Historical People
"Holy Emperor of the Romans” by the Pope in 800 AD, he expanded and unified much of Western Europe under his rule.
Who is Charlemagne
The religion of Islam began in these two Arabian cities in the early 600s AD.
What is Mecca and Medina
This “mini-Renaissance” in Western Europe, led by Charlemagne, emphasized learning, preserving classical texts, and improving education.
What is the Carolingian Renaissance?
This Chinese dynasty (618–907 CE) reunited China after centuries of division and expanded its borders through military campaigns.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
This Empire Controlled most of the Iberian Peninsula (modern day Spain and Portugal) in the 8th Century?
What is the Umayyad Caliphate
He was the Byzantine emperor best known for codifying Roman law into a famous legal code that lasted centuries.
Who was Emperor Justinian
After Muhammad’s death, this group of leaders, known as the “Rightly Guided,” led the Muslim community and expanded the empire rapidly.
Who are the Rashidun Caliphs?
During this empire’s Golden Age in India, mathematics, art, and literature flourished—including the concept of zero.
What is the Gupta Empire?
This later dynasty (960–1279 CE) ruled a smaller territory but is known for economic growth, population expansion, and technological innovation.
What is the Song Dynasty?
What was a key factor in the decline of the Western Roman Empire?
He founded Islam after receiving revelations from Allah through the angel Gabriel in the early 7th century.
Who was Muhammed
This caliphate, based in Damascus, expanded the Islamic Empire into North Africa, Spain, and Central Asia. Before being overthrown and moving to the Iberian Peninsula (Modern day Spain and Portugal)
What is the Umayyad Caliphate?
Advances in algebra, astronomy, and medicine took place during this Islamic period, when scholars worked in places like the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.
What is the Islamic Golden Age?
Both Tang and Song governments invested a lot into trade, but this dynasty focused more on Ocean Trade.
What is the Song Dynasty
What was a major cultural achievement of the Tang Dynasty
The expansion of Confucian civil service testing.
She rose from humble beginnings to become empress of the Byzantine Empire and used her influence to pass laws protecting women.
Who was Empress Theadora
This dynasty overthrew the Umayyads in 750 CE and moved the capital to Baghdad, creating a new era of Islamic rule.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
These two Chinese dynasties oversaw a cultural and economic boom, including woodblock printing, gunpowder, and expanded trade along the Silk Road.
What are the Tang and Song Dynasties?
Tang and Song innovations like movable type printing, gunpowder, and this navigational tool helped transform trade and exploration.
What is the magnetic compass?
What was the Main purpose of the Carolingian Missi (messangers)
What is to maintain imperial justice and communication across the empire
This Frankish Merovingian King was baptized and became Christian after winning a great battle
Who was King Clovis I
This was the title given to the political and religious leader of the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death.
What is a Caliph?
During the Tang and Song dynasties, this rigorous system helped create a government run by educated officials, emphasizing Confucian values and merit over birth.
What is the civil service Test system?
This trade network thrived during the Tang and Song eras, connecting China to the Middle East and Europe through the exchange of silk, porcelain, and ideas.
What is the Silk Road
During the Song and Tang Dynasties, China experienced.
What is a period of Political stability, agricultural and growth in trade.