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Incas 1100-1500
. In Cuzco, Peru there were 6-8 million people in the whole empire.
Philip II France. 1179-1223
began to unify the country by setting up a royal bureaucracy
Pope 110- 1300
sent several huge armies to try to re-conquer the holy land. Controlled kings; RCC paid no taxes
Medieval Women
were admired, valued for beauty • But few rights; basically property to be protected by men Rules
Puebloan
multi-story homes of wood and stone
Magyars
Hungarians
Abraham 2000 BC
Jewish messiah
Knight/Squire
nobles
Aristotle
Europeans exposed to the idea of Muslims
Henry II. England,1154-1189
married Eleanor of Aquitaine, the richest woman in Europe, owned most of France
Mayans,300-900bc
Around 3 million people, terrace farming, drained swamps and grew maze. Polytheistic and some human sacrifice. Hieroglyphic writing and complicated calendar ends in 2012. 80 city states rules by Tikal. developed zero.The cities were mysteriously abandoned in 900 AD.
Prophets
religious teachers
Aztecs 1300-1500.
They were great warriors, and conquered neighbors. Created enmity and often had human sacrifice.
Chasquis
Letter people, messengers
Machu Pichu
Built of foreign stone. Walled City
William of Normandy.1066-87
defeated the Anglo- Saxons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
Quetzalcoatl-
The god who ruled, but then left. White skin and red beard.
Monks
lived apart, according to Benedictine Rule of monastic life
Clovis. 500
he first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity.
Serfs
Could not leave land " bound" by a contract
Baron
king, duke, count, marquis, ......., knights
Messiah
Jewish savior
Nobles/Lords/Aristocrats
owned large estates
Diocletian
Roman emperor that divided Rome in half.
Olmec
Stone heads, only 13 extant
Vassals
free, but owed services to king
Hopewell.
mound builders in Americas
Dukes
Noble
King
highest ranking ruler in europe
Artisans/Craftsmen
did not own land
Leo III. 800 AD
owned Charles (Charlemagne) king on Christmas day
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
Constantine
issued Edict of Milan.Tolerance for Christians. Later, he converted to Christianity
Hugh Capet. 987
started a dynasty that ruled the area around Paris
Marquis
king, duke, count,.........., baron, knights
Eleanor of Aquitaine
married King Henry II. Richest women in Europe
Tartars
people from hell. mongols.
Vikings 800-1000
From the north and Scandinavia came the fierce
Counts
Charles the Reformer used them to rule provinces in his name
Dante Alihieri
divine comedy
St. Francis of Assisi
• Dominican Order was intellectual groups, focused on teaching Inquisition
Jesus
Christianity's savor
Geoffrey Chaucer
wrote the Canterbury tales
Ibn Battuta.1352
A traveler through Africa. 1352 .Axum Empire- 300-600. Ethiopia. Adapted Christianity and became a trade center
Cuzco
Peru. Machu Pichu
Peasants
lowest
King John. 1199-1216
Signed the Magna Charter. or Great charter.
Charlemagne 768-814
(ruled. 768-814). became king and friends with the RCC
Saladin. 1187
Muslim leader took back Jerusalem

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