Rome
Byzantium
Ottoman Empire
Middle East
Africa
100

One reason Rome fell.

What is barbarian invasions, political corruption, inflation, etc.?

100

This emperor was famous for his good rulership and for his wise empress.

Who was Justinian?

100

This famous ruler of the Ottomans was called "the Magnificent."

Who is Suleiman?

100

The founder of Islam.

Who is Muhammed?

100

These two goods were heavily traded in the West African empires.

What is the gold-salt trade?

200

This would-be emperor was assassinated in the Senate.

Who was Julius Caesar?

200

Constantinople was a center of this economic activity.

What is trade?

200

The Ottoman Empire's main religion.

What is Islam?

200

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all this type of religion.

What is Abrahamic?

200
The desert in northwest Africa.

What is the Sahara?

300
The Romans worshipped many gods, making them this type of religion.

What is polythesistic?

300
The name of Constantinople today.

What is Istanbul?

300

The title for rulers of the Ottoman Empire.

What is a sultan?

300

The Middle East is located on this peninsula.

What is the Arabian Peninsula?

300

This river was vital to all three West African empires.

What is the Niger River?

400
This event in 476 marks the start of the Middle Ages.

What is the Fall of Rome?

400

This event during the Byzantine Empire split the Roman Catholic Church.

What is the Great Schism?

400

This elite military unit was made up of conscripted boys.

What are Janissaries?

400

The Muslim scholar Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi is the father of this subject.

What is algebra?

400

This ruler was known as the founder of Songhai.

Who was Sunni Ali?

500

A time of widespread peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire.

What is the Pax Romana?

500

Despite calling themselves part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines spoke this language.

What is Greek?

500

The year that the Ottoman Empire reached its peak.

What is 1566?

500

This scholar is credited with understanding how the human eye sees.

Who was Ibn al-Haitham?

500

This 1500s discovery caused the gold-salt trade to decline.

What is trade with the New World?

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