The greatest nomadic leader of central Asia of all times. Founder & emperor of the Mongol Empire.

Representative law-making body in England comprised of the House of Lords (upper house) & the House of Commons (lower house).

A political system in which kings and powerful nobles granted land to other nobles in return for loyalty, military assistance, and services.

One of the most devastating pandemics in human history peaked in Europe in the mid-1300s. It killed 1/3 of Europe’s population.

A Venetian merchant traveler whose travels recorded in a book did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China.

English clergyman and teacher who attacked the wealth & immorality of the Roman Catholic Church, among other things.

A commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds that dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe.

Artistic & architectural style that emphasized light being let into interiors, pointed arches, tall columns, and other graceful characteristics.

A series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between England and France.

Emperor of the Malian Empire. He expanded Mali’s borders and influence in the 1300s. The wealthiest person of all-time.

Mongol leader that took over India in the late 1300s. He also conquered the entire Middle East.

A French representative assembly comprised of the clergy, nobles, and townspeople.

Artistic & architectural style that featured semi-circular arches, domes, and low horizontal lines, as well as dark, eerie interiors.

A split within the Catholic Church when two men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope.

Byzantine emperor who led the political, economic, intellectual, and artistic revival of the empire in the 500s.

Emperor of India in the 600s that defeated the Huns, brought peace to the region, and ruled wisely over a empire that had a high standard of living.

The religion of Japan which is a set of practices to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

A search by church reformers to seek out heretics and to eliminate heresy. Many people were tortured and executed.

The 67 years in the 1300s when the papal capital was located in Avignon, France instead of Rome, Italy.

He established the Yuan Dynasty as Emperor of China; He was the first non-Chinese Emperor to conquer all of China.

Kievan Rus reached the zenith of its cultural flowering and military power during his lengthy reign as grand prince.

Japanese samurai code that stressed bravery, loyalty, and honor.

The deliberate destruction of religious symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives.

A collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence. It is the basis for the legal systems of most of Europe.

Two of the most prominent authors of the Middle Ages. The Father of the Italian Language & the Father of English Literature.