Byzantine Empire
Feudalism
Crusades
Black Plague
Hodgepodge
100

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

Constantinople

100

What was the dominant force unifying Europe during the Middle Ages?

Catholic Church

100

Where did the Crusaders come from?

Western Europe

100

Where did the Black Plague originate?

East Asia 

100

What time period did the Middle Ages occur in?

Post-Classical (500 CE-1500 CE)

200

What was the division of Christianity into Eastern Orthodox and Catholicism called?

Great Schism

200

What area in Europe experienced feudalism after the fall of Rome?

Western Europe

200
Who did Crusaders fight against?

Muslims

200

About what percent of the European population died from the plague?

1/3-1/2

200

What event occurred prior to the Middle Ages and the rise of the Byzantine Empire?

Fall of Roman Empire

300

Which leader imposed a unified set of laws?

Justinian

300

What was provided to various nobles by the king?

Land

300

How did the Crusades benefit Medieval Europe?

Exposed them to new ideas, new products, increased trade with Europe and Asia

300

What group of people helped to spread the plague?

Merchants, traders, Crusaders, Mongols

300

What was the European code of conduct called?

chivalry
400

What was the famous church created during the Byzantine Empire?

Hagia Sophia (now a Muslim mosque)

400

What was the Japanese version of knights called?

Samurai (provided protection)

400

What is the holy city that the Crusaders worried would be overtaken?

Jerusalem

400

How did the plague affect the unemployment rate?

It decreased - more jobs available

400

What was the Japanese code of warrior conduct called?

Bushido

500

What culture(s) were preserved by the Byzantine Empire?

Greco-Roman

500

What system allowed for a self-sufficent society, leaving no reason for most to ever leave the area?

manorial system

500

What celebration in European arts and culture resulted from the Crusades?

The Renaissance

500

What group of people who had been tied to the land were provided more social mobility as a result of the plague?

serfs

500

What body of water does Constantinople border?

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea