world history

Question 1

feudal

Answer 1

the name for the type of economy and society that dominated europe in the middle ages
relating to a system in which people were given protection and the use of land, in return for loyalty, payments, and services to a lord
- black death brought an end to this system which was one positive outcome

Question 2

venice

Answer 2

-pax mongolica made venice and genoa very wealthy
-marco polo is from here
- very important trade center in italy

Question 3

justinian

Answer 3

-one of the most important early emporers of byzantium
-ruler of both the church and of Byzantium
-controlled both aspects
-reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code
-advisor was his wife theodora

Question 4

caliphate

Answer 4

-the rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler
- an islamic ruling by those believed to be the successors to the Prophet Muhammad.
- an islamic empire

Question 5

charlemagne

Answer 5

-crowned as emporer of the romans by pope leo
- carolignian dynasty king
-apart of the western frankish side
-very well known for his military successes that united western europe
-one of the most influential middle age rulers
-he was the main ruler of the franks at one point
-won the wars against the saxons

Question 6

black death

Answer 6

deadly plaque that swept through europe
responsible for killing 200 million people

Question 7

byzantine culture

Answer 7

-the eastern side of the church
-ruled by Justinian and called themselves roman
-The eastern church believed that Jesus was the son of God and therefore of two natures—one
divine and one human.
-spoke greek

Question 8

islam

Answer 8

muslim religion
-the third successor of rome
-would eventually conquer a large portion of the roman territory

Question 9

great schism

Answer 9

when the eastern and wester church split
-disagreed on specific rules of christianity so they cut eachother off and closed eachothers churches

Question 10

christendom

Answer 10

-what the two churches (latin and Byzantium ) are called collectively
-both christian communities that evolved differently creating tension and two different forms of christianity

Question 11

kublai khan

Answer 11

-ruler of the mongols
marco polo served him in china
-founded the chinese yuan dynasty
-Grandson of Genghis Khan
-moved capital from Karakorum (in Mongolia) to Beijing (in China)
- aided in the fluctuation of silk and porcelain for the china sea port

Question 12

diocletian

Answer 12

• Emperor Diocletian took over a crumbling empire in 284 AD after a series of poor emperors
• divided the empire up to make it easier to manage with two emperors and two junior emperors
• This didn’t last as the empire was back to civil war after his death

Question 13

indo-european language

Answer 13

-language family attached to ancient people group
-indo european languages spoken in americas, europe and asia
-includes latin and spanish

Question 14

julius caesar

Answer 14

consul of rome who was declared dictator for life
-led roman armies
-became dictator
-transformed rome from a republic to an empire
-ally/relationship with cleopatra

Question 15

augustus/octavian

Answer 15

-* took the title “princeps” which means first
-developed laws that punished women who did not provide children in an attempt to push the idea of moral Roman family
- also known as Octavian
- the first Roman emperor; -reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14
-*initiated pax romana
-considered one of the greatest leaders in human history

Question 16

constantinople

Answer 16

-capital of eastern roman empire
-constantine won civil war after death of diocletian and create capital (constantinople)

Question 17

princeps

Answer 17

• Augustus took the title “princeps” which means first and took sole authority of the Roman Empire.

Question 18

attila the hun

Answer 18

• ruler of the huns
  -Rome would be cut off from the North African grain supply by the Vandals and Germanic tribes entered Italy while hoping to flee Attila the Hun

Question 19

tiber

Answer 19

• Rome itself was founded along the Tiber River in a place that was easily crossable with the defensible hills.
• a river in central Italy, rising in the Tuscan Apennines and flowing south through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Question 20

roman republic

Answer 20

-second period of rome (very successful )
-aristocracy ran republic

Question 21

extent of roman empire

Answer 21

• The Roman Empire spanned 3 continents and it’s thought some 60 million people lived within its borders
  -1/3 population was slaves
• britain, mesopotamia, china

Question 22

roman religion

Answer 22

inspired mostly from the greeks

Question 23

caliph

Answer 23

leaders of the muslim empires

Question 24

roman culture

Answer 24

thought they were better than everyone else and also got a lot from the greeks

Question 25

sufi

Answer 25

spiritually educated muslim leader
a Muslim mystical religious scholar
- sought communion with god

Question 26

dhimmi

Answer 26

non-muslims who paid a tax to worship their own gods
a protected, non-muslim, people who were permitted to practice their religion if they payed the jizya tax
- occasionally subjected to violence and discrimination

Question 27

silk road

Answer 27

a series of trade routes travelled through the islamic empires and eurasia
silk road brought a lot of trade and advancements through venice, constantinople (now istanbul), russia, mediterranean sea, black sea etc.