Medieval Europe & Trade
This 1215 document was created to limit the power of King John of England.
Magna Carta
This theory stated that a nation's wealth was based on the amount of gold and silver it possessed.
What is mercantilism?
This German monk disagreed with indulgences and wrote the 95 Theses, starting a new branch of Christianity.
Who is Martin Luther?
This era followed Alexander the Great's rule and involved the spread of Greek language and ideas to non-Greek areas of the world.
What is the Hellenistic Era?
What type of animal is Shere Khan in "The Jungle Book"?
Bengal Tiger
This political and social order developed during the Middle Ages when nobles offered protection and land in return for service.
Feudalism
This exchange led to increased trade of plants, crops, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe after 1492.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This form of government occurs when one ruler maintains all power with no checks or limits.
What is absolutism?
This is the strict code by which Japanese samurai were supposed to live, meaning "the way of the warrior."
What is Bushido?
Complete the Taylor Swift lyric:
"Puzzle pieces in the dead of night
I should've known it was a matter of time
Oh, oh, my boy......."
"....only breaks his favorite toys"
This code of ethics developed among medieval nobility and outlined the ideal of civilized behavior that knights were supposed to uphold.
Chivalry
Name two negative effects European contact had on indigenous people of the Americas.
Forced spread of religion and education, significant population loss from disease, enslavement, or cultural destruction
This English king started his own church because he wanted to divorce his wife and gain more power from the Catholic Church.
Who is Henry VIII?
The Mongols conquered China using this military advantage, which allowed them to dominate vast territories.
What are horses and bows and arrows?
Who is the first companion to join Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road (not Toto)
The Scarecrow
Name two effects the Crusades had on Europe.
Trade greatly increased, led to breakdown of feudalism, kings gained more control, development of true nation-states, or significant loss of life (accept any two)
This type of trade involved three continents and connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas, but devastated Africa through the slave trade.
What is Triangular Trade?
Name two key ideas John Locke advocated for regarding government and individual rights.
Constitutional (limited) monarchy, people's right to life, liberty, and property
Name two major impacts the Mongol Empire had on the world.
Increased trade (revived Silk Road), united conquered territory under single rule, spread of technology and ideas, or spread of disease like the Black Plague
What song is Eddie playing on guitar when he tragically lures the Demobats to his location?
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Explain how the Crusades led to the breakdown of feudalism in Europe.
Nobles who joined the Crusades sold their land and freed their serfs, which weakened the feudal system and allowed kings to gain more control.
Explain why European colonizers needed labor from Africa in the Americas and what specific crop drove this demand.
European invasion led to a decrease in the indigenous population, so Europeans needed another labor source. Specifically, labor was needed for the growth of sugarcane.
Explain the overall impact of the Reformation on religion in Europe.
The Reformation led to new branches of Christianity and greater religious diversity, ending religious unity across Europe.
Explain how the Qing Dynasty and Japan responded differently to European desire for increased trade and contact.
The Qing Dynasty limited European trading rights to specific cities and ports; Japan cut off almost all interactions with foreign nations, including trade and the sharing of ideas and beliefs like Christianity.
What yard line was the "Philly Special" run from?
1 yard line