did the Turks conquer during the 2nd crusade?
The city of Edessa.
300
How did the Muslims improve mathematics?
They wrote a textbook on algebra, came up with Arabic numerals, and the concept of zero.
300
Explain what the handicraft industry is.
The textile industry (coton)
300
Who owned all of the land in feudalism?
The monarch.
300
What was Europe forced to do what after the ottoman Turks took control of Constantinople?
They were forced to find new trade routes to asiaa because they were afraid of crossing the middle east they traveled by sea instead of land.
400
Explain why the first crusade was a success but also a failure for the Christians of Europe.
It was a success because they successfully conquered Jerusalem but many people were killed along the way because the expedition was badly organized and many were not properly equipped and people starved to death.
400
How did the Muslims improve medicine?
Muslim pharmacists began to develop many medications, they developed hospitals, and they began to use surgery.
400
What 4 things did yuan dynasty's economy rely on
Agriculture, handicraft industry, commerce. And foreign trade.
400
The monarch split the land into pieces and gave them to who?
The nobles/lords.
400
What religion did the Byzantine empire follow?
The religion known as Eastern Orthodox.
500
Describe what happened in the 4th crusade.
The Christians of Europe turned their back on the Byzantine empire instead of helping them regain and take back the city of Jerusalem, the Christians attacked the Byzantine capital Constantinople.
500
How did the Muslims improve geography?
The Muslims figured out the earth was not flat and calculated its circumference. They created accurate maps of the world, which would help out future explorers such as Christopher Columbus.
500
Who was the first emperor of the mongol empire?
Kublai Kahn.
500
List the most powerful person in feudalism to the person with the least power.
Monarch, nobles/lords, knights, peasants.
500
Explain what the Magna Carta is.
The Magna Carta is a charter that was signed by king john of England that gave more power to the,common people and took power away from the king.