Meddling with Middle Ages
What is the predominant religion throughout Europe?
Christianity
What is my favorite invention in the Islamic Caliphate? (hint: it proved that light moves in straight lines)
Camera Obscura
What was Genghis Kahn's birthname?
Temujin
What religion quickly spread throughout the middle east in the 6th century?
Islam
What is the name of the event that split the Christian church in 1054 AD?
The Great Schism
In the feudal system, who has the most power and produces the least?
king/pope
Who started the religion of Islam?
The Prophet Muhammad
What civil services did the Mongolians offer in their empire?
None...zip...nada
Name a school subject that was improved/invented during the Islamic Caliphate.
Algebra, Alchemy (Chemistry), Physics, Anatomy, Geometry, History, Philosophy, etc.
Who were the only people that were unable to own land in feudal Europe?
Serfs
What is the role of the vassals?
To keep the serfs in line and act as a strong arm for the nobles/king
Who shared the same social status as nobles in feudal Europe?
The Clergy
What is a Kahn?
The king of the Mongols.
What are these numbers called 1,2,3,4, etc.
Arabic Numerals
How did Mongol warriors process their horse meat if fire was unavailable?
Placing the meat between their saddle and horse
What is the Great Schism?
When the Eastern Orthodox church separated from the Catholic church.
What two animals were responsible for the spread of the Black Plague?
Rats and Fleas
How did the Mongol Empire fall apart?
What city became the intellectual capital of the world during this time?
Baghdad
What disease prompted the stories of the Pied Piper and Ring Around the Rosie?
The Bubonic Plague?
Who is the head of the Eastern Orthodox church?
The Patriarch.
What city was Islam started in?
Mecca
What machines did the abducted Chinese engineers make in order for the Mongols to lay siege upon walled cities?
Trebuchets
Who invaded the Caliphate in the 12th century?
The Seljuk Turks
Who fought the Muslims by the order of the papacy?
Knights