Vocabulary
The Byzantine Empire
The Rise of Islam
The Mongols
Marco Polo
100
What is the set of Roman laws organized into one book?
What is the Justinian Code?
100
What is how did Justinian gain control of China's monopoly over the silk trade?
What is smuggling silkworm eggs into China?
100
What covers most of the Arabian Peninsula?
What are dry plains called steppes?
100
Who is the person who conquered the capital city of China and named it Khanbalik?
Who is Genghis Khan?
100
Who was Niccolo and Maffeo?
What is the names of Marco Polo's relatives?
200
What are official visitors from other lands?
What are envoys?
200
How did the churches split?
What is disagreements over icons and orthodox?
200
What is a follower of Islam?
What is a Muslim?
200
Who is the man who split China up into khanates?
Who is Kublai Khan?
200
What is a travelogue describing what Marco Polo saw in Asia?
What is the Il Milione?
300
What is officially accepted?
What is orthodox?
300
What is a huge stadium modeled after the Circus Maximus?
What is the Hippodrome?
300
What is a "successor" to Muhammad?
What is a caliph?
300
What is he claimed the Mandate of Heaven?
What did Kublai Khan do in order to become a Chinese emperor?
300
What is the Europeans became more interested in China?
What is the effect Il Milione had on Europeans?
400
What are Islam places of worship?
What are mosques?
400
Who was the group who conquered Constantinopole?
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
400
What is the holy book made up of messages to Muhammad from the angel Gabriel?
What is the Koran?
400
What is the Grand Canal was made longer and the roads were repaired?
What changes did Kublai Khan make to the empire?
400
What is the Mongol Empire ended?
What happened in 1294?
500
What are one of the two tribes of the Muslim groups?
What is Sunni OR Shi'i?
500
What is "one who has been an emperor cannot endure to be a fugitive"?
What is the quote Theodora said to Justinian?
500
What is located in Mecca and is a very holy shrine?
What is the Kabba?
500
What was typhoons destroyed their warships?
What is what happened when Kublai Khan tried to conquer Japan?
500
What is Marco Polo was 21 years old?
What is the age of Marco Polo when he reached the summer palace of Kublai Khan?
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