Abbasid Empire
What religion was practiced in the Abbasid Empire?
Islam
Where was the Mali empire located?
Western Africa
Where was Great Zimbabwe located?
Southern Africa
Where was the Khmer empire?
Southeast Asia
What did the Mali and Great Zimbabwe empire have in common?
They were both located in Africa.
What else is the Abbasid Empire known as?
The Golden age of Islam
What religion was practiced in the Mali empire?
Islam
How do we know what do about Great Zimbabwe?
Ruins (archeological finds). Some from old Portuguese records.
What was the name of the capital of the Khmer empire?
Angkor
What is an Empire?
An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
Where was the Abbasid Empire?
Western Asia (The Middle East), and North Africa
Who was the most famous ruler of the Mali empire?
Mansa Musa
Why don't we know what happened to Great Zimbabwe?
There's no historical records.
What religions were practiced in the Khmer empire?
What did the Mali, Abbasid, and Khmer empire have in common?
They controlled trade routes.
What language was spoken in the Abbasid empire?
Arabic
Who was the first ruler of the Mali empire?
Sundiata
How many people are estimated to have lived in Great Zimbabwe?
Around 20,000 people.
What was the name of the most famous king of the Khmer empire?
Jayavarman
Which empire had the largest pre-industrial city?
Khmer
Name at least three areas (intellectual) in which the Abbasid empire made great strides.
Artistry
Engineering
Architecture
Poetry
Philosophy
Agriculture
Economics
Literature
Navigation
Sciences
Sociology
Technology
What river was the Mali empire located by?
The niger
What two rivers was Great Zimbabwe between?
The Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
What was Angkor built as a testament to?
Vishnu
Also acceptable: Represents Mount Meru
What was one reason for the Khmer empire's decline?
What is a caliphate?
An institution or state under the rule of a religious steward (a caliph).
When was the Mali empire at its peak?
The 13-16th centuries
When did Great Zimbabwe thrive?
Medieval times?
What crop was grown most in the Khmer empire?
Rice
Why was the Abbasid empire the first universal empire?
It brought together diverse peoples from: China, India, people of the Middle-East and North Africa