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Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox Church
Justinian I
Theodora
a great empire that straddled Europe and Asia and lasted from…
a Christian religion that arose in the Byzantine Empire
one of the greatest Byzantine emperors; reigned from 527 to 56…
wife of Justinian; empress of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
a great empire that straddled Europe and Asia and lasted from…
Eastern Orthodox Church
a Christian religion that arose in the Byzantine Empire
Almoravids
Mansa Musa
Songhai
amulet
Muslims who captured Kumbi
the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
a group within the empire of Mali
a piece of jewelry or other object used as a charm to provide…
Almoravids
Muslims who captured Kumbi
Mansa Musa
the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
Magna Carta
bubonic plague
Hundred Years' War
habeas corpus
a written agreement from 1215 that limited the English king's…
a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by f…
a series of wars fought by France and England between 1337 and…
the principle that accused persons cannot be held on jail with…
Magna Carta
a written agreement from 1215 that limited the English king's…
bubonic plague
a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by f…
Ghana
matrilineal
trans-Saharan trade
What is Silent Bartering?
West African state that supplied the majority of the world's g…
tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than father's
exchange of goods across the Sahara Desert
In silent bartering, first the muslim trader puts his goods be…
Ghana
West African state that supplied the majority of the world's g…
matrilineal
tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than father's
mercenary
alliance
plaza
aviary
a soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
a group of countries, city-states, or other entities who agree…
a public square or other open area in a city where people can…
an enclosed space or cage for keeping birds
mercenary
a soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
alliance
a group of countries, city-states, or other entities who agree…
clan
polytheist
tribe
monotheism
a group of related families
a person who believes in more than one god
a social group who shares a common ancestry, leadership, and t…
belief in a single god
clan
a group of related families
polytheist
a person who believes in more than one god
Middlemen
Matrilineal
Ibn Battuta
Porters
people who fill in for or represent others in business dealing…
based on a woman's family line
Muslim historian and traveler; crossed the Sahara with a trade…
a person who is hired to carry loads
Middlemen
people who fill in for or represent others in business dealing…
Matrilineal
based on a woman's family line
750 C.E.
762 C.E.
Baghadad
Fatimid Dynasty
Abbasids wrested power from the Umayyads
Abbasids made Baghdad their capital
One of the worlds largest cities, major center of learning whe…
Capital city, Cairo, rivaled Baghdad. Most advanced university…
750 C.E.
Abbasids wrested power from the Umayyads
762 C.E.
Abbasids made Baghdad their capital
Domain
Charter
Guild
Apprentice
The land controlled by a ruler or lord.
A written grant of rights and privileges by a ruler or governm…
An organization of people in the same craft or trade
A person who works for an expert in a trade or craft in return…
Domain
The land controlled by a ruler or lord.
Charter
A written grant of rights and privileges by a ruler or governm…
The Constitutions of Clarendon
Magna Carta
Habeas Corpus
Model Parliament
A document which described the rights of the King
A written agreement from 1215 that limited the English King's…
The principle that accused persons cannot be held in jail with…
An early governing Body that included commoners, nobles and pe…
The Constitutions of Clarendon
A document which described the rights of the King
Magna Carta
A written agreement from 1215 that limited the English King's…
samurai
code of conduct
shogun
daimyo
a powerful warrior class in Japan
rules of behavior
the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the…
a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
samurai
a powerful warrior class in Japan
code of conduct
rules of behavior
Heian period
corruption
Heian-kyo
Fujiwara family
Japan's Golden Age, from 794 to 1185 C.E.
dishonest or illegal practices, especially involving money
the capital city of Japan during the Heian period
the noble family who controlled Japan for nearly 300 years
Heian period
Japan's Golden Age, from 794 to 1185 C.E.
