Fall of Rome
476Ad
This city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire:
Constantinople
The name of the most famous mathematician in the Gupta Dynasty:
Aryabhata
This was the most popular sport during the Medieval period:
Chariot Racing
The name of the last Emperor of Rome:
Romulus Augustulus
How did Constantinople's geography impact Byzantine trade and commerce?
The peninsula was easier to defend against attacks, and was on a major trade route between Asia and Europe.
These were the major imports for India during the Gupta Dynasty:
Spices, textiles and gems.
What was the primary function of sports during Medieval times other than entertainment:
Military training, strength training.
The center for the Golden Age of Islam was:
Baghdad
Name 3 of the Germanic tribes that took over Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire:
Franks, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Saxons, Vandals, Burgundians,
Protected and copied ancient texts, continued the code of Law from Rome.
The Decimal System:
Pi:
Triginometry
What sports may be beneficial for a knight or warrior to participate in?
Archery, jousting, boxing, wrestling.
What were major achievements of the Han Dynasty?
Paper, astronomy, math and literature
The Franks
What were two ways that the Byzantine Empire protected itself from intruders:
The invention of greek fire and the border walls and moats that protected the city.
List 3 major religions during this period:
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jaimism, Islam
In what ways were sports tied to social class?
The wealthy enjoyed privileges in where they sat in the Hippodrome-
The poor could be elevated out of poverty if they performed well in a particular sport.
right triangles, square roots, pythagorian Theorom.
The name of the King of the goths who convinced Romulus Augustulus to surrender:
King Odoacer
What year did the Byzantine Empire fall?
1453
Name one of Aryabhata's two books:
Aryabhataiya, Aryabhata Siddhanta
This is the name of the " stadium" where people would view chariot racing in Constantinople:
The Hippodrome