The Byzantine Empire
This was the main religion in the Byzantine Empire.
Orthodox Christianity
This language spread throughout the Muslim world, carried by merchants from Arabia.
Arabic.
Muslims profess the Shahada, which declares that there is no God but God, and ________ is His prophet.
Muhammad.
These were the 2 most important trade goods during trans-Saharan trade.
Gold and salt.
This animal helped people cross the Sahara Desert for trans-Saharan trade.
Camel.
Constantinople was in a great location for trade because it was between these two bodies of water.
The Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
In Muslim Spain, people designed beautiful buildings. This is word means the art/science of designing buildings.
Architecture.
The 2nd pillar of Islam, Salat, requires Muslims to pray this many times a day.
5.
What does trans-Saharan trade mean?
Trade across the Sahara Desert.
This term means when culture spreads from one place or group of people to another.
Cultural diffusion.
The _______ _____ Empire is another name for the Byzantine Empire.
Eastern Roman.
This city- the capital of the Mali Empire- was a center for learning, with scholars travelling from far away to study at its universities.
Timbuktu.
What is Zakat, the 3rd pillar of Islam?
Charity/giving to those in need.
This was the king of the Mali Empire and the richest man in history. He was so rich that his visit to Egypt disrupted their economy!
Mansa Musa.
A Muslim is someone who follows the religion Islam. What does Muslim translate to in Arabic?
This empire had the greatest influence on the Byzantine Empire.
This building in Baghdad was created during the Abbasid Caliphate to translate Greek, Roman, and Indian texts into Arabic.
Mecca.
The Mali Empire was created after overthrowing this empire.
The Ghana Empire.
This group conquered the Byzantine Empire once and for all in 1453.
The Ottoman Turks.
Name one achievement of the Emperor Justinian I.
Putting down the Nika riots, centralizing power in the empire, reconquering parts of the old Roman Empire, learning how to produce silk, building Hagia Sophia, strengthening Christianity and Byzantine culture throughout the empire.
Muslim scientists improved this invention, which helped people navigate to far away places.
The astrolabe.
Sawm, the 5th pillar of Islam, requires Muslims to fast during the month of Ramadan. What does "fasting" mean?
To not eat or drink while the sun is up.
This trans-Saharan trade empire had its capital city, Gao, located along the Niger River.
The Songhai Empire.
The Great Schism refers to the "breakup" of which two main branches of Christianity?
Catholic and Orthodox.