Tang and Song Golden Age
This invention was, ironically, created in an effort to produce an immortality potion.
What is gunpowder?
In Islam, the duties that all Muslims are expected to uphold as part of their devotion?
The Five Pillars
This term refers to the semi-arid plains that span much of central Asia
What are the steppes?
This is the largest desert in the world.
The Sahara
The most important city in Islam
What is Mecca?
This philosophy encourages followers to practice filial piety, or respect for elders and ancestors.
What is Confucianism?
Islamic Scholars developed this form of calculation to solve equations
What is algebra?
Mr. Crago pronounces this leader's name correctly, much to the annoyance of his family and friends?
Who is Genghis Khan?
This ruler of the kingdom of Mali may have been the richest man to ever live.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Developed in the imperial court of the Tang dynasty in China, this practice became wide spread, even among peasants.
What is foot-binding?
This technological advancement allowed for safe travels over long distances at sea?
What is the compass?
This is one of the most significant developments of the Islamic Golden Age, leading to the eventual inventions of the telescope and microscope
What is the study of optics?
During this period, trade on the Silk Roads increased, leading to the spread of the Bubonic Plague.
What is the Pax Mongolia?
This term refers to the trade that made west Africa rich.
The gold-salt trade
The capital of the Mali Empire in West Africa
What is Timbuktu?
Chinese students practiced analyzing and writing poetry to improve performance on this important step to a government job.
What is the civil service exam?
This allowed Christians and Jews in the Islamic Empire to continue practicing their own religion.
What is the non-Muslim tax?
Mongol warriors took 5 of these every time they went on a military campaign.
What are horses?
This innovation in transportation allowed for an increase in trade across the desert.
What is the camel caravan?
This famous traveler wrote a description of his adventures across the Islamic Empire
Who is Ibn Battuta?
These two countries were heavily influenced by Chinese culture during the Tang and Song period, adopting such practices as the tea ceremony and Buddhism?
What are Korea and Japan?
Islamic law, based on the Qu'ran and the example of Mohammad
What is Sharia?
Mongol destruction of this Empire allowed Europe to rise as the new global power.
What is the Islamic Empire
Arabic merchants in Africa introduced these to European merchants for accounting, but failed to give proper credit to the true inventors.
What are Arabic numerals?
Scholars in the Islamic Empire worked here, preserving Greco-Roman culture and expanding on ancient knowledge
What is the House of Wisdom?