Early Europe, Africa, and Asia

Astrolabe

• A navigational instrument that is used to determine latitude.

• A series of wars fought by Christians to control the Holy Land.

• Burst of learning in Europe from the late 1300s to about 1600.

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch.

Caravan

• Group of people who travel together for safety. 

• A family group that includes grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch.

• District ruled by a lord, including the lord’s castle and the lands surrounding it.

Crusades

• A series of wars fought by Christians to control the Holy Land. 

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch.

• District ruled by a lord, including the lord’s castle and the lands surrounding it.

• Burst of learning in Europe from the late 1300s to about 1600.

Extended Family

• A family group that includes grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins. 

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch.

• Monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Muhammad in the early 600s.

• District ruled by a lord, including the lord’s castle and the lands surrounding it.

Feudalism

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch. 

• A family group that includes grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins. 

• District ruled by a lord, including the lord’s castle and the lands surrounding it.

• Overland trade routes linking China to the Middle East.

Innovation

• A new method or practical idea.

• Sharing a common ancestor.

• A navigational instrument used to determine latitude.

• Group of people who travel together for safety.

Kinship

• Sharing a common ancestor.

• A family group that includes grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

• Group of people who travel together for safety.

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch.

Manor

• District ruled by a lord, including the lord’s castle and the lands surrounding it.

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch.

• Group of people who travel together for safety.

• Burst of learning in Europe from the late 1300s to about 1600.

Renaissance

• A burst of learning in Europe from the late 1300s to about 1600.

• System of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch. 

• A family group that includes grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

• A new method or practical idea.

Silk Road

• Overland trade routes linking China to the Middle East. 

• Group of people who travel together for safety.

• A navigational instrument used to determine latitude.

• District ruled by a lord, including the lord’s castle and the lands surrounding it.