TNReady Vocab

3. 1 Byzantine emperor who created laws that increased equality for men and women
6. Capital of the Byzantine Empire, Crossroad of trade
8. An artificial river bult to unite Northern and Southern China. It helped increase trade
10. A historic document signed in 1215 in England, limiting the power of the king and protecting the rights of nobles and freemen.
11. A period during the Ming Dynasty where China cut themselves off from the rest of the world. They wanted no new ideas or goods coming into China
12. A test to determine who could be a Chinese ruler. It tested them on Chinese history, Confucianism, and Buddhism
16. Fought between William of Normandy and Harold II for control of England, ending in William's victory and Norman rule
20. A book of Islam that includes customs, practices, and traditions of Muslims
21. Unified China under emperor Wendi, Began constructing the Grand Canal
22. Belief in one god
24. William Duke of Normandy who became King of England after winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

1. Period of Isolationism
2. The foundation of Muslim life, the duties and expectations that Muslims should follow
4. Leader of the Ottoman Empire, expanded the Ottomans to almost all the Arabian Peninsula, conquered Constantinople
5. A system of government that exchanged land for protection
7. A major commercial and culture center of the Mali Empire
9. Communities of monks and nuns who lived apart from society
13. "Golden Age" for China, New inventions like the compass, paper money, printing press
14. Rulerof Holy Roman Empire, Spread Christianity, Unified Europe, Created laws
15. A church built during Justinian's rule
17. The office or authority of the Pope the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
18. Established Christianity as the religion of Europe, Charlemagne was first leader
19. West Africa storytellers, passed the history and culture from one generation to the next
23. Laws made during Justinian's rule that is the base for our laws today