Middle Ages
Medieval Vocabulary
Japanese Social Structure
Japanese History and Vocabualry
The Crusades
100
500-1500
What is the time period of the Middle Ages?
100
warrior of the medieval period
What is a knight?
100
leader of the Japan during the feudal period but does not have an real power
Who is the Emperor?
100
A group of islands is called
What is an archipelago?
100
This person called for the Crusades (religious title)
Who is the Pope?
200
One major reason why the Middle Ages begin
What is the fall of the Roman Empire
200
piece of land given to a lord or vassal
What is a fief?
200
Japanese warrior
What is a samurai?
200
The number of main islands in Japan
What is 4?
200
The Christians were fighting over this piece of land
What is the Holy Land?
300
Who is attacking western European cities causing people to flee to rural areas
What are the Barbarians?
300
land in exchange for protection
What is feudalism?
300
Military general in feudal Japan
What is the Shogun?
300
This is the religion of the Japanese samurai which focuses on the worship of nature
What is Shintoism?
300
This group won the Crusdes
Who are the Muslims?
400
As the result of the decline of trade in Europe most people relied on ________ to earn a living
What is farming or agriculture?
400
code that all European warriors had to follow
What is Chivalry?
400
Japanese feudal lord
Who are the daimyo?
400
Throughout history, Japan has had to deal with the fact that they lack.....
What are natural resources?
400
The major economic effect of the Crusades
What is an increase in trade and demand for goods from the east?
500
During this period there was one institution that created stability.
What is the church?
500
economic system of the Middle Ages which created self sufficiency
What is manorialism?
500
The year the Crusades beagn
What is 1095?