1. Buzz Words! The Middle Ages (500-1300) Around the World

2. Europe Buzz Words: feudalism, chaos, chivalry, Crusades, guilds, manor, Roman Catholic Church, Plague, decentralized gov’t, invasions

3. Byzantine Empire Buzz Words: preservation of Greek & Roman ideas, Eastern Orthodox, Cyrillic Alphabet, Spread to Russia, Justinian’s Code, strategic location (cross roads)

4. Mongol Buzz Words: Genghiz Khan, military skills, Pax Mongolica (wealth/trade), political stability, Plague, Travelers: Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta

5. Japan Buzz Words: feudalism, bushido, samurai, archipelago, mountains, lack of resources, Shinto (spirits/nature), Korea=bridge, Togukawa Shogunate, Closed Country Edict (isolation)

6. Tang & Song Buzz Words: golden age. Zheng He (voyages), Ming, gunpowder, pagodas, technological advances

7. Aztec Buzz Words: math & science, trade, advances prior to Euro arrival, adapt to environment, polytheism, chinampas, Montezuma, Cortes

8. Inca Buzz Words: Andes Mtns, terrace farming, polytheistic, adapt to environment, roads, unity

9. Ottoman Empire: Control of Med, Muslim, Sick Man of Europe (WWI), loss of Baltic States, Istanbul, Turkey, strategic location (crossroads)