Byzantine Empire
This new capital city of the Byzantine Empire was moved east by Emperor Constantine
What is Constantinople?
A noble, trained in youth, to become a mounted warrior
What is a Knight?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, spoke to this Archangel in a cave on this mountain.
Who is Archangel Gabriel?
What is Mt. Hira?
This revolutionized medieval trade across the vast deserts of Africa.
What is the camel?
This philosophy of the middle ages, that attempted to reconcile faith & reason, played a large role in the development of Renaissance thought
What is Scholasticism?
This person famously said "Imperial purple makes a very fine shroud", when deciding NOT to flee during the Nika Revolt
*Ask me about the extra credit opportunity!*
Who is Empress Theodora?
This was the most powerful institution in all of Medieval Europe
What is the Church?
After a disagreement over who should succeed Muhammad as the religious and spiritual leader of the Muslim community, Islam was divided into these two sects
What are Sunni and Shia?
These two items were the most commonly traded goods of the Medieval West African Kingdoms
What are Salt & Gold?
This was the focus of Renaissance Humanism
What are human potential and achievement?
This was during the Christianization of the Byzantine Empire, and allowed for tolerance of Christians
What is the Edict of Milan?
After the fall of Rome, Europe was plunged into this, causing feudalism to arise
What is chaos?
This is the Arabic term for giving to charity; alms for the poor
What is Zakat?
This person is widely considered to be the greatest explorer of all time
Who is Ibn Battuta?
This mathematician revolutionized physics with his three laws of motion
Who is Isaac Newton?
These were the three reasons we wrote about in our first DBQ essay, answering the question "Why did the Roman Empire 'fall'?"
(Need all three answers)
What are Corruption, Foreign Invasions, and Weakness
TWO PART ANSWER:
This describes the relationship of the feudal contract, where this part would receive this gift, in exchange for loyalty and military service.
What are Vassals and Fiefs?
TWO ANSWER QUESTION
Christians and Jews were called "people of the book", or this Arabic term, because like Islam, they were all this.
What are Dhimmi?
What are Abrahamic Religions?
Unlike the Middle Eastern Muslim civilizations, which were this, African civilizations had this type of lineage, though both were Muslim.
What are Patrilineal & Matrilineal
These were the three problems faced by the church, eventually leading to the Protestant Reformation
What are lavish spending, indulgences, and latin?
These two sects arose after the Great Schism of 1054 due to a dispute over the worship of icons, among other things
What are Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
This Pope called for the first crusade to take back the "Holy Land" from Muslim invaders
Who is Pope Urban II?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
These were two of the first four caliphs of Islam
Who are Abu Bakr, Ali, Umar, & Uthman
Not much is known about the rise of Mali, except for the telling of this story, told by this type of Medieval African storyteller.
Answer 1 of 2 correctly for points!
What is The Epic of Sundiata?
What are Griots?
The scientific method used to be known as this, named after its main proponent.
What is the Baconian Method?