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Global Review Part 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dark Ages | The period of time in Western Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire |
| Manor System | An economic system with self-sufficient agricultural (farming) communities |
| Feudalism | A political system based on an exchange of land belonging to the king for their loyalty, military service and protection of the people who lived on the land |
| Roman Catholic Church | The most powerful social institution in Western Europe that provided education, health care and most importantly teaching of the Christian faith |
| Excommunication | The punishment for people who disobeyed the Church laws or went against the Pope |
| improvement in agriculture | The three field system, the iron plow and use of the windmill and waterwheel |
| Achievement of the Church | Copying of the Bible and Greco-Roman texts, building of cathedrals and use of stain glass windows for education |
| Byzantine Empire | This empire formed on the Eastern section of the Roman Empire that preserved Greco-Roman culture including architecture, law and government |
| Constantinople | The capital city of the Byzantine Empire which was on the Bosporus Strait and was the crossroad of trade between Europe and Asia |
| Justinian Code | This code of law preserved Roman law and was named after the emperor who collected and reorganized i |
| Hagia Sophia | The church of the Holy Wisdom includes both Greek and Roman architectural features of the dome, arch, and concrete |
| Great Schism | The conflict or break between the Roman Catholic and Eastern (Greek) Orthodox churches |
| silk road | This land trade route connected Asia and Europe and is named by the most important product from China |
| Indian Ocean Trade | This water trade route connected Asia and Africa and focused on trade of spices, gold and salt and the cultural diffusion of Islam and Buddhism |
| Mediterranean Sea Complex | This water trade route connected the coastline of Europe and Africa and allowed from trade of olive oil and slaves |
| Trans-Saharan Trade route | This land trade route connected Africa with Arabia and the Mediterranean Sea and focused on trade of gold and salt and the cultural diffusion of Islam |
| compass | This piece of Chinese technology was used to determine direction and allowed for navigation on both sea and land |
| Astrolabe | This piece of Arab technology was used the stars to determine latitude north and south of the equator and allowed for sea trade |
| caravan | This was a group of people, both traders/merchants and religious travelers, who traveled together for safety along trade routes |
| Saddle and Stirrups | This piece of technology was used by both traders/merchants and the military improving the ability to carry heavy loads and stand and turn while on a camel or horse. |
| Islam | This belief system led to a number of empires that started in Arabia and would stretch to India around North Africa and into Spain |
| Golden Age of Islam | Developed during the Abbasid Caliphate, achievements were math, medicine, hospitals, art and science. |
| Mali and Ghana | These empires were known for controlling the gold and salt trade in Africa and for the cultural diffusion of Islam |
| Mansa Musa | He was the emperor of Mali whose hajj to Mecca drew attention to Mali's wealth and expanded Muslim learning and culture in Africa |
| He was an Islamic traveler from North Africa who visited most of the Islamic nations and China | He was an Islamic traveler from North Africa who visited most of the Islamic nations and China |
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