River Valley/Classical Civilizations
What characteristics are necessary for a civilization to be considered advanced?
The Sahara
What is the large desert splitting North and South Africa?
The empire that emerged in the East after the fall of the Roman Empire
What was the Byzantine Empire?
Genghis Khan
Who united the Mongolians?
Copernicus
Who came up with the heliocentric theory?
Polytheism
What is "believing in multiple gods" called?
The caliph must come directly from Muhammad’s bloodline
What is the Shi'a belief regarding who rules?
Constantinople
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire called?
Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal
What are the three gunpowder Empires?
Predestination
What is the belief of Calvinists that God already decided individuals' fate?
The Greek city-state that was the foundation for our democratic republic
What is Athens?
The hajj
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?
The Great Schism
What was the split between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox in 1054 called?
The Sick man of Europe
What was the Ottoman Empire called after WWI?
The Counter-Reformation
What was it called when the Catholics tried to convert Europe back to Catholicism?
The Fertile Crescent
What was a nickname for Mesopotamia?
Islamic Code of Laws
What is Shariah?
The social structure led by Lords in the Middle Ages
What is feudalism?
Kublai Khan
What was the name of Genghis Khan's grandson?
Johannes Guttenberg
Who invented the printing press?
Shi Huangdi
Who was a harsh leader in the Qin dynasty?
Mansa Musa
Who was the King of the Mali Empire in West Africa?
A document that limited the power of the king
What is the Magna Carta?
The Shogun
Who held the real military power in post-classical Japan?
Martin Luther and Lutherans
John Calvin and Calvinists
King Henry VIII and Anglicans (Church of England)
What are the three protestant leaders/religions that came out of the Reformation?