Divergent Societies After Rome: The Middle Ages and Beyond

Flashcards covering the key concepts of the Middle Ages, the Byzantine Empire, Feudal Europe, the Development of Islam, and the Mongol Empire.

476 CE

The Roman Empire fell in _476 ce

_.

Middle Eastern

The Byzantine Empire fused Greek, Roman, Christian, and __ cultures.

Constantinople

The Byzantine capital was __.

Justinian Code

Justinian created the __.

Empress Theodora

__ was an influential advisor who supported women's rights.

Orthodox Christianity

Constantinople's religion was __.

Hagia Sophia

The __ is a beautiful cathedral that preserved Greek and Roman ideas.

feudalism

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, __ developed to create order and stability.

feudalism

The political system of the Medieval Period, from the fall of Rome to the 1400s, was __.

Manorialism

The economic system during the middle ages was __.

Kings

In feudalism, __ were at the top of the social hierarchy.

Manors

__ are self-sufficient and decreased trade due to self-sufficiency.

agricultural

Feudal Europe economies were __ with local trade.

urban

Byzantium economies were __ with long distance trade.

Five Pillars of the Faith

The five religious duties all Muslims must fulfill are called the __.

Jihad

__ is a Muslim holy war.

Baghdad

The Abbasid Caliphate capital was __.

Cyrillic

The __ alphabet is a Byzantine influence on Russia.

Byzantine

__ Emperors became the model for future Russian rulers.

Mongol

The __ Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 CE.