Feudalism
The main idea of the feudal system was to ____.
provide protection and organize society
The highest military under the emperor belonged to the _____.
shogun
The Maya lived in modern ___ and ___.
Mexico, Guatemala
Mali was rich from trade in ___ and ____.
gold, salt
The Mayan language used (letters/glyphs).
glyphs
A "vassal" is someone who ___.
serves a lord in exchange for land and protection
Samurai had lower social status than the ___ .
daimyo
The Inca lived in modern ___.
Peru
Mansa Musa became famous for his pilgrimage to ______.
Mecca
Machu Picchu was built by the ____.
Inca
The largest group by population were ___.
peasants and serfs
Samurai in Japan had a role similar to ____ in Europe.
knights
The Maya were known for their advanced ___, and ___.
astronomy, math
A lasting achievement of Mansa Musa was _____.
Mali became a center of trade and education
The Spanish conquistador _____ defeated the Aztec ruler ______.
Hernan Cortes, Montezuma
A knight's job is to ___.
defend their lord, and fight when told to
In reality, the shogun was (more/less) powerful than the emperor.
more
The Aztec capital was built on ____.
an island in a lake
Mali's center of learning was the city of _____.
Timbuktu
One reason the Spanish defeated the the Aztecs was that they made alliances with ____.
enemies of the Aztecs
A "manor" is a ____.
self-sufficient estate owned by a lord
The shogunate era in Japan was ended by the _____ Restoration, which gave power back to the emperor.
Meiji
The Aztecs feared the Spanish because ______.
they had horses and stronger weapons, brought diseases, Aztecs believed in stories about gods coming from across the sea
After Mansa Musa's death, Mali became (stronger/weaker).
weaker
The most important crop for native Americans was ____.
corn