Part 1: What? Flashcards
Equal Field System
Policy which sought to solve the issue of concentrated land ownership seen in the Han Dynasty
Manors
A large estate where serfs were put to work keeping up the land
Guilds
Groups of merchants, artisans, etc. banded together to regulate the sale of goods within their jurisdictions
Chivalry
An informal but widely recognized code of ethics for nobles to follow
Saljuq Turks
Migration into Abbasid and Byzantine empires left a great impact on the leadership and power of both.
Tamerlane
Persian imperialist
Vinland
The name given to what is modern Newfoundland by Lief Erickson due to its lush grape vines
Sugarcane
Propagated by the Muslims
Indian Ocean Trade
A proposed sea lane which would avoid Italian and Muslim intermediaries
Sundiata
Lion prince, and founder of the Mali Empire in west Africa