Chapter 12

Question 0

Byzantine Empire -

Answer 0

An empire, second Rome, blend of Greek, Roman and Egyptian culture.

Question 1

Justinian -

Answer 1

Greatest emperor of the Byzantine empire

Question 2

Theodora

Answer 2

Justinian’s wife, told him not to flee after hypo dome riot

Question 3

Kublia klan

Answer 3

Grandson of Genghis Khan, stays in one place and tries to take Japan

Question 4

Japan invasion

Answer 4

Kubiak klan enslaved Koreans, made boats, japan fights off for 53 days and a typhoon comes in and smashed all ships

Question 5

Kamikaze

Answer 5

Name of typhoon that means “Divine wind”

Question 6

Schism -

Answer 6

Means “split” from Eastern Orthodox and holy Roman Catholic

Question 7

Slavs & Viking intermingling creates who…

Answer 7

The Rus (Russians)

Question 8

Vladimir -

Answer 8

Sends out missionaries to find a religion, one stops at Constantinople, sees Hagia Sofia and brings Christianity to the Rus

Question 9

Hagia Sophia

Answer 9

“Hagia wisdom” in Greek, great church that Justinian made in Constantinople

Question 10

Ivan 1 -

Answer 10

“Moneybags” Collects money for the Mongols (who control at the time) traitor, tax collector

Question 11

Ivan 3 -

Answer 11

Withholds tribute, gathers army but both turn around and nobody fights and they break free from the mongols.

Question 12

Asian Steppes

Answer 12

Where the mongols came from, dry grassland

Question 13

Marco Polo -

Answer 13

Went to China for 17 years, went back to Venice, got imprisoned, told his stories (nobody believed him) but somebody wrote them down and eventually it sparked curiosity in Christopher Columbus

Question 14

Icons

Answer 14

Roman Catholic thought icons were idol worship but Eastern Orthodox liked them which help create the schism

Question 15

Mamelukes

Answer 15

Turkish slaves that were controlled by the Abbasid empire until they broke free and took over becoming Seljuk Turks, were Muslim

Question 16

Excommunication

Answer 16

When you are banned from the church, can’t celebrate the sacraments which is like condeming you to hell

Question 17

Czar

Answer 17

Russian word for Caesar that Ivan 3 took when he split Russia from Mongol rule

Question 18

Hippodrome

Answer 18

Area where people watched horse races & performance acts. People also started rebellion here (one called the Nika Rebellion which was because they thought the government was bad & they were mad cuz the government really harshly punished a previous rebellion (Nika means victory) during the Nika rebellion, Justinian wanted to flee but his wife Theodora told him to stay

Question 19

Holy Roman Catholic vs Eastern Orthodox catholic -

Answer 19

Roman (west) services conducted in Latin, pope has authority over bishops, pope has authority over kings and empowers, priests can’t marry, no divorce

Eastern (east;) service in Greek / local languages, patriarch and bishops head church as a group, emperor claims power over patriarch & bishops, priests can marry, yes divorce

Question 20

Mongols -

Answer 20

Fierce warrior nomadic people from Mongolia that take over under the rule of Genghis Khan and create the Pax Mongolia

Question 21

Name the four khanates:

Answer 21

Khanate...  
of the Great Khan, 
of Chagatai 
the Ilkhanate 
Of the Golden Horde

Question 22

Genghis Khan -

Answer 22

Most famous Mongol leader that took over from China to Russia to Africa to Spain, who was first named temujin but accepted the name of Genghis Khan which means “universal ruler”

• brilliant organizer
• gifted strategist
• used cruelty as a weapon

Question 23

Pastoralists

Answer 23

Nomadic people that herded animals and returned to places seasonally every year

Question 24

Pax Mongolica

Answer 24

“Mongol peace” From the mid 1200s to 1300s across most of Eurasia, guaranteed save travel which created cultural diffusion

Question 25

Kiev -

Answer 25

Noblemen named Oleg from Novgorod moved to Kiev on the dnieper river, where Vikings could travel to Constantinople and trade goods. Because of this, Kiev because a small state ruled by a prince. Kiev was inhabited by Slavs but Vikings came and intermarried until no one could tell the difference. Was also the home to Princess Olga and her grandson Vladimir

Question 26

Rus

Answer 26

Vikings that cam down and intermarried with Slavs, word that Russia came from

Question 27

Alexis Comnenus ( & ; Pope Urban 2) -

Answer 27

Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church, leader of Constantinople, was fighting the Turks, asks Pope urban 2 from Holy Roman Church to help and all Christians come together to fight the Crusades

Question 28

Crusades -

Answer 28

A holy war Muslims vs Christians for The holy city of Jerusalem
1st crusade: Christians win
2nd: Muslims win
3rd: tie = no win, lot of bloodshed, no land won

Question 29

Seljuk Turks -

Answer 29

People that were were slaved by the Abbasid Muslims but took them over and fought the Byzantine empire and created a little empire over by turkey where they still live know

Question 30

Kubali Khan

Answer 30

Grandson of Ghengis Khan
Was the first Mongol who wavered from nomadic life
Moved Mongol capital to China
Started Yuan Dynasty

Question 31

Yuan Dynasty

Answer 31

Only lasts for 300 years

2. Opened trade routes through Mongol territory
3. Keeps the government intact.

Question 32

Invasion of Japan

Answer 32

Kubali Khan attempts to seize control over Japan he makes thousands of boats in Korea (this much usage of resources almost destroyed Korean economy)

• first attempt Mongols fail
• launches largest armada until WWII for second attempt
• second attempt battle for 53 days until a typhoon destroys Mongol ships, the Japanese call the wind Kamakazie also used in WWII

Question 33

Kamakazie

Answer 33

Wind of typhoon that saves Japan also the name of the suicide bombers in WWII

Question 34

Marco Polo

Answer 34

A trader who went to China and became friends with the Khan and stays there for 16 years working high end for the Khan, when he goes back to Venice he is imprisioned and while he is there, he tells of his stories and spreads the idea of coal, along with launching the idea of exploration.