AP World 1.4-1.6

Little Ice Age

Renaissance

Feudal system

Great Schism

Reconquista

established basic rights for the people

ended Mongol rule in Europe

established Islamic rule in Spain

brought an end to the feudal system

gave King John full unlimited power in England

it provided stability and comfort

monks and priests preserved and wrote books

the pope was incredibly powerful and influential

its power grew even more after the Black Plague

the clergy were highly educated

was beneficial since summers were more comfortable

led to shorter growing seasons and less food

had no impact on European society

is still going on today

directly led to the end of the Black Plague

human sacrifices

mound building

huge defensive walls

gold mining

technology such as the printing press

primitive hunter-gatherers

a class consisting of mainly warriors

innovative, especially in math and astronomy

strictly monotheistic

people who lived after the Aztecs and Incas

they worshipped many gods (polytheism)

they worshipped one main God (monotheism)

their government was a theocracy (rule by religious laws)

they included human sacrifices in their ceremonies

they built huge pyramids and temples to their gods

humans must be killed to appease the gods

they believe there is no afterlife

elements in the physical world have supernatural powers

men could take multiple wives

they were nomadic

trade

families

slavery

religion

monotheism

Indian Ocean trade network

Crusades

trans-Saharan trade routes

Silk Roads

Zanj Rebellion