The Islamic World
Muslims are expected to visit this city at least once during their lives.
What is Mecca?
It's the branch of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire.
What is Eastern Orthodox?
This man led the Mongols to conquer the world in the late 1200s.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Capturing Jerusalem was a major goal of this set of holy wars.
What are the Crusades?
An Islamic term for holy war or struggle.
What is Jihad?
Pilgrimage, Faith, Charity, Prayer, and Fasting are the five these.
What are the pillars of Islam?
He was a Byzantine emperor who created a simplified law code based on Roman laws.
Who is Justinian?
Who are the Persians?
Chivalry was a code of conduct followed by this class of people.
Who are Knights?
The Black Death killed approximately this percentage of people in Europe.
What is 30-50%?
This man founded the religion of Islam after having a vision in a cave.
Who is Muhammad
It was the capitol city of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
A combination of Slavs and Vikings in Eastern Europe led to the creation of this cultural group.
Who are the Russians?
This woman led French forces to victory in the 100 Years War.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This document, signed in 1215 by King John, limited the power of the English King.
What is the Magna Carta?
These are the two major branches of Islam.
What are Sunni and Shi'a?
It's the term for the formal split between Eastern and Western Christianity which happened in 1054.
What is the Great Schism?
This is one of the biggest reasons for the success of the Mongol conquests.
What are bows, leadership, psychology, or nomadic toughness?
This political system, based on exchanging land for labor, dominated Europe during the Middle Ages.
What is Feudalism?
These places, home to Catholic monks, were the primary places of learning during the middle ages.
What are monasteries?
This Caliphate ruled the Islamic world during its golden age from 700-1100 CE.
Who are the Abbasids?
It was the language primarily spoken in the Byzantine Empire.
What is Greek?
This city replaced Kiev as the center of the Russian world after the Mongol invasions.
What is Moscow?
This man ruled most of France and Germany during the 800s and oversaw a revival of art and learning.
Who is Charlemagne?
This was the capitol city of the Abbasid Caliphate, and arguably the best city in the world from the 9th-11th centuries.
What is Baghdad?