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Buzz Words!The Middle Ages (500-1300)
Around the World
Europe Buzz Words: feudalism, chaos,
chivalry, Crusades, guilds, manor,
Roman Catholic Church, Plague,
decentralized gov’t, invasions
Byzantine Empire Buzz Words: preservation of Greek & Roman ideas, Eastern Orthodox, Cyrillic
Alphabet, Spread to Russia, Justinian’s Code, strategic
location (cross roads)
Mongol Buzz Words: Genghiz Khan, military skills, Pax Mongolica (wealth/trade), political stability, Plague, Travelers: Marco Polo, Ibn
Battuta
Japan Buzz Words: feudalism, bushido, samurai, archipelago, mountains, lack of resources, Shinto
(spirits/nature), Korea=bridge, Togukawa Shogunate, Closed Country Edict (isolation)
Tang & Song Buzz Words: golden age. Zheng He (voyages), Ming,
gunpowder, pagodas, technological advances
Aztec Buzz Words: math & science, trade, advances prior to Euro arrival, adapt to environment, polytheism, chinampas,
Montezuma, Cortes
Inca Buzz Words: Andes Mtns, terrace farming, polytheistic, adapt to environment, roads,
unity
Ottoman Empire: Control of Med, Muslim, Sick Man of Europe (WWI), loss of Baltic
States, Istanbul, Turkey, strategic location (crossroads)