What is the black death?

a devastating global plaque pandemic that swept through Europe, Asia, and North Africa between 1346-1353. One of the deadliest pandemics in human history. Caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis and transmitted by fleas on rats on trade ships/routes.

Impact of black death/plaque.

It killed an estimated 50 million people in Europe and the Middle East, wiping out roughly 30-60% of Europe's population. It created severe labor shortages and weakened the feudal system. It allowed surviving workers to demand higher wages/pay.

The worldwide community of Christians and locations where Christianity is the dominant religion. It refers to the medieval and Renaissance time period where societies were organized in a church-state model.

a religious military campaign backed by the Catholic church between 1095-1291 to reclaim the holy land from muslim control.

a system in medieval Europe where land was exchanged for loyalty, labor and military service (pyramid of people, hierarchy)

An ancient way of trade between land or sea between Asia, Middle East, and Europe in the 1400s (15th century)

A Turkish Empire that was very powerful and ruled large parts of Europe, Aisa, and Africa

What wiped out the Inca empire?

combination of small pox, civil war, and the invasion of Spanish conquistadors

What wiped out the Aztec empire?

combination of small pox and Spanish attacks

Treaty of Tordesillas

An agreement that seperated land so that there wouldn't be conflict over the land Christopher Columbus found (sperated by popes)

first European to sail directly from Europe to India

Prince Henry the navigator

Portuguese prince who started the navigation by sea into the age of discovery

The Columbian exchange

a large movement of plants, animals, people and diseases starting in 1492( across Atlantic Ocean)

Implications of Spanish conquest in the new world

They destroy empires and then build more of there empire in its place.

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What is the black death?	a devastating global plaque pandemic that swept through Europe, Asia, and North Africa between 1346-1353. One of the deadliest pandemics in human history. Caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis and transmitted by fleas on rats on trade ships/routes.
Impact of black death/plaque.	It killed an estimated 50 million people in Europe and the Middle East, wiping out roughly 30-60% of Europe's population. It created severe labor shortages and weakened the feudal system. It allowed surviving workers to demand higher wages/pay.
Christendom	The worldwide community of Christians and locations where Christianity is the dominant religion. It refers to the medieval and Renaissance time period where societies were organized in a church-state model.
The Crusades	a religious military campaign backed by the Catholic church between 1095-1291 to reclaim the holy land from muslim control.
Feudal system	a system in medieval Europe where land was exchanged for loyalty, labor and military service (pyramid of people, hierarchy)
The silk road	An ancient way of trade between land or sea between Asia, Middle East, and Europe in the 1400s (15th century)
The Ottomans	A Turkish Empire that was very powerful and ruled large parts of Europe, Aisa, and Africa
Main explorer in Spain	Christopher Columbus
What wiped out the Inca empire?	combination of small pox, civil war, and the invasion of Spanish conquistadors
What wiped out the Aztec empire?	combination of small pox and Spanish attacks
Treaty of Tordesillas	An agreement that seperated land so that there wouldn't be conflict over the land Christopher Columbus found (sperated by popes)
Vasco Da Gama	first European to sail directly from Europe to India
Prince Henry the navigator	Portuguese prince who started the navigation by sea into the age of discovery
Who concord the Inca empire?	Francisco Pizarro
who concord the Aztec empire?	Hernan Cortes
The Columbian exchange	a large movement of plants, animals, people and diseases starting in 1492( across Atlantic Ocean)
Implications of Spanish conquest in the new world	They destroy empires and then build more of there empire in its place.

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