topics from Unit 1 and Unit 2 to review for exam

Which of the following caused Manorialism & Serfdom in Europe to decline?

• Black Plague

• Muslim invaders

• Revival of Learning

• Rebellions for more freedom

What political system formed due to the collapse of the Roman empire in Europe & the need for protection against invaders such as Vikings?

• Feudalism

• Manorialism

• Republic

• Crusades

Who preserved the knowledge of the dark ages in Europe?

• Christian Monks in a monastery

• Buddhist monk in a temple

• Islamic Caliphs in a Mosque

• Jewish Kohen in a Synagogue

Which of the following items held tremendous power and was influential in education and arts in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Catholic Church

• The Patriarchy

• Serfs

• Crusaders

The term vassal means

• a landless peasant.

• the center of a fiefdom.

• a container for fluids.

• a status of mutual obligation between lord and underling.

Which of the following was an outcome for peasants in Europe after the Black Death c. 1340?

• More land was available and wages increased.

• Wages plummeted as demand decreased.

• Social unrest decreased.

• About 10% of the peasant population died.

A trade network driven by the desire for distant luxury items like silk, ivory, and spices that would force the need for technological breakthroughs like junks, the astrolabe, and the compass.

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Silk Roads

• Atlantic Triangular Trade

• Indian Ocean Trade

The Empire/Dynasty that would expel the Mongols and their Yuan Dynasty from China and tried to recapture the glory of earlier Confucian China. Emperor Yongle of this dynasty sent Zheng He out to try and establish Chinese dominance of the Indian Ocean, but upon the death of Yongle, China went back into its isolationism though Chinese merchants continued to trade in the Indian Ocean.

• Ming

• Songhay

• Mughal

• Safavid

Born as Temujin, this controversial historical individual would conquer more territory than any other person in history through brilliant strategy, merit based military, and brutal tactic and leave a legacy of a more connected world--though it came at a great price.

• Kublai Khan

• Khutulun

• Genghis Khan

• Tamerlane

An East African civilization that emerged in the 8th century CE from a blending of Bantu, Islamic, and other Indian Ocean trade elements.

• Swahili Civilization

• American Web

• Borobudur

• Silk Roads