Big Era 5: Compare and contrast major empires this era: Ghana‚ Mongols‚ Aztecs‚ Japan and Europe. Compare: Mongols and Aztecs were both great empires‚ and cultural "power houses". Both had rich culture‚ and many citizens. Contrast: Mongols were in central Asia‚ the Aztecs were in Mexico. Mongol Empire fell from the inside‚ because the ruling generations after Genghis Khan divided the lands of the empire between sons. These sons fought‚ and soon the empire fell. The Aztecs fell because of an
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West. 4. Power Christianity Crusades- Christians believed strongly in their faith and felt the need to exercise it in every way possible. The Crusades were seen as a way to unite European Christians in a common cause. Pope Urban saw this as a chance to make the kings and noble vassals be submissive to him under his spiritual leadership
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dissolution of the Roman Empire c. Became the basis for much of the legal system of Europe d. Created the legal foundation of the Roman Empire 2. The Crusades were a series of nine military expeditions that began in 1095 and ended in 1291. The goal of the Crusaders was to free the Holy Land from Muslim control. An important result of the Crusades was- a. The accomplishment of returning the Holy Land to Christian control b. Trade routes were established and new markets opened up c. That the Ottoman
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Trevor Stime 10/22/12 AP World Mrs. DeFreitas Chapter Ten Outline I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in 1054. 1. Christianity had provided common ground for postclassical societies in western Eurasia 2. but Christendom was deeply divided: Byzantine Empire and West a. Byzantium continued Roman imperial traditions b. West tried
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collect tolls and taxes sent reps throughout countryside to relay instructions and check up on admins Unit 9 Feudalism Why were the Crusades launched? - The Crusades were a series of military conflicts of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe during 1095–1291‚ most of which were sanctioned by the Pope in the name of Christendom. The Crusades originally had the goal of recapturing
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CHAPTER 2 : EXPLORING THE AMERICAS VOCABULARY 1. CRUSADES – A series of 9 conflicts between Christians and __________________________ between 1095 and 1291 for control of the “Holy Land‚” or ________________________. These conflicts brought western Europeans into contact with the Middle East‚ as well as into contact with Arab merchants and ________________________ goods from as far away as India and China. 2. MARCO POLO – A _______________________________ adventurer from Venice‚ Italy
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Pharisees (lat. pharisæ|us‚ -i; from heb. פרושים perushim/פרוש parush‚ meaning "set apart"[1]) were at various times a political party‚ a social movement‚ and a school of thought among Jews during the Second Temple period under the Hasmonean dynasty (140–37 BCE) in the wake of the Maccabean Revolt. Sadducees (Hebrew: צדוקים Tzedukim) were a group or a sect of Jews opposed to the Pharisees (Hebrew: פרושים — from which today’s Rabbinical Jews are descended) that were active in the Land of Israel
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soldiers wanted glory. The riches and glory aspects had been their want for more power but after 200 years of fighting the Muslims still continued to keep control of the holy city and warded off the attempts by the Christians. During the time of the Crusades the medieval landowners‚ warriors‚ and peasants played a key role in the want to have power. The landowners who were Priests had the desire for more power by obtaining more land; because the more land they controlled the more power they gained. The
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Chapter 10 Outline Use this annotated chapter outline to review the major topics covered in this chapter. Return to skim any sections that seem unfamiliar. Then test your understanding of the chapter by selecting the quizzes and short-answer activities included in this Online Study Guide. I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in
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Western World vs. Islamic World 3 Characteristics of Islam: They study the Quran Non-secular Head-wraps for women Conservative Strict Quran Conflict-driven Muslim Ruled Faith is everything Constant war with other countries surrounding them 3 Characteristics of Western: Obesity Fast paced society Freedom for women Capitalist Society Ethnocentric Religious Beliefs Vary Allies with the US Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” (1993) Professor at Harvard Wasn’t first to put
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