World Religions
This Ancient world religion traces its history to Abraham, and was the founding faith of the world 2 most prominent world religions.
What is Judaism?
In a cave near Mecca this man received the revelation of God from the angel Gabriel.
Who is Muhammad?
This Chinese invention, first used for fireworks eventually lead to the invention of firearms in the Islamic empire.
What is Gunpowder?
The success of the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire was the control of the mining and trading of this shiny resource.
What is gold (and Salt)?
While many places have had similar systems, these two places had remarkable similar systems of Feudalism.
What is Japan and Europe?
Chinese people took extensive exams on this ethical tradition in order to become part of the bureaucracy.
What is Confucianism?
The central text of the Islamic faith this text can only be properly presented in Arabic.
What is the Quran?
This Islamic invention was created by studying the stars and in order to accurately point toward Mecca. It is extremely useful for ocean travel.
What is the astrolabe
This religion helped unite the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa through the sharing of one language, set of laws, and currency.
What is Islam?
These people would fight for their king and in return receive the right to a portion of land, called a fief.
What is a Knight?
A religion which believes in the greater truth behind all things, called Brahman.
This pillar of the faith requires Muslims from all across the world to journey to Mecca.
Used in combination with the astrolabe this Chinese invention lead to a much great ability to cross oceans.
What is the magnetic compass?
This nomadic society created the largest empire the world has ever known, before breaking apart into 4 smaller empires.
What is the Mongol empire?
These European peasants were at the bottom of the feudal system, not even aloud to leave the lands on which they were born.
What are serfs?
What is Buddhism?
The two branches of Islam, Sunni and Shia, split over the there belief in this.
What is the qualifications to be the leader of the Islamic people.
What is the camel?
Both the Islamic empire and the Mongol empire found great success with this method of imperial administration.
What is peaceful taxation?
Who is the Shogun?
This world religion was initially illegal, and considered an off shoot of another religion, during the Roman civil wars it was eventually made legal by Constantine in 313.
What is Christianity?
This is the the translation of the word Islam
Submission to God
The expansion of the Chinese, Vietnamese and Khmer empires required this same innovation.
What is improved rice farming?
This empire grew to prominence in modern day Cambodia and became rich through improved rice cultivation and trade. Perhaps best known for the building of Ankor Wat.
Who were the Khmer?
Pope Leo III chose to grant the title of Holy Roman Emperor to Charlemagne after he did this in the year 800.
What is fend off an angry mod in Rome?