SEMESTER 2 STUDY GUIDE
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Concept
432
Location of Constantinople
433
Size of Byzantine Empire under Justinian
440
How did Byzantine's preserve Greek/Roman Culture?
434
Decline of Byzantine Empire
434
Who built Sophia Hagia
435
Gunpowder's impact on Byzantine Empire
441
Justinian's Code - results
443
Location Eastern Orthodox missionaries traveled
434
Cause of Roman Empire to collapse, according to Justinian
452
What took place in AD 630 (Islam?)
440
Strongest influence on Byzantine culture
433
Continent the Byzantines were near and major trade partners
422
Used to protect Constantinople land side
453
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to Medina?
451
Types of people who lived in the Arabian Desert
452
What event took place that caused Muhammad to begin preaching
451
Arabia is a land best known for
469
Economic importance of Baghdad
456
Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad were all
461
What European country was conquered by Arab Muslims in AD 800?
488
Define plateau
488
The world’s largest desert
504
West Africa clans were determined by
495
What assisted Mansa Musa in making West Africa a center of culture
495
Name the West African kingdoms in order
494
Factors that made Mali an important empire
490
How did trade impact West African societies (ideas?)
507
Traditional African religion people honored who
505
Clan diagram - know it
491
What products were involved in the Trans-Saharan Trade?
657
How did increase in trade impact kings
629
Importance of the North European Plain
643
Order in Europe caused by manor system
630
First ruler to unite Germanic kingdoms in Europe
642
Protected lords in the feudal system
629
European cities formed near
642
Phrase that best describes feudal system
630
Most powerful group of people in Western Europe during middle ages
640
Viking raiders came from this region
639
Reasons the Catholic Church was such a great power in Europe
668
How were Jews treated during the Crusades?
662
Why did the barons want the Magna Carta Signed?
668
Important results of the Crusades
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653
662
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750
Example of how the U.S. government was influenced by the Magna Carta
How did Pope Gregory punish King Henry?
Original purpose of parliament
between the 900s and 1200s political power in Europe was held by
The Magna Carta showed the king was
First rulers of the Holy Roman Empire were
Positive impacts of the Crusades
How did the Crusades affect medieval trade
Impacted long distance trade
Helped carry the plague from Asia to Europe (people)
Characteristics of Gothic churches
How were craft guilds funded?
An industry that thrived once farming and trade became more advanced
Changes in society during the Black Death
Advantages of the three field crop rotation system
Result of the horse-powered plow
Amerigo Vespucci - impact on the world
What was Martin Luther before the Reformation?
First to sail around the world
Council of Trent - identify
Tools that sailors used in the 1400-1500s that helped in open waters
How did martin Luther feel about indulgences?
Martin Luther's ideas that became part of modern day democracy
Council of Trent - priests
Identify Bartolomeu Dias
What led to England's independence from the Catholic Church?