Byzantine Empire
Capital city of the empire
What is Constantinople?
Reason for the decentralization and division of Western Europe.
What is the fall of the western Roman Empire?
He founded the Islamic Religion
who is Muhammad?
He unified the Mongol Tribes and created the Empire
Who is Genghis Khan?
Wealthy African King
What is Mansa Musa?
Emperor who Requested aid from the west
Who is Alexius II?
Name for the economic and social system that developed in medieval Western Europe. Based on loyalty and land.
What is Feudalism?
Name of the "cube" in Mecca that once held the idols of the pre-Islamic polytheistic religion.
What is Kaaba
How the Mongols treated people after they were conquered
What is Tolerant?
Held the Council of Clairmont
Who is Urban II?
This is what residents of Constantinople would have called themselves.
What are Romans
Since there wasn't one supreme political ruler, this person was able to consolidate a lot of power.
What is the Pope?
Name of two cities that were important to the growth of Islam
What is Mecca and Medina
How did the Pax Mongolica affect trade in the Mongol Empire?
What are safe trade Routes?
Drowned in river while attempting to go on the 3rd Crusade.
Who is Fredrick Barbarossa?
Name for the split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine Empire that happened in 1054
What is The Great Schism?
This is another term used to describe the time period of Medieval Europe after the fall of Rome.
What are the dark ages?
Names of the two factions of Islam
What is Sunni and Shia
These two things allowed the Mongols to fight better from horseback
What is the Stirrup and composite bow?
Provided protection and service to lords in medieval Europe
What are knights?
This permanently weakened the Byzantine Empire and deepened the schism between the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Church
What is the 4th Crusade?
Name of plot of land given to lords under Feudalism (besides manor)
What is fief?
Five pillars of Islam
What is faith, prayer, alms giving, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca?
He took over China and adopted Chinese customs
Who is Kublai Khan?
(Pope) King, nobles and church officials, knights, peasants
What is feudal structure?