China
Which of the following is NOT in China?
A) Gobi Desert
B) Tibetan Plateau
C) Yangtze River
D) Alps Mountains
D) Alps
In Japan they believed in what 2 religions?
Buddhism and Shintoism
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
The holy book of islam
Quran
What 2 goods were primarily traded in West Africa?
Salt and Gold
Where did Buddhism come from, and why did buddhism become so popular in China?
India
People were suffering and Buddhism offers an end to suffering.
Kami
What is the connection between the Byzantine Empire and the Roman empire?
It is a continuation
The holy prophet of Islam
Muhammed
What are the 3 nations that developed on the Niger river?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
China was invaded by which country, and by which 2 leaders from that country?
Mongolia.
Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan
What is Prince Shotoku known for?
Copying China
______ made the Byzantine Empire Christian
______ made the Byzantine Empire Muslim
Constantine
Mehmed II
What is the name of the holiest city in Islam? And what was located at the center?
Mecca - the kaaba
Who are the important figures who keep the history of Africa. Why did Africa rely on them?
Griots. They did not write their history down.
What 2 rivers were vitally important for China's growth as a civilization?
Yellow and Yangtze
What did the Japanese social structure pyramid look like?
Emperor
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai
Peasant
The water between the fingers of Constantinople connect which 2 seas?
Black and Mediterranean
What 2 other religions share many similarities to Islam? What name are these 3 religions sometimes called?
Christianity and Judaism
The Abrahamic Religions
Mansa Musa. Taxing all trade.
The Ming Dynasty are known for their isolationist policies. What 2 things did they build/improve to secure themselves?
They fortified the great wall.
The forbidden city.
What was the role of the a shogun and what was the role of a daimyo?
The military leader
Landowner
What happened to the Roman Empire after it was split into two?
It fell to barbarians
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
Hajj
Fasting
Almsgiving
Pray 5 times a day
Declaration of faith
Why is it that we can find several examples of middle eastern inventions and art in West Africa today?
Mansa Musa was a Muslim and went on his Hajj and brought back middle eastern ideas and inventions.