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600CE – 1450CE. Donald Irvin. Vikings. Around 800CE, the Vikings raided Europe and other parts of the world. Did not have very resource rich land. Boats had multiple oars, and they preferred travel by water. Settled in Northern areas. 1066 they conquered England. Russia.
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600CE – 1450CE Donald Irvin
Vikings • Around 800CE, the Vikings raided Europe and other parts of the world. • Did not have very resource rich land. • Boats had multiple oars, and they preferred travel by water. • Settled in Northern areas. • 1066 they conquered England.
Russia • Splintered into many kingdoms • Mongol hoard conquered Russia • City of Kiev was burned to the ground • Novgorod and Moscow flourished under Mongol rule. • The Golden Hoard was established by the Mongols.
Tang Dynasty • After the Sui Dynasty • Before the Song Dynasty • Confucian beliefs • In 845 started persecution of Buddhists. • Use of paper money • Splintered into small kingdoms • Use of crafting guilds
Yuan Dynasty • Kublai Khan ruled over China. • Mongols were above the ethnic Chinese. • Avoided ethnic Mongols and ethnic Chinese from mixing. • Chinese could not hold political jobs
Mongols • Genghis Khan united all of Mongolia. • Kublai Khan was put in charge of China. • Started the Yuan Dynasty • Conquered a large amount of the world. • People paid tribute or were conquered. • Brought an era of temporary peace
Frederick Barbarossa • Holy Roman Emperor 1152 to 1190. • United Germany. • Convinced German nobles to work together and not fight amongst each other. • Milan and other cities in Lombardy revolted many times until Barbarossa was forced to let them have their freedom. • King of Germany
Black Death • Spread through trade and invasions from Mongolia to China and Europe. • Killed one third of Europe's population. • Was spread through fleas • Fleas rode the rats • Caused Buboes, the marks on your body when you had the black death. • Questioned the Church
Europe • Catholic church controlled the politics • Feudalism kept peasants farming the lands • 100 years war brought the end of feudalism • Crusades against the Muslims • Magna Carta was introduced in 1215 to limit the kings power. • Viking and Muslim raids on Northern and Southern Europe
Early America • Toltec were a large empire that traded with surrounding empires. • Aztec came in form the north and conquered the Toltec during their collapse • Aztec were used as mercenaries by other groups and kept nearby civilization alive so they could capture slaves and human sacrifices in their garland wars. • Aztec were the least likely to gain power, but did anyway.
Mayans • Largely agricultural society • City states • Built terraces to trap silt going down river • Human sacrifice • Abandoned there cities in 800CE do to overuse of the land • Vanished for causes still debated
Inca • No system of writing. • No mortar only stone in there buildings. • Honored their dead and gave tribute to them. • Assimilated nearby groups. • Extensive message system throughout the empire. • Present day Chile. • Atahualpa was there last leader who was killed by the Spanish after the Incans paid his ransom.
Aztec and Inca Comparison Religious and Social Practices Economic Aztec Used as mercenaries. Human sacrifice. Kept slaves. Chinompas or floating gardens allowed for more farm land. Trade with other empires. Inca Ancestor worship and tributes made to the deceased. Conquest and slaves as well as new territories and people assimilated into the empire.
Silk Road • Connects China and Mediterranean • Cultural diffusion • Important economic trade route • Thieves • Flying money in China • Used by the Mongols • Helped transport military ideas
Early Islam • Muhammad founded Islam • It spread and unified the Bedouin tribes • Muhammad led the religion until he died causing a rift in belief of successor. • Sunni and Shiite split. • Constant fighting for power • Umayyad empire rose • Conquered by the Abbasid caliphate.
Women’s status under Islam • Initially their status was raised • Women flocked to Islam • A woman was the first to die for Islam • After a while, noble women began to lose power. Noble women had to be veiled while slave women did not. (Ummayad) • The status of women went down as time moved along.
Crusades • The Crusades were launched from attacking Christian countries against the Muslim countries. • Occurred after the Seljuk came into power. • Religious war occurring after 3000 Christian pilgrims were killed. • 2nd crusade failed. • 2nd was caused by Edessa being conquored
Crusades continued • 3rd crusade ended in a truce. • King Richard led Christian forces • Saladin led Muslim forces • Saladin and King Richard settled on a truce ending the third crusade.
Citations • http://www.zonu.com/fullsize-en/2010-01-01-11553/The-Abbasid-Caliphate-7501258.htmlhttp://frivolousendeavour.wordpress.com/tag/vikings/ • http://www.reachtoteachrecruiting.com/guide-to-china-ancient-history.html • http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/c onquests/conquests.htm • http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/frederick-barbarossa.htm • http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Kievan.html • http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/tang.html http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-third-crusade.htm