Roman Resonance
This sea was essential for trade and transportation in Ancient Rome
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The Socio-economic system of land exchange for military service in medieval Europe.
What is feudalism?
This "great" Emperor of Constantinople codified Roman Law and pushed the empires borders to its furthest extent.
Who is Justinian I
The devastating pandemic swept through Europe in the 14th century.
What is the Black Death?
The invention by Gutenberg that had a profound impact on literacy and the spread of ideas.
What is the printing press?
The social class in the Roman Republic consisting of wealthy landowners.
Who are Patricians?
In the Manorial System, Peasants provided this in exchange for their Lord's protection.
What is Labor?
Al-Khwarizmi is know as the father of this academic discipline.
What is Algebra?
The maritime trade network connecting Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Complex?
The movement characterized by a renewed interest in classical learning and the arts literally translates to "Rebirth"
What is the Renaissance?
The series of conflicts between Rome and Carthage.
What are the Punic Wars?
The Medieval Period begins roughly around the time of Western Rome's collapse in this year.
What is 476?
Which famous dome, called "Holy Wisdom", was constructed in The Jewel of Christendom, Constantinople?
The highly sought-after commodities like pepper, cinnamon, and cloves.
What are spices?
The Protestant Reformation leader who challenged Catholic Church practices.
Who is Martin Luther?
This Roman Emperor changed Rome's official religion AND its capital city.
Who is Constantine?
This Merovingian converted to Christianity on his way to establishing the Frankish Kingdom.
Who is King Clovis I
The "Great Schism" of 1054 refers to the breakup of Christian church; resulting in the Roman Catholic sect and this Greek denomination.
What is Eastern Orthodoxy?
The powerful winds that facilitated navigation in the Indian Ocean.
What are monsoons?
After the expeditions of Christopher Columbus and Vasco Da Gama, this explorer was the first European to circumnavigate the Globe.
The emperor who divided the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western regions.
Who is Diocletian?
In return for restoring the Pope to the Papal throne, this Frankish Carolingian was then anointed the Holy Emperor of Rome.
Who is King Charlemagne "Charles the Great"?
The major intellectual hub in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age.
What is the House of Wisdom?
The richest man ever, known for his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who is Mansa Musa?
The economic theory emphasizing the accumulation of wealth through trade and colonial exploitation.
What is mercantilism?