Medieval West: Feudal Fiefs & Frankish Fables
Name the city that became the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
This holy book is the primary sacred text of Islam.
What is the Quran?
Gunpowder technology was discovered in this modern-day country.
What is China?
This Spanish explorer is often credited as the first European to discover the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This St. Lawrence County High School is Mr. Grant's Alma Mater.
What is Hermon-Dekalb?
What was the economic system that relied on lords, serfs, and self-sufficient estates?
What is Manorialism?
This is the most holy Islamic city and destination for any muslim's Hajj.
What is Mecca?
The Mongols increased trade across Asia by protecting this major route.
What is the Silk Road?
The Columbian Exchange connected Europe with these two continents
What are North & South Americas?
This St. Lawrence County university is where Mr. Grant earned his Bachelors degree in History and Masters degree in Social Studies Education.
What is SUNY Potsdam?
This leader was crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by the Pope in 800 CE.
Who is Charlemagne?
This Abbasid academic institution symbolized the Islamic Golden Age’s pursuit of knowledge.
What is the Bagdad House of Wisdom?
The revival of this ancient philosophy shaped Chinese government during the Tang and Song dynasties.
What is Confucianism?
Who is Vasco da Gama?
This grand church was built under the reign of Emperor Justinian and was referred to as "The Jewel of Christendom".
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This early wave of crusaders was untrained and suffered heavy losses.
What is The People's Crusade?
Muslim merchants spread Islam across this dessert-based trade network.
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade Complex?
Japan and Western Europe were similar because of this key socio-economic system.
What is Feudalism
This cultural movement was a social response to corruption in the Roman Catholic Church
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This Islamic judge spent most of his life traveling from Northwest Africa, to Eastern Asia, and back again.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
The Treaty of Verdun (843 ce) inherited and partitioned Charlemagne's Empire among his 3 grandsons. This would lead to the borders of these 2 modern European nations.
What is France and Germany
Following the death of the Prophet Muhammed, a schism in the Muslim community resulted in these two sects of the Islamic Faith.
What is Shia & Sunni
This Japanese feudal lord held more real political power than even the emperor.
What is the Shogun?
This economic system, often called "The Triangle Trade", developed from Europe as a result of colonization and global trade.
What is Mercantilism?
The Renaissance transformation in Europe was considered the revival of this classical identity.
What is Greco-Roman