Vocabulary
Byzantine Empire AND Islam
Chinese Dynasties
Middle Ages
The Church in Western Europe
100

Belief in one god

Monotheism

100

Which factor contributed to the division of Western and Eastern Christian Churches into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?

Different opinions on Christianity

100

The Tang & Song dynasties in China invented...

Gunpowder and the compass

100

What is the historical significance of Justinian's Law Code?

It preserved the Roman legal customs for later Western Civilizations.

100

What is the steeple create an impression of?

Creating an impression of reaching towards Heaven.

200

A form of political organization that is characterized by a relationship between a lord and a vassal where the lord exchanges land for military service from the vassal

Feudalism

200

For early Christians, church teachings involved observance in holy sacraments. What are holy sacraments?

Rituals done by Christians that are outward signs of inward grace.

200

The compass was developed in China during the Song Dynasty. 400+ years later European explorers used the compass to do what?

Navigate the ocean

200
Which group in the European feudal society showed allegiance to a lord by providing military service?

Vassals

200

Identify one way in which monasteries contributed to the spread of Christianity in Europe.

By being outposts for missionary work.

300

A division over a difference of opinion, generally used in the case of split over religious differences

Schism

300

What social contribution did the Moors make to Spanish society prior to 1450?

Medicine, science, technology, and knowledge from Greeks and Romans

300

Labor from building what killed thousands of people?

The Grand Canal and the Great Wall

300

In the manorial system, NOBLES were required to provide SERFS with what?

Protection

300

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor?

Charlemage

400

A religious leader of the Roman Catholic Church

Pope

400

What did the unifying of the Frankish kingdom by Clovis likely contribute to?

The increasing role of Roman Catholicism in Europe.

400

What religion spread through China to Japan and Korea?

Buddhism

400

How is a vassal expected to show loyalty to a lord?

By offering the lord military services

400

What did Christians in Western Europe become?

Roman Catholic Church

500

A religious leader in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Patriarch

500

What was one reason that Islam was able to spread?

The neighboring empires were weak.

500

Which dynasty flourished economically, but failed militarily?

Song Dynasty

500

What did the unifying of the Frankish kingdom by Clovis likely contribute to?

The increasing role of Roman Catholicism in Europe.

500

Provide 4 services Catholic Monasteries provided in Western Europe

1. Provided care for the sick

2. Preserved important manuscripts

3. Taught farming techniques

4. Maintained schools