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- Which group was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe?a. traders b. Crusaders c. invaders d. french soldiers
- Which of the following was the central issue of the Hundred Years' War? a. the location of the pope's home b. the religion of the French people c. the throne of England d. the throne of France
- What was the major cause of the Great Schism? a. arguments about whether Jesus or the pope was the head off the Church b. ethics and wealth within the Churchc. arguments about which man holding the position of pope was the true pope d. the morality of the Crusades
- What problem was identified by Church reformers during the Middle Ages?a. Village priests married and had families cotrary to Church lawb. Bishops sold positions in the Church for money c. Kings rather than Church leaders, appointed bishops d. All of the above are true
- How did the Battle of Hastings change the course of English history? a. The Normans took control of England b. English became the dominant language c. The Anglo-Saxons took control of England d. The Danish Vikings were driven out of England
- Boston Tea Party, Boston Port Act, Quartering Act
- Great Schism in Christian Church (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)-Europe-caused split of Europe into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
- 1st Crusade-Europe-caused holy land (Jerusalem) to be recaptured-muslim power was weakened
- Battle of Manzikert (Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantine)
- Norman conquest of England/Battle of Hastings
- what was chemistry called before the modern age?
- Marco Polo's travels-Europe to Asia-introduced Europeans to China and Central Asia
- Genghis Khan begins Mongol conquests
- travels of Ibn Battuta-Islamic World (Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia)-detailed accounts of social, cultural, and political aspects of much of the Islamic world during the 14th century
- Bubonic plague in Europe-Europe-a shortage of farmers resulting in demands for an end to serfdom, a general questioning of authority and rebellions, and the entire abandonment of many towns and villages
- Mansa Musa's pilgrimage-Mali/Mecca-Caused scholars,books, and architects to be brought back to Mali. New buildings constructed in the kingdom
- Rise of Inca Empire-along the Pacific coast from Equador to Chile-became the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and one of the first empires to incorporate internal traveling network system
- Mongols sack Baghdad-Baghdad-caused city to become economic center where trade and religion flourished
- Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move into France)
- Printing invented in China-China-Caused increase in communication, commerce, literacy, and education