the fall of rome and the black death
the spread of islam and west africa
renaissance, reformation and scientific revolution
ancient americas
age of exploration
100
the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection
what is feudalism
100
the religious faith of Muslims; also the civilization based on the Islamic religion and the group of countries where Islam is the main religion
what is islam
100
a famous Renaissance artist, scientist, and inventor who painted the Mona Lisa
who was Leonardo da vinci
100
the people of an important Mesoamerican civilization that lasted from about 2000 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E.
who were the maya
100
a period of European exploration and discovery that lasted from about 1418 to 1620
what was the age of exploration
200
an empire that, at its height, around 200 C.E., spanned the Mediterranean world and most of Europe
what is the roman empire?
200
the most basic acts of worship for Muslims: declaration of faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and making a pilgrimage to Mecca
what are the five pillars of islam
200
a Christian who separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation; today, any member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformatio
protestant
200
the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America
what is meso america
200
the science and art of making maps
what is cartography
300
a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas; also called the Black Death
what is the black plague
300
the longest river in West Africa, and a kind of trading highway in early times
what is the niger river
300
a major shift in thinking between 1500 and 1700, in which modern science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world
what was the scientific revolution
300
a gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods
what is a sacrifice
300
a period from the late 1600s to the late 1700s in Europe, in which people changed their outlook on life
what was the enlightenment
400
the Christian church headed by the pope in Rome
what is the roman catholic church?
400
a large, hot desert in North Africa that covers about 3.5 million square miles
what is the sahara desert?
400
a philosophy that tries to balance religious faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and an interest in nature and human society
what is humanism
400
a Mesoamerican people who built an empire in central Mexico that flourished from 1428 to 1519 C.E
who were the aztecs
400
an economic system based on investment of money for profit
what is capitalism
500
the name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.
what is the byzantine empire
500
the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
who was mansa musa
500
a great flowering of culture, based on classical Greek and Roman ideas and art, that began in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and spread throughout Europe
what was the renaissance
500
people of a culture in the Andes Mountains of South America that arose in the 1400s C.E. and lasted until 1532
who were the incas
500
a rise in prices, often due an increase in the supply of money
what is inflation