Topic 1
The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages
What event started the Middle Ages?
The Fall of Rome
The Ottomans renamed Constantinople to what?
Istanbul
Who were the warriors that defended the landlord's land in feudal Japan?
Samurai
What time period was a transition from medieval to early modern times?
The Renaissance
What was Martin Luther's collection of arguments called?
95 These
What was the goal of the Crusades?
To recapture Jerusalem
Who was the first Caliph of the Islamic Empire?
Abu Bakr
During the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan's reign, what notable building was constructed?
Taj Mahal
Who was the Spanish Conquerer that defeated the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortés
What was the name of the city of gold, Pizarro was looking for?
El Dorado
What was the collection of old Roman laws, reestablished by the Byzantines called?
Justian's Code
What was the kingdom of Ghana called by the Arabs?
"The Land of Gold"
What did China call territories they conquered?
Tributary States
The Church needed money, what new practice did they start in order to get more money?
Offer Indulgences
What were the Four Horsemen of the Spanish conquest?
Horses, Armor, Guns, and Diseases.
Joan of Arc was a part of what war?
The Hundred Years War
The elite fighters for the Ottoman throne were called what?
Janizaries
Who founded Sikhism?
Guru Nanaka
Who was able to accurately calculate the orbits of each planet?
Kepler
What was the social system in India called?
The Caste System
What system stabilized the Dark Age's economy?
Manorialism
The ruins of a massive stone city in the southern African Area was called what?
The Great Zimbabwe
In China, the land owners and ruling class was called what?
Gentry
What agreement allowed for rulers to pick what religion they wanted to follow?
The Peace of Augsburg
What was the name of the Church divide?
The Great Schism