The Classical World
Causes of the collapse of the Han Empire.
What are power struggles among government factions, attacks by nomadic tribes, high taxes, disease?
Muslim spiritual and political leaders.
Who are the Caliphs?
characteristics used in Muslim art
What are calligraphy, geometric shapes, and arabesque style
This man created the Mongol Empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The Byzantine Empire spread this trait into Russian culture.
What is Orthodox Christianity?
Empire that ruled northern India.
What is the Gupta Empire?
The mastery of the use of this animal gave Muslims a unique advantage in warfare.
What are camels?
During the Reconquista, Christian kingdoms were attempting to retake this region from the Muslims.
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
a state of peace under Mongol rule
What is the Pax Mongolica?
Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs
What are the peoples of Mesoamerica?
This emperor split the Roman Empire into western and eastern halves to make ruling it more manageable.
Who is Dioletian?
This group of Muslims remained faithful to the fourth Caliph, Ali.
Who are the Shi'a
European Christians launched this series of wars in order to reclaim Jerusalem and other holy sites from Muslim control.
What are the Crusades?
the world's largest trade network of the age
What is the Silk Road?
Main cause of the collapse of the Mongol Empire.
What is the bubonic plague?
The physical, or geographic, barrier that protected the Gupta empire from attacks to the north.
What are the Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountain ranges?
Muslim rulers considered these peoples as "People of the Book" and allowed them to practice their faiths.
Who are Jews and Christians?
Field of Mathematical study created by Muslims.
What is Algebra?
Trade route if you wanted salt or gold.
What is the trans-Saharan?
These were an unintended exchange along trade routes.
What were diseases?
What is the Sassanian Empire?
Due to the expansion of Islam these connections were established over a very large region.
What are cultural and commercial connections?
This group of Muslims accepted the rule of the Umayyad and Abbasid rulers.
Who are the Sunni?
This led to the Hindus being disliked by Muslims.
What is their belief in many gods, not just one.
dhimmi, or "People of the Book"
Who are Jews and Christians?