Unit 1 - The Roman & Byzantine Empires
This Byzantine Emperor who developed Justinian's code, built the Hagia Sophia, walls, and the Hippodrome
Who is Justinian
This is a city in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion
What is Mecca
The trans-Saharan trade included travel between these two areas/regions
What are Northern Africa and Western Africa (across the Sahara). Islam spread across these trade routes
One of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of southern India that ruled until the 13th century
What is the Chola Empire
The rise of this religion contributed to the Fall of Rome
What is Christianity
This was a Christian church that grew out of Christianity in the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) in present-day Turkey
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) in A.D. 622
What is Hijrah
This is a language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
What is linguafranca
Considered the Golden Age of India
What is the Gupta Empire
Describe a climate zone of West Africa and explain how it was used by the people of Africa
Desert: Sahara Desert, deadly but crossed by caravans of merchants
Rainforest: Fertile soil for developing agriculture
This was the effect of the Edict of Milan
What is a pivotal proclamation granting religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire, ending the official persecution of Christians.
This is the name and architectural features of a muslim house of worship
What is Mosque; Minarets and domed central room
This is a kingdom along the Red Sea (eastern Africa) today known as Ethiopia and Eritrea which grew wealthy from trade
What is Aksum
A member of the highest Indian caste grouping made up of priests
What is Brahmin
The Trans-Saharan trade was a deadly trade route, this is how people adapted
What is traveling in caravans, usually with camels
What is traveling from oasis to oasis
What is traveling relay style
This was the main disciple of Jesus who spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire on his 3 missions
Who was St. Paul the Apostle
These are the five pillars of Islam
What are 1. Prayer 2. Alms (donations) 3. Fasting (Ramadan = Holy Month) 4. Pilgrimage 5. Faith
These are the FOUR major trade goods of West Africa
What are gold, salt, slaves, and iron
This is a monotheistic religion founded in Northern India in the 16th century that combines elements of Hinduism and Islam
What is Sikhism
In Asia, the winds flow in this direction during the summer monsoon season. The winds effect trade in this way.
What is North, it allows merchants in Southern countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia to sail North.
Name three lasting legacies of the Roman Empire
What are the foundational Roman Law shaping modern justice, influential Romance Languages (like French, Spanish, Italian) from Latin, revolutionary Engineering (roads, aqueducts, concrete), lasting Governmental Models (republic, senate), and the widespread adoption and structure of Christianity
These are the "people of the book" and this is why this group is given that name
What are Jewish, Christian, and Islam; They all trace their heritage back to the Old Testament stories and share many of those people/stories as a part of their own religious teachings
This is an Empire created by indigenous Muslims in Western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth or fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans-Saharan gold trade.
What is the Mali
This is the spiritual devotional trend that emerged in old-fashioned Hinduism and later reformed in Sikhism
What is the Bhakti Movement
This was a significant shift for the Angkor Wat temple
What is transformed from a Hindu temple for Vishnu into a Buddhist site, adding Buddhist art while preserving Hindu iconography