Vocabulary
Medieval Europe
Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates
Mongols
Black History Month
100

The process of exchanging something for something else.

What is trade?

100

After the fall of this empire, Europe was divided into two. 

What is the Roman Empire?

100

This religion was the basis of the Caliphates

What is Islam?

100

The Mongols ruled most of this continent.

What is Asia?

100

Black History Month is recognized during this month.

What is February?

200

the blending of culture

What is cultural diffusion?

200

This institution held the most power in Medieval Europe.

What is the Roman Catholic Church?

200

The successor of Muhammad and the chief Muslim ruler.

What is a caliph?

200
This man, born Temujin, unified the Mongol Empire.

Who is Genghis Khan?

200

This group was formed by African American leaders as a civil-rights organization.

What is the NAACP?

300

a new method, idea or product.

What is innovation?

300

A decentralized system used in Western Europe in which land owned by a powerful person is divided up and given to subjects in exchange for work.

What is Feudalism?

300

The Caliphates were able to gain power through this

What is war or military conquest?
300

This geographic feature is where the Mongols lived before expanding into Asia

What is the Asian Steppe?

300

This amendment allowed for former slavers and African Americans to be granted citizenship

What is the 14th amendment?

400

a social class system with no mobility.

What is a rigid class structure?

400
These coemperors were married and led the Byzantine Empire during 6th century

Who are Justinian and Theodora?

400

The caliphates were able to maintain power through this

What is being religiously tolerant or allowing Christians to worship their religion freely just needed to pay a tax?

400

This country was heavily influenced by the Mongols.

What is Russia?

400
An enduring issue associated with Black History Month

What is

- Human Rights Violations

- Inequality

- Conflict

- Interconnectedness?

500

a condition that exists when someone has lost control and no one has replaced them.

What is a power vacuum?

500

Difference between the Eastern and Western European halves?

What is

- Religions (Roman Catholic Church vs Greek Orthodox)

- Manorialism vs Trading Empire

- Made up of different kingdoms vs Unified

500

A characteristic of the Abbasid Golden Age

What is 

- Inventions in algebra, trignomoetry, glasses

- Revival and translate of Greek philosophy

- The building of mosques, gardens etc

500

This time period, also referred to as being peaceful, led to future events like the Protestant Reformation and the Age of Exploration.

What is the Pax Mongolica?

500

A monumental achievement that happened for African Americans during this year 2023s Black History Month

What is

- TBD.