Unit 5/Midterm Review Part I

What was the impact of the Black Death on manorialism?

• The manor lords would gain more power over the limited amount of peasants that survived the plague.

• Peasants had even less chance of socioeconomic mobility.

• General depopulation allowed peasants to demand more pay, and many began to move to cities.

• Peasants were forced to remain on their land, not leaving their manors for any reason.

What was a result of Spain having Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in peace before the Inquisition?

• Social and family life being scrutinized.

• Exploration across the oceans.

• Scientific and intellectual advancements.

• Formal education and trade declining.

What caused Islam to spread to West Africa?

• Tang dynasty controlling the Silk Road.

• Using Arabic to write the Qur'an.

• The sheer size of the Sahara.

• Trade along the gold-salt routes (Trans-Saharan Trade).

What was the most notable impact on Europe after the Black Death?

• Social and economic instability through the decimation of the workforce.

• Persecution of religious and ethnic minorities decreased.

• Medical advancements that extended the general life expectancy.

• The Church became more powerful.

What factor shaped how slavery was practiced in the Islamic world?

• Making Bedouin towns trade centers.

• Freeing injured slaves according to Jewish tradition.

• Needing manual labor on Arabian farms.

• Muslims were not allowed to enslave other Muslims.

What was a part of slavery during the Middle Ages in North African and Muslim societies?

• Slaves had a variety of roles and responsibilities.

• Slaves were required to practice their owner's religion; they were not allowed to practice their own.

• Slaves could own property (including other slaves) and sell their wares.

• Slaves were legally not allowed to marry or have children.

Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities in the Middle Ages were interested in what with one another?

• An understood expectation to convert any non-Abrahamic religious followers.

• Mutually beneficial and profitable trade.

• A singular language they all understood.

• A decline in farming and an increase in technological innovation.

What happened in Europe after the Crusades?

• European knights were given land from the Church.

• The Great Schism, creating the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

• Trade increased and the reliance on the manorial/feudal system decreased.

• Islamic militaries were able to invade and conquer European countries.

How did the Mongol invasions impact the Islamic world?

• Mongols were able to capture Baghdad from the Seljuk Turks, but it was too distant from their main power to control.

• Mongols were able to eliminate Islam from general practice, but Islam would rise again with the Ottoman Turks.

• Mongols converted to Islam and would rule for a time before leaving after the Seljuk Turks gained prominence.

• Mongols were more interested in conquering India, so they didn't go westward.

What helped the Mughal Empire enjoy a golden age?

• Invasions from their neighbors the Safavids.

• Religious toleration.

• Higher taxes on non-Muslims.

• Translation Sanskrit so everyone was able to read it.