Byzantine
The name of the church that became the largest domed structure in the medieval world
What is the Hagia Sophia?
The European word referring to (mostly N. African & Spanish) Muslims
What is Moor?
The holy month of fasting & prayer
What is Ramadan?
What is footbinding?
This vegetable was 90% of the Mayans diet
What is corn?
This empire conquered the Byzantines in 1453
What is the Ottomans?
Term for political & religious leader of Islamic Empire
What is Caliph?
The shrine to Allah in Mecca
What is the Kaaba?
Shipping routes of luxuries from China to India & Arabia
What is the maritime silk road?
These limestone sinkholes expose groundwater to surface in Yucatan peninsula
What are cenotes?
This linked Huang & Yangtze rivers
What is the Grand Canal?
This is the second dynasty descended from Abbas; expanded to Spain and Iraq; capital to Baghdad
What is the Abbasid Dynasty?
The place of worship for Muslims
This is how people were tested to be able to have a position in government
What is the exam system?
What factor caused the Mayan civilization to decline
This is the Byzantine capital and was the largest city in Medival Europe
What is Constantinople?
Muslim expansion into France stopped by Frankish army in 732
What is the Battle of Tours?
The information conduit between the deity and the propehet Muhammad
Who is Angel Gabriel?
The revived Confucian rule in Tang/Song period
What is Neo-Confucianism?
This volcanic glass-like stone was prized for weapons in Mesoamerica
What is Obsidian?
The alphabet writing Russian language that was invented by 2 monks
What is Cyrillic?
The Islamic empire used this waterway to cross from North Africa to Europe
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
The pilgrimage to Mecca once in life visit
What is the Hajj?
Only women emperor of China c.700
Who is Wu Zhao?
The Maya creation story of hero twins defeating underworld (Xibalba) gods
What is Popol Vuh?