Rome and Christendom
What invention brought water into Roman cities?
Aqueducts
The lack of understanding of contagious diseases contributed to the high death rate connected to which disease?
Bubonic Plague
What is a Mosque?
Muslim house of worship
What role in West Africa, told stories to teach their history or teach a lesson?
Griots
What is the MOST holy city for a Muslim?
Mecca
Who were the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church? ( 2 answers)
The Pope and Patriarch
What group was always literate in Medieval Europe?
The clergy (Monks, Priests, Bishops, Pope)
What teaches Muslims to be good humans who are obedient to God's will?
The Qur'an
What two trade items were essential to the growth of Ghana and Mali as trading empires?
Salt and Gold
Which side of Rome fell?
The West Side
What was the MOST significant event in the acceptance of Christianity in the Roman Empire?
Emperor Constantine converting to Christianity.
What is a vassal?
An exchange of land for service and loyalty
What is the sacred site that is visited by Muslim pilgrims
The Ka'aba
Mansa Musa
Which module showed where the idea of Call and Response in Music came from?
West Africa
Name one accomplishment of Emperor Justinian?
Built Hagia Sophia
Expanded the Empire
Created the Justinian Code
Medieval European universities were under the control of who?
The Church
What style of writing developed by Muslims to stress the importance and beauty of their language in the Qur'an?
Calligraphy
West Africans did not have their own written language, so they began using what language for government officials and traders?
Arabic
What was document that King John was forced to sign and limited the Kings power?
Magna Carta
Name two factors in the fall of Rome?
They were too large
hard to protect
lack of people in military
Foreign Invasion
Lack of good leadership
Declining economy
Under European feudalism, what was the basic social and political unit of society?
The Manor
Name the 3 monotheistic religions (ALL 3)
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
What was Timbuktu famous for?
Its universities and book markets
What is the name of the round hippo you throw during Grudgeball?
Herman