4th NW Benchmark Practice

From the northeast; created a league to end the frequent wars among the 5 groups.

Nobleman who receives land from other  noblemen in return for their services and loyalty

A code of conduct followed by knights that required them to be brave, loyal, and generous

Powerful army, human sacrifice, chinampas, Tenochtitlan, Basin

built many great cities; human sacrifice, drought and warfare ended their empire; many kings

artificial ilsand built by the Aztecs in order to grow crops

Sacred rites of Christianity such as baptism and communion

A northwestern Native American ceremony with a feast and gift giving

Warrior mounted on horseback; protected the lands for the lord and vassals

Andes Mountain, Road system, Pachucati, Machu Pichu, Mita

Means "Great Charter"; forever limited the powers of the monarchy

A strict social system where landowners grant land in exchange for military service and labor

follower of a polytheistic religion; many Europeans were like this in early times

Deadly infection that usually killed with days; later named the black death

First advanced Meso-American civilization; slash and burn

Had to be this before you could become a king for the Aztecs; these people played a key role

Estate granted by a lord to a vassal including all buildings and peasants

Parklike landscape of grasslands with scattered trees  that can survive dry spells

Greatest Frankish ruler; ruled 46 years; crowned Holy Roman Emperor

Trade route across the largest desert in the world

Complex culture in North America that is known for mound building

A midieval version of a union

Linked Mayan city states; most Mesoamerican life centered around this

Vikings called Northmen that settled in France called Normandy

A belief that is rejected by official church doctrine

To exclude a person from a church or a religious community

Helped spread Christianity throughought Europe; most famous was St. Patrick

Devout Muslim leader of the Mali empire that upset the economy of Egypt

Architectural style combining religious symbolism with engineering advances

Defeated the last Roman army; Empire present day Italy, Germany, and France; Middle Ages

A self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord

Peasants who were legally bound to the lords land

Record keeping device made of knotted strings; used by the Incas

Rectangular type of home built by Northeastern Native Americans made from wood and bark

a period between ancient times and modern times, roughly from A.D. 500 to 1500

Began when Edward III of England claimed the throne of France; few battle were fought

Large most flat area that rises above the surrounding land

Made from a tree, carved, and painted to relate important events

Used by the Incas to grow crops, where they cut notches into the mountain

Replaced the Kush, and became very powerful and wealthy empire in east Africa

A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land

Signed by Charlemagne's grandsons to split the empire