Reformation/Mongols/African Empires/Marco Polo – Flashcards
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What is Ghana?
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An empire that once existed in Africa.
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What were the main items traded in Africa during the time period of the African Empires?
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Gold and Salt
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Mongols were so successful in battle because of
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their horses, their weaponry skills , their use of fear and loyalty
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A yam is a
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Service Station on the Silk Road
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The name Genghis Khan means
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Universal Ruler
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The nation that the Mongols were not able to conquer because of "divine winds" was:
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Japan
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What was ironic about the way the Mongol Empire fell?
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The trade routes that the Mongols made safe, spread the black death, which ended up being the cause of their fall
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. These are some of the things Marco Polo did not include in his book
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Chopsticks, Foot binding , Great Wall of China
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Who was the author that wrote Marco Polos Autobiography
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Rustichello
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Center for the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade
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Timbuktu
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What were some of the problems people felt the Catholic Church had.
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The Pope was becoming TOO political., The church was taking part in INDULGENCES, The priests weren't as religious.
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What invention was created that helped promote the Reformation movement.
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Printing Press
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This person nailed 95 Theses to the church door that stated complaints he had with the Catholic Church
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Martin Luther
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True or false: Protestant and Catholicism are both considered Christian Religions
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True
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Henry VIII started this church when the Roman Catholic church would not allow him to divorce his wife.
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Church of England
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Why were reformers angry about INDULGENCES?
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They were angry because the church was letting people buy their way into heaven.
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These are examples of some of the 95 Theses Luther nailed to the church door that Luther wanted to debate.
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People do not need the clergy to interpret the bible, The Bible is the ONLY source of religious truth, Salvation can be gained only through faith in Christ.
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What event is considered to have started the Reformation against the Catholic Church
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When Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
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What was the Great Schism that internally weakened the Catholic Church?
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This was when Luther posted 95 Theses on the church door
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Which was not a criticism of the Catholic Church's practices before the Reformation?
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The Crusades were not really a holy war
