Byzantium
Islam
Africa
Geographically Speaking
What In The World
Kindergarten
100
This empress shared power with Justinian and worked on behalf of women and the poor.
Who is Theodora