East Asia
Byzantine Empire
Southwest Asia
West Africa
Medieval Europe
7th grade teacher fun facts
100
Where the Mongols were from
Mongolia
100
Justinian's wife's name.
Theodora
100
What Islam is
A religion
100
The two resources that made West Africa Rich
Salt and Gold
100
bottom of the social hierarchy, the lowest section of the lowest class
serfs
100
Where Ms. H is from
Texas
200
The religion that this religious shrine belongs to.
shintoism
200
Religion and Language of the Byzantine Empire
Christianity and Latin
200
What Arabic is
A language.
200
Belief in more than one god
polytheistic
200
the pope and his office
papacy
200
Only one teacher on the 7th grade team is from Memphis, name them.
Ms. Yarbrough
300
the guy that reunified China during the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Wendi
300
The half of the Roman empire that fell.
The West (they're weak)
300
Name of the core beliefs of Islam
The 5 pillars
300
TRUE or FALSE: West African indigenous religions are polytheistic
TRUE
300
King of the Holy Roman empire that started Feudalism in Europe, and united Europe under one ruler
Charlemagne
300
The sport Mr. Jones played in college
Basketball
400
Name one of the 2 agricultural achievements of the Song Dynasty?
Bonus 100 points if you can tell me a result of these agricultural achievements.
irrigation and fast growing rice (these caused the population to increase)
400
What Justinian is most famous for- his political/ legal achievement that organized all the Byzantine Laws.
Justinian's code.
400
How Islam spread
TTC (trade and travel by merchants, and Conquest by military)
400
to be native to or from a place
indigenous
400
TRUE or FALSE: Popes and Kings always got along
FALSE: sometimes they worked together, sometimes they hated each other
400
The state that Ms. Parker is from
North Carolina
500
A place that was built during the Ming Dynasty where the emperor and other government workers lived in order to protect them from possible invasions.
The Forbidden City
500
Justinian's social achievement that Theodora argued for.
Women's rights.
500
The holy books of Islam, and the founder (key religious figure)
The Qur'an and the Sunnah, and the Prophet Muhammad
500
A west african storyteller that keeps their history alive through memorizing geneaologies, and tells stories with lessons called epics.
griot
500
The conflict where William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) became the King of England after winning.
the Battle of Hastings
500
Where Ms. H went to college
Texas a&m
600
Put these Chinese dynasties in order:
Song, Tang, Ming, Yuan
Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
600
The half of the roman empire that survived and what it was renamed.
The East (they're elite), renamed Byzantine empire
600
One of the five pillars where you declare Allah is the one true God.
Profession of faith.
600
Name the West African empires in order.
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
600
The conflict where the Muslims and the Christians fought over the Iberian peninsula, and Christians won.
Reconquista
600
The state Ms. Dobesh is from
Nebraska
700
The First leader of the Mongols who was a ruthless military leader, and conquered most of Eurasia.
Genghis Khan
700
Name the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople
700
One of the five pillars where you have to go on a journey to visit Mecca.
Pilgrimmage or a hajj
700
Malian King who was famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca who spread his religion and gave money away.
Mansa Musa
700
Period of intense questioning that happened at the same time as the reconquista to determine who was a Christian.
Inquisition
700
TRUE or FALSE: Ms. H can speak spanish fluently
FALSE
800
The Mongol leader who conquered all of China and founded the Yuan Dynasty. He also tried to keep peace by hiring Chinese advisors.
Kublai Khan
800
List at least 2 things that made Constantinople a good capitol city.
Easy to defend, located on a trade route, surrounded by water, surrounded by walls
800
One of the five pillars where you have to give some of your money to the poor.
Alms
800
What Mansa Musa built on his pilgrimage to help spread Islam.
Mosques (muslim places of worship), and schools that taught arabic and Islam
800
Conflict where England and France fought over the English Channel and control of France.
Hundred Years war
800
TRUE or FALSE: Ms. H and Ms. Dobesh are roommates
FALSE
900
The government document written in Japan that included Korean and Buddhist ideas and helped organize the Japanese government.
The Constitution of Prince Shotoku
900
Name the 3 reasons that half of the Roman empire fell.
Bad leadership, weak economy, germanic invasions (barbarian) (visigoths)
900
What Constantinople was renamed, and what its religion became after it was conquered.
It was renamed Istanbul and its religion was Islam.
900
a lesser or smaller god that is considered to be a part of every day life in west african religions. they bless you if you are good and punish you if you are not
deities
900
What the result of the black death was on labor in Europe
wages (payment) went up because all the peasants died, so they could ask for better working conditions
900
The year Ms. Dobesh and Ms. H met
2021
1000
Define Isolationism and why it happened in China.
Also tell me the dynasty during which it happened.
Isolationism was a choice for China to remove themselves from interaction with other places to protect their culture. It happened during the Ming Dynasty.
1000
This image shows the architectural achievement of Justinian. Name the structure and its function.
The Hagia Sophia (a church)
1000
The guy that conquered Constantinople and the weapon he used to achieve this.
Mehmed II the conqueror, and he used cannons
1000
These two cities became centers of learning as merchants traveled through them and began to build schools and settle and trade there.
Djenne and Timbuktu
1000
English King in the Hundred years war who made English the official language and hated French culture. He was also a military success.
King Henry V
1000
The name of the masters program we have all completed to be teachers
MTR (memphis teacher residency)