Byzantine Empire
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Islamic Civilization Late Medieval Period
Early Middle Ages
Renaissance
Byzantine Empire
-100
• QUESTION: to organize into a system.
Often applies to laws
• ANSWER: codify
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Topic 1-200
• QUESTION: to ban from membership in a church and from taking part in its rites.
• ANSWER:
Excommunicate
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Byzantine Empire
-300
• QUESTION: a small, artistic image of a holy person, developed in the Byzantine empire and playing as important part in
Eastern Orthodox churches.
• ANSWER:
Icon
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Byzantine Empire
-400
• QUESTION: in the Middle Ages, the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Today, the head of any one of the Orthodox churches (Greek, Russian, etc.).
• ANSWER:
Patriarch
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Byzantine Empire
-500
QUESTION: the language of the people.
In the Middle Ages, educated people spoke and wrote Latin, while ordinary people spoke dialects of English, French, etc.
ANSWER:
Vernacular
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Islamic Civilization
-100
• QUESTION: a group of pack animals, such as camels, traveling in a long line.
• ANSWER:
Caravan
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Islamic Civilization
-200
QUESTION: a holy war with the purpose of spreading Islam.
ANSWER:
Jihad
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Islamic Civilization
-300
• QUESTION: a small area with a source of water in an otherwise dry region.
• ANSWER:
Oasis (plural oases)
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Islamic Civilization
-400
• QUESTION: one of the two divisions of
Islam. They believe that the fourth caliph, Ali, should have been
Muhammad’s successor. Today the majority of them are located in Iran.
• ANSWER: Shi’a
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Islamic Civilization
-500
• QUESTION: one of the two divisions of
Islam. They believe that the first three caliphs were rightfully chosen while Ali, the fourth, was not. Most Muslims today belong to this division.
• ANSWER:
Sunni
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Early Middle Ages
-100
• QUESTION: referring to a line of
Frankish rulers whose most distinguished members were named Charles
• ANSWER:
Carolingian
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Early Middle Ages
-200
• QUESTION: under feudalism, an area of land granted to a local ruler by a monarch. In return for full control over that area, the local ruler promised to support the monarch with soldiers and equipment.
• ANSWER:
Fief
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Early Middle Ages
-300
• QUESTION: a style of architecture influenced by ancient Rome. One feature of it is a broad rounded arch.
• ANSWER:
Romanesque
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Early Middle Ages
-400
• QUESTION: under feudalism, a peasant farmer under the control of a local ruler.
• ANSWER:
Serf
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Early Middle Ages
-500
• QUESTION: under feudalism, a local ruler who swore allegiance to the monarch in return for full control over the local land and people.
• ANSWER:
Vassal
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Late Medieval Period
-100
• QUESTION: the southeastern peninsula of Europe. Today it includes the countries of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and
Croatia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, and part of Turkey
• ANSWER:
Balkans
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Late Medieval Period
-200
• QUESTION: “Great Charter” (in the
Latin language). A document that nobles forced King John of England to sign in
A.D. 1215. It granted them rights while limiting the king’s power.
• ANSWER:
Magna Carta
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Late Medieval Period
-300
• originally a meeting of local representatives summoned by the English monarch to serve as advisers. Today, a house or house of lawmakers, elected or chosen in some other way, who hold the supreme legislative power in certain countries.
• ANSWER:
Parliament
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Late Medieval Period
-400
• QUESTION: a state ruled by a prince.
Russian and Germany are nations that were once groups of these.
• ANSWER:
Principality
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Late Medieval Period
-500
• QUESTION: the Spanish
“reconquering” of their country from occupation as part of the Muslim empire.
• ANSWER:
Reconquista
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Renaissance
-100
QUESTION: a wealthy or influential supporter of the arts or of individual artists.
ANSWER:
Patron
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Renaissance
-200
• QUESTION: technique used in drawing and painting to make the pictures appear three-dimensional.
• ANSWER:
Perspective
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Renaissance
-300
• QUESTION: a period of “rebirth” in
Europe, from about 1350 to 1550, in which there was an upsurge of creativity in the arts and sciences.
• ANSWER:
Renaissance
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Renaissance
-400
• QUESTION: a poem of 14 lines with various rhyme patterns. It originated in
Italy and flourished during the
Renaissance, when it spread to most of
Europe. It is still in use today.
• ANSWER:
Sonnet
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Renaissance
-500
QUESTION: charging interest on loans.
ANSWER:
Usury
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FINAL JEOPARDY
• QUESTION: the warrior class in medieval
Japan.
• ANSWER:
Samurai
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