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the Silk Road
100
The Byzantine Empire
What is the area the Eastern Orthodox Church call home?
100
a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
What is Christianity?
100
the highest type o European noble, ranking just below a prince
What is a duke?
100
476 AD
When did the Roman Empire Fall?
100
The Mongols
Who secured the land creating the Silk Road?
200
Rome
What is the capital of the Holy Roman Empire?
200
in feudalism, a person who works the land
What is a peasant?
200
a system of organizing people into ranks, with those of higher rank having more power and privilege
What is a hierarchy?
200
the fall of Rome
What marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?
200
black death
What is the disease that spread from Asia?
300
Constantinople
What is the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
300
a ruler or powerful land owner
What is a lord?
300
a deep, wide ditch often filled with water
What is a moat?
300
800 AD
What year did the pope crown Charlemagne emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
300
the holy wars
What are the crusades?
400
Asia
What is the are conquered by the Huns?
400
The belief that God gave Monarchs the right to rule
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
400
a covering, usually made of metal or leather, worn to protect the boy during a fight
What is Armor?
400
The Byzantine Empire
What is the Empire found in the East called?
400
Charlemagne
Who is the Frank King determined to regain Roman glory?
500
France and England
Who fought the Hundred Years War?
500
a person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized
What is a heretic
500
a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery
What is a monk?
500
The mongols
Who conquered Asia?
500
knowledge and culture
What is gained by the West while traveling the Silk Road?