Early Europe, Aisa, Africa

What is feudalism?

• A system where merchants control trade routes

• A system of rules by lords who ruled their own land but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch

• A type of navigational instrument

• A group of people who travel together for safety

What is a manor?

• A navigational tool used by sailors

• An area ruled by a lord, including the lord’s castle and the lands around it

• A network of trade routes

• A burst of learning in Europe

Which term describes a group of people who travel together for safety?

• Kinship

• Caravan

• Manor

• Crusades

What was the main purpose of the Crusades between 1100 and 1300?

• To invent new navigational tools

• To control Palestine, or the Holy Land, through a series of wars fought by Christians

• To establish new trade routes to China

• To build castles and manors

Which instrument was used to determine latitude during navigation?

• Astrolabe

• Silk Road

• Manor

• Caravan

How did the Silk Road contribute to the connection between China and the Middle East?

• By providing a navigational tool for sailors

• By serving as a network of overland trade routes linking the two regions

• By creating a system of feudal lords

• By organizing groups of travelers for safety

Why might people in the past have traveled in caravans?

• To learn new languages

• For safety while traveling long distances

• To build castles

• To fight in wars

How are kinship and feudalism different in the way they organize people?

• Kinship is based on trade, while feudalism is based on family

• Kinship is based on shared ancestry, while feudalism is based on land ownership and loyalty to a monarch

• Both are based on navigational skills

• Both are systems of war

Explain how the Renaissance might have changed life in Europe between the late 1300s and 1600.

• It led to the creation of new trade routes only

• It caused a burst of learning and new ideas, which likely improved education, art, and science

• It ended all wars in Europe

• It made people travel in caravans

Suppose you are a merchant in medieval Europe. How might the existence of the Silk Road and caravans affect your business?

• They would make it harder to trade goods

• They would allow you to safely transport goods over long distances and access new markets

• They would force you to become a feudal lord

• They would require you to fight in the Crusades