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100

Groups from which religion traded across the Sahara with camels?

Islamic

100
Was Genghis Khan thought to be humane or cruel?
Very cruel
100
Why did Pope Urban II want to send knights to fight in the crusades?
He wanted to take back the Holy Land from Muslims.
100

Put the West African empires of Songhay, Ghana, and Mali in chronological order.

Ghana, Mali, Songhay

100
Jews, Muslims, and Christians all believe in ________.
monotheism
200

Al-Kwarizmi helped develop which school subject?

Mathematics

200
The Byzantine Empire fell when it was conquered (beaten) by _____________.
The Ottoman Empire
200
When the pope kicks someone out of the Church, and does not allow them the sacraments it is called ______________
Excommunication
200

Which African leader is famous for giving away gold while on a hajj to Mecca?

Mansa Musa

200
What was the law code of the Byzantine Empire called?
The Justinian Code
300

What were Ibn Battuta's goals in traveling? (List 2)

to learn and to spread Islam

300
Name one effect of the Germanic invasions on Western Europe.
disrupting trade; declining learning; smaller cities; more variety in languages (Latin becomes Spanish, Italian, French, etc.)
300
Vladimir I of Kievan Rus chose which sect of which religion for his people?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
300

Which king of Ethiopia was famous for building churches in the Middle Ages?

King Lalibela

300
What was a cause of the Great Schism?
Greek vs Latin language; Pope choosing an emperor vs Byzantine Emperor choosing a Patriarch; priests marrying vs not allowed to marry; use of iconography (pictures)
400

Which city did Islam spread from?

Mecca (Also acceptable - Medina)

400
How did Genghis Khan change the balance of power Eurasia?
He stabilized the region because there was one empire ruling all.
400
Name an effect of the Crusades.
Increased cultural ties between Western Europe and the Middle East; increase in trade and cities
400

Who was the founder of the Songhay Empire?

Sunni Ali

400
How are the plague and the Silk Road connected?
The plague probably arrived in Western Europe on the Silk Road coming from Asia.
500
Why did the Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims split?
Shi'ites believed only Muhammad's descendants could rule. Sunnis believed an elected person could rule (and like the Umayyads).
500
How did Mongols change Russia long-term?
They cut them off from new ideas from the Byzantines and Western Europe.
500
How did the Church help in education in the Middle Ages?
Copied and preserved ancient texts; educated the clergy (priests, nuns, friars, etc.); used Latin as a shared language
500

Name 4 Muslim African Empires and 1 Christian Empire.

Muslim = Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Kanem, Sultanate of Ifat
Christian = Ethiopia

500
What caused the weakening and later the end of feudalism?
The bubonic plague; political and religious attacks on the Church; rise of monarchies