APWH P3 1.5 & 1.6 Africa and Europe 1200-1450 - Terms & Vocab

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14th Century plagues in Europe, spread by fleas on rats via trade, killed nearly half the population.

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The Black Death

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Syncretic civilization in East Africa where Bantu Africans and Arab traders mixed to form a powerful merchant state.

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The Swahili Civilization

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Mystical and spiritual side of Islam, known for art, poetry, and philosophy that shaped Islamic culture.

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Sufism

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Era in European history from Latin for "rebirth"; marked by rediscovery of Greco-Roman knowledge and Humanism due to Crusades and Pax Mongolica.

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Renaissance

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A peasant/slave connected to the land, controlled by landowners, essential in feudalism.

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Serfs

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Wars ordered by Pope Urban II that united Europeans against a common enemy and fostered cultural ties with the Arab world, leading to the Renaissance.

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The Crusades

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Fearsome raiders who settled across Europe and the Americas before Columbus.

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Vikings

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Pyramid-shaped hierarchical structure in medieval Europe where nobility held lands from a king for military service, vassals were tenants of nobles, and peasants (serfs) worked the land in exchange for protection.

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Feudalism

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Egyptian-Islamic warriors defeated a depleted Mongol army at Ain Jalut, ending Mongol expansion westward.

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Mamaluks

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Mali Empire location?

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West Africa