Fall and Rise Again
Diocletian attempted to stabilize the empire in 293 CE by dividing it into four parts, known as this system.
What is the tetrarchy?
This is the holy scripture of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad.
What is the Quran?
This feudal Japanese system involved hereditary estates and local land management, similar to European feudalism.
What is the Shoen system?
This leader unified the Mongol tribes and laid the foundation for the largest contiguous empire in history.
Who is Chinggis Khan?
Medieval Europeans attributed this pandemic to supernatural cause, leading some to perform acts of self-punishment.
What is the Black Death?
The Western Roman Empire collapsed in part due to invasions by these groups from northern and central Europe.
Who are the Germanic peoples?
Before the rise of Islam, Judaism and Christianity spread across the Arabian Peninsula as part of a group of faiths with this person as a common patriarch.
Who is Abraham?
The European knight and the Japanese samurai both adhered to codes of conduct; the samurai followed this code.
What is Bushido?
This term describes the period of peace and stability under Mongol rule that enabled the flourishing of trade along the Silk Roads.
What is the Pax Mongolica?
The bacterium Yersinia pestis, spread by these insects on rats.
What are fleas?
This strict political philosophy, adopted by the Qin Dynasty, emphasized the importance of law and order over moral values or ritual, playing a key role in unifying China.
What is Legalism?
This key factor, involving religious motivation, contributed to the rapid success of Arab-Islamic conquests.
What is jihad?
This code of conduct, followed by medieval European knights, emphasized virtues such as bravery, honor, and protection of the weak, often influenced by Christian values.
What is chivalry?
Gold and this good were the principal commodities traded by the medieval empires of West Africa.
What is salt?
This 14th-century traveler documented his journeys across the Islamic world, but historians approach his accounts with caution.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
The Han Dynasty helped develop this famous trade network that connected East Asia to the Mediterranean.
What are the Silk Roads?
The first successor to Muhammad was chosen to lead the Muslim community under this title.
What is caliph?
European feudalism and Japanese feudalism were similar in their reliance on this hierarchical system of loyalty and land exchange.
What is feudalism?
Cultural contact between the Sahel and the Mediterranean was made difficult by this geographical barrier.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This innovation during the Song dynasty revolutionized communication and allowed for the spread of knowledge.
What is printing technology?
This Chinese dynasty is credited with reuniting China after the Period of Disunion, laying the groundwork for the Tang and Song dynasties.
What is the Sui Dynasty?
This region of the Iberian Peninsula, ruled by Muslim caliphs and emirs from the 8th to the 15th century, became a center of cultural and scientific advancements in medieval Europe.
What is Al-Andalus?
This Japanese military leader held the real power during the feudal period, ruling in the name of the emperor.
Who is the shogun?
This West African ruler, renowned for his wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca, put his kingdom on the map of the known world.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Migrations during the 14th century were often driven by this environmental and economic crisis.
What is the Little Ice Age?