Islam
This man is the founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
The caravans that crossed north and south through the Sahara were a major part of this economic system.
What is Trans-Saharan Trade?
This group of noble warriors lived by the Bushido code.
What are samurai?
These people, known as this, were considered part of the lord's permanent labor force.
Who are serfs?
This is a program of study emphasized the study of Latin & Greek in order to understand human nature.
What is humanism?
These are the core beliefs or tenets of Islam.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
This is the region surrounded by the Sahara to the north, the Ethiopian Mountains to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
What is the Sudan?
This practice began during the Song dynasty as a way for women to fit the smaller beauty standard of the time.
What is foot-binding?
This is a version of Christianity that is outside of the approved doctrine of the papacy.
What is heresy?
These were issued by the pope that substituted for penance or time in purgatory.
What is an indulgence?
These are the two main branches of Islam.
What are Shia & Sunni?
What is the Hamitic Thesis?
In this system Muslim merchants bid against each other for licenses to collect taxes any way they could.
What is tax-farming?
This man helped spread literacy throughout Europe by inventing the printing press during the 1400s.
Who is Johann Gutenberg?
Fill in the Blank: The [ ] was the name give to French Calvinists. They were instrumental in forming the [ ] that ultimately saved France.
Who are the Huguenots and the Politiques?
What is dervish?
This African king was most likely the richest man in the world during the 14th century?
Who is Mansa Musa?
The two main deities of this religion were Izanagi and Izanami who were thought to have created the main islands.
What is Shinto?
What is manorialism?
These men would typically read a Bible passage or ancient Latin text at universities established in European cities.
Who are scholastics?
One of Muslim's early economic practices, known as this, is the root of the English word check.
What is saak?
This city-state on Africa's east coast was the most powerful by the late 13th century.
What is Kilwa?
Buddhist sects did not like the practice known as this, but some Hindus believed self-immolation by a widow could rid both her and her husband of their sins.
What is sati?
Late 9th century intellectuals described Christian society as made up of what three categories?
Those who pray (monks), those who fight (nobles), and those who work (peasants).
This man's work, The Prince, is generally considered one of the first modern guide's to politics.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?