Middle Ages and Age of Exploration

Middle Ages and Age of Exploration

Quizizz Lessons on the Middle Ages and the Age of Exploitation/Exploration

Poll

In which continent or region did Mansa Musa rule the Mali Empire?

• Middle East

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

Poll

The Tang and Song Dynasties brought in periods of cultural influence, increased opportunities for social advancement for its lower-class citizens, and introduced a civil service exam for citizens to enter into government positions based on merit. This took place in what continent or region?

• Africa

• Middle East

• Europe

• Asia

Poll

The feudal system was an economic system in which kings granted lands to lords, lords gave parts of land to vassals, and the vassals protected the serfs whom worked the land. The feudal system took place in:

• Africa

• Asia

• Middle East

• Europe

Poll

The civilizations and caliphates in this region heavily contributed to medicine, agriculture, mathematics, astronomy, and other fields during the Middle Ages.

• Europe

• Asia

• Middle East

• Africa

Middle Ages

Exploration of the Middle Ages in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe

Middle Ages in Africa

• Sundiate Keita brought the Kingdom of Mali to power. After taking control of the Ghanian Empire, Keita took control of its salt and gold trade.

• Mansa Musa dobuled the Malian Empire's territory. Well known for his pilgrimmage (religious journey) to Mecca where he gave a generous amount of his wealth.

• Education was highly valued in the Kingdom Mali. Mali became a cultural center of Islamic and religious scholarship, higher education, and the arts.

Multiple Choice

Based on this information, the reforms of Mansa Musa suggest that, for him, Islam was largely a matter of what?

• education and culture

• making a pilgrimage to Mecca

• conquest and conversion of non-Muslim peoples

• the political advantage of being part of the Caliphate

Middle Ages in Asia

• The Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE) and Song Dynasty (960-1279) brought innovations and advancements in technology, art science, and philosophy China.

• "Golden age" in China: strong central government, expansion of territory, and unified the region.

• Expanded trade among the Silk Roads which became centers of cultural, religious, and academic exchanges.

• Chinese influence to other nations and civilizations such as Korea and Japan.

• Japan use their own version of feudalism with samauris.

Multiple Choice

Who could become a government official during Tang Dynasty?

• anyone who was elected

• anyone who defeated an enemy in battle

• anyone whose parents held the same position

• anyone who did well on the civic service exam

Middle East during the Middle Ages

• The Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 CE) was considered a Golden Age of Islam because of a period of strong trade with learning and innovation.

• Major cities such as Baghdad and Cairo became centers for cultural, religious, and technological exchange through merchants.

• Muslim scholars collected the writings of scholars from Ancient Greece, Classical Greece and Rome, India, and China, translated them into Arabic, then improved on the discoveries of the past. 

  (New Visions)

Multiple Choice

In the 700s, Arabian merchants played a large role in -- 

• spreading new technology across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
• converting large numbers of European to Islam.
• uniting most of Asia and Europe.
• stopping the invasions of nomadic tribes in Asia.

Middle Ages in Europe

• Around 400 CE, the Roman Empire fell in Western Europe

• For protection and economic security, most European nations relied on feudalism which weakened after the Black Plague as nobles could no longer control the peasants, kings hired private armies, and because people began to move into the cities

• Catholic Church began to rise to power in Europe as they increased literacy and became involved in the political affairs on nations and kingdoms

• Crusades: Series of Christian wars to fight off Muslim expansion and influence in Europe

Multiple Choice

Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

• Fief

• Kingdom

• Feudalism

• Monarch

Exploitation during the Middle Ages

• During the Middle Ages, "lower classes" of people in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe were exploited for their free and/or cheap labor

• With the exception of Europe, the "lower classes" in other civilizations had the potential to "move up" in society

• Exploiting people for their labor and making them into second-class citizens is a recurring theme

• We will begin to learn how West Africans and indigenous, native peoples of the Americas were exploited during the Age of Exploration (Exploitation)

Assignments

• Study Island Assignment (due Friday, October 16)

• Wizer.me Assignment (due Friday, October 16)

• Quizizz Vocabulary Assignment (due Monday, October 19)

• Test* (more details to come, you will be given 3-5 days to complete)