corruption
dishonest or illegal practices, especially involving money
urbanization
typhoons
harrow
chain pump
the growth of cities... www.quizyourfriends.com/take-quiz.php?id…
violent storms
a farm tool used to break up and even out plowed ground
a pump with containers attached to a loop of chain to lift wat…
urbanization
the growth of cities... www.quizyourfriends.com/take-quiz.php?id…
typhoons
violent storms
lodestone
paddlewheel boat
canal lock
segmental arch bridge
a magnetic mineral
a boat using continuously turning paddles
a gated chamber in a canal used to raise or lower the water le…
a bridge supported by arches that are shallow segments (parts)…
lodestone
a magnetic mineral
paddlewheel boat
a boat using continuously turning paddles
printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo
Titian
a machine that pressed inked type or plates on to paper to cre…
invented the printing press that used movable type
a gifted sculptor and painter; known for creating the sculptur…
an Italian painter know for using color and loose, lively brus…
printing press
a machine that pressed inked type or plates on to paper to cre…
Johannes Gutenberg
invented the printing press that used movable type
cultural diffusion
Prince Shotoku
Seventeen Article Constitution
Taika Reforms
the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
a prince who came into power in Japan in 539 C.E.; borrowed id…
a set of guidelines issued by Prince Shotoku that stated the e…
a set of reforms that strengthened the central government; too…
cultural diffusion
the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
Prince Shotoku
a prince who came into power in Japan in 539 C.E.; borrowed id…
Xuan Zang
Buddhism
Silk Road
Kublai Khan
a Chinese monk who traveled to India and made Buddhism widely…
a religion that originated in India
the routes traveled by caravan through Central Asia
a Mongol leader who conquered China and became emperor
Xuan Zang
a Chinese monk who traveled to India and made Buddhism widely…
Buddhism
a religion that originated in India
aristocracy
meritocracy
Mandate of Heaven
bureaucracy
a ruling class of noble families... http://www.quizyourfriends.c…
rule by officials of proven merit
the idea that Heaven chooses a particular dynasty to rule
a highly organized body of workers with many levels of authori…
aristocracy
a ruling class of noble families... http://www.quizyourfriends.c…
meritocracy
rule by officials of proven merit
Florence
architecture
engineering
painting
A beautiful city in Italy; called "the cradle of the Renaissan…
the art of designing buildings; influenced by classical ideas
the science of building structures and the like
artwork created with paint on a flat surface such as paper or…
Florence
A beautiful city in Italy; called "the cradle of the Renaissan…
architecture
the art of designing buildings; influenced by classical ideas
sect
Counter-Reformation
Lutheranism
Calvinism
a religious group that has its own beliefs and practices
a movement of the Roman Catholic Church following the Reformat…
a Protestant sect of the Christian faith; founded by Martin Lu…
a Protestant sect of the Christian faith; founded by John Calv…
sect
a religious group that has its own beliefs and practices
Counter-Reformation
a movement of the Roman Catholic Church following the Reformat…
Tikal
Mesoamerica
Olmec
hieroglyphic
an ancient Mayan city
"Middle America"; the region extending from modern-day Mexico…
a people who lived on the east coast of Mexico between 1200 an…
writing that uses pictures as symbols
Tikal
an ancient Mayan city
Mesoamerica
"Middle America"; the region extending from modern-day Mexico…
Almoravids
Mansa Musa
Songhai
amulet
Muslims who captured Kumbi... (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j…
the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
a group within the empire of Mali
a piece of jewelry or other object used as a charm to provide…
Almoravids
Muslims who captured Kumbi... (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j…
Mansa Musa
the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
Renaissance
humanism
Silk Road
Marco Polo
a great flowering of culture, toward the end of the Middle Age…
a philosophy that emphasizes the worth and potential of all in…
trading routes between Europe and China
an Italian who traveled through China and brought back reports…
Renaissance
a great flowering of culture, toward the end of the Middle Age…
humanism
a philosophy that emphasizes the worth and potential of all in…
feudalism
Clovis
Charlemagne
In the 9th and 10th centuries (800s and…
The economic and political system that developed in Europe dur…
An early Leader of the Franks, he led the Franks into Christia…
An important Frankish ruler who built a larger empire, most im…
Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings.
feudalism
The economic and political system that developed in Europe dur…
Clovis
An early Leader of the Franks, he led the Franks into Christia…
Tenochtitlan
mercenary
alliance
plaza
a city built on an island in Lake Texcoco that became the cent…
a soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
a group of countries, city-states, or other entities who agree…
a public square or other or other open area in a city where pe…
Tenochtitlan
a city built on an island in Lake Texcoco that became the cent…
mercenary
a soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group