World Civilizations AP Ch. 9 & 10 Flashcards

Mrs. Mohan's class 2010, ch. 9 & 10 vocab list

84629494	Byzantine Empire	Historians' name for the eastern portion of the Roman Empire from the fourth century onward, taken from 'Byzantion,' an early name for Constantinople, the Byzantine capital city. The empire fell to the Ottomans in 1453.	0
84629495	Belisarius	General of byzantine army, led troops that crushe Nika Revolt, won lands back from Germany	1
84629496	yaroslav I	Vladimir's son; was thrice Grand Prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting the two principalities for a time under his rule. During his lengthy reign, Kievan Rus' reached a zenith of its cultural flowering and military power; first library; organized legal system	2
84629497	Balkans	people who lived in southeastern Europe; Byzantine Christians; taken over by Muslim Ottomans	3
84629498	Greek Fire	ancient napalm, used in naval battles, water won't extinguish it	4
84629499	Theodora	the wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantinian Empire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constntinople and fight the Nike Revolt.	5
84629500	Rurik	Legendary Scandinavian, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 C.E.	6
84629501	Middle Ages	the period between the fall of the Roman Empire in the west (470) and the beginning of the European Renaissance in the 1400s. This period is also known as "Medieval."	7
84629502	Manorialism	An economic system based on the manor and lands including a village and surrounding acreage which were administered by a lord. It developed during the Middle Ages to increase agricultural production.	8
84629503	Black Death	An outbreak of bubonic plague that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, carrying off vast numbers of persons. (p. 397)	9
84629504	Clovis	King of Franks; conquered Gaul; earned support of Gaul and Church of Rome by converting; Ruled lands in Frankish custom but kept Roman legacy	10
84629505	Charles Martel	the Frankish commander for the battle of Tours. He defeated the Muslimsin the Battle of Tours, allowing Christianity to survive throughout the Dark Ages. He in a way started Feudalism by giving land to his knights that served for him.	11
84629506	3 field system	crop rotation system. 2 fields grow-each field growing things taking different nutrients from soil; field empty; produced 13% more food than 2 field system	12
84629507	hundred years war	Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English and French royal families and French noble families. (p. 413)	13