Important Maps

Spread of Black Death in Europe (MyHistoryLab)

Its hard to see, but it started at the outer edges and moved inward. Strange...

Byzantium and Germanic Europe, 5th Century C.E. (MyHistoryLab)

Division of Eastern and Western Europe after the split.

Gain in Aquisitions of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century C.E. (MyHistoryLab)

Important questions: Why didn't they conquer India, Saudi Arabia, or Eastern Europe?

The Crusades (MyHistoryLab)

For our area, the 4th crusade is the most important

Khanate Divisions in the Mongol Empire (MyHistoryLab)

Notice how Russia isn't considered to be under a kahn....hmmmmm....

Eastern European Kingdoms (MyHistoryLab)

Who's the king of the Byzantines? Take a look :)

The Kingdom of Justinian (MyHistoryLab)

How much of the empire at his death was maintained after? Not much, that's for sure.

Major Trade Routes of the Mongol Empire (MyHistoryLab)

Even through the Great Wall of China, the Mongols connected the world and changed everything forever. Just the fact that they were all over the place in rain, snow, sleet and hail is probably where the US postal service got its creedo ;)

The Increase in Territory Gained by the Muslims (MyHistoryLab)

Shows the attempt at penetration in the Byzantine Empire

Extent of the Byzantine Empire, 1000-1100 (MyHistoryLab)

See? I told you they lost most of the land Justinian had.

The Extent of the Mongol Empire (MyHistoryLab)

It twas rather large. Just sayin'.

The Increase in the Islamic World Gain by the Ottoman Turks (MyHistoryLab)

Those meanies conquered the Byzantine Empire.

Trade Routes in the Medieval Islamic World

Merchants were important to them. Look at how far outside their empire the routes extended.

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