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100
This holy book of Islam contains the teachings believed to have been revealed to Muhammad.
What is the Quran?
100
These two goods were traded pound for pound across the Sahara Desert in West Africa.
What are gold and salt?
100
This is the name for groups like the Franks, Vandals, and Saxons who helped end the Roman Empire and shape early medieval Europe.
What are Germanic Tribes?
100
This modern-day country on the Arabian Peninsula is where Islam began in the 7th century, and is home to cities like Mecca, Medina and Riyadh.
What is Saudi Arabia?
100
This holy city in the Middle East was the main goal of the Crusades for both Christians and Muslims.
What is Jerusalem?
200
Muslims fast during this holy month as part of one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
What is Ramadan?
200
This ruler of the Mali Empire is famous for his extremely wealthy pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who is Mansa Musa?
200
This is the leader of a monastery who is in charge of the monks and daily religious life.
What is an Abbot?
200
This is a fertile area in a desert where water is found, allowing plants to grow and people to live.
what is an oasis?
200
This famous learning center in Baghdad helped preserve and share knowledge in math, science, and medicine during the Islamic Golden Age.
What is the House of Wisdom?
300
This is one of the two main branches of Islam that believes leadership should stay with blood relatives of Muhammad.
What is Shia Islam?
300
These West African storytellers preserved history, legends, and traditions through oral storytelling.
What are Griots?
300
This is a room in medieval monasteries where monks copied, illustrated and illuminated manuscripts.
What is a scriptorium?
300
This river in West Africa was an important trade route for empires like Mali and Songhai.
What is the Niger River?
300
This is a long embroidered cloth that shows scenes of the Norman invasion of England in 1066.
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
400
The Ottomans used this title refers to a political ruler of a Muslim empire, not a religious leader.
What is a Sultan?
400
This leader, known as the “Lion King,” founded the Mali Empire after defeating the Sosso king at the Battle of Kirina.
Who is Sundiata Keita?
400
This is the region in France that was given to Viking leader Rollo, and later became the base for William the Conqueror’s invasion of England.
What is Normandy?
400
This is the northern European region where the Vikings originally came from, including modern-day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
What is Scandinavia?
400
This branch of math, developed and advanced by Muslim scholars during the Islamic Golden Age, uses letters and symbols to represent numbers and solve equations.
What is Algebra?
500
This is the year the Ottoman Empire finally captured Constantinople after a long siege, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire.
What is 1453?
500
This is the semi-dry region in Africa just south of the Sahara Desert, and its name comes from an Arabic word meaning “coastline” or “shore.”
What is The Sahel?
500
This is the document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the English king and protected certain rights.
What is the Magna Carta?
500
This piece of horse equipment helped William the Conqueror’s cavalry stay balanced and fight more effectively during the events of 1066.
What is a stirrup?
500
This is the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the start of the Islamic calendar.
What is the Hijrah?