Vocabulary
Bringing materials from another country to sell or trade
Import
This was a series of wars fought in the name of Christianity against the Muslims
The Crusades
The Roman Empire fell because (Give 2 reasons )
It was too big, money problems, barbarians taking over, the Byzantine Empire not sharing resources, etc...
The Silk Road was
a trade route between Asia, Europe, and the Middle East
Islam speed through ___ after the death of the Prophet Muhammad
Conquest
A material being sold or purchased is called a
Export
People were motivated to fight for the Crusades because
They wanted to go to heaven
The Eastern Roman Empire Fell
(True or False)
False
The main Commodity traded during the Silk Road was
Silk
Caliphs are
The 4 leaders who took control of the Islamic Empire after the death of Prophet Muhammad
The Social Structure of Europe after the fall of Rome is called ___________ and it consisted of Nobles, Knights and Peasants
Feudalism/ Feudal Europe
People were not motivated to fight for the Crusades because
They lived peacefully amongst people of other cultures
The Eastern Roman Empire survived and was renamed the
Byzantine Empire
The Silk Road lead to ideas, goods and diseases spreading across the Eastern Hemisphere (True/False)
True
What was the Golden Age of Islam?
It was a time period of cultural growth and prosperity for the Islamic Empire
A member of a religious community of men who usually promise to remain poor, unmarried, and separated from the rest of society is called
Monk
The Western Roman Empire tried to convince the ____ empire to help them with the crusades
The Byzantine Empire
Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople (True or False)
True
The Silk Road was the first large scale trading route between societies (True/False)
True
Identify 3 inventions created during the golden age of Islam
Algebra, Hospitals, Coffee, universities, Chess, Libraries, Perfume, toothbrush, etc
The spread of cultural beliefs, practices, and ideas from one society to another through various means such as trade, migration, or conquest is called
Cultural Diffusion
The Crusades was against which rival Abrahamic Religion?
The Muslims/ Islam
The Eastern Roman Empire kept elements of the Roman Empire by
Keeping Christianity but practicing Orthodox Christianity instead of Roman Catholic
Which theme of Geography is involved with the Silk Road? (Identify 2)
Movement, Human Environment Interaction, and or Region
How did the spread of Islam lead to Cultural Diffusion?
The Muslims mixed their ideas with the different cultures that they encountered and improved and created their own inventions