Byzantine Empire
He constructed the Hagia Sophia, a magnificent domed church that would later be turned into a mosque.
Who is Constantine?
This island city was known as the center of Aztec civilization.
What is Tenochtitlan?
He was the first king of the Franks?
Who is Clovis?
Letters of credit used by merchants.
What is "flying cash?"
The word for "one who has submitted."
What is Islam?
The political system known as the ____________ was an attempt by the Byzantine rulers to respond to the threat of Islam.
What is the "Theme System?"
A mnemonic aid of the Incas made from small cords of various colors and lengths suspended from a thick cord.
What is Quipu?
In Western Europe, __________ prepared regulations for monasteries that provided for mild, but not debilitating asceticism combined with mediation and work for the Church/
Who is St. Benedict?
Professional warrior in Medieval Japan.
Who is Samurai.
Mohammad was the last ________ of Allah.
What is a prophet?
Justinian was known as the ___________________ emperor’ for his relentless energy – both he and his wife were smart, strong-willed and disciplined.
Who is the "sleepless emperor?"
Aztec leader, ___________ and his successors expanded by force from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific.
Who is Itzcoatl?
____________ deposed the last Merovingian king and had himself crowned. This inaugurated a new dynasty, the Carolingians.
Who was Pepin the Short
This was first used for fireworks, then weapons, and its technology quickly spread to the West.
What is gunpowder?
The Umayyad dynasty was founded by this group.
Who are the Sunnis?
This policy known as ______________ was when the emperor not only ruled as a secular lord, but played an active and prominent role in ecclesiastical affairs.
What is caesaropapism?
Under the rule of Incan leader, _________, he implemented taxes to support the government, a system of state storehouses for agricultural surpluses and textiles, as well as an extensive road system.
Who is Pachacuti?
In the 6th century, this pope, ________, defended the Church and city of Rome German Lombards and sought to convert the then largely pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
Who is Pope Gregory I?
This helped China become a seapower.
What is the magnetic compass.
The name given to the move when Muhammad and his followers fled to Medina in 622.
What is hijra?
This elite military unit served as the personal bodyguards of the Byzantine emperor and played a significant role in both military and political affairs.
What are the Varangian Guards?
The community of _________ appeared to be the hub of the North American trade network as it was situated where the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers converged.
What is Cahokia?
This emperor ordered a systematic review of Roman law and issued Corpus iuris civilis (meaning Body of the Civil Law).
Who is Justinian?
What is the Song?
Islamic Spain was known by this term.
What is al-Andalus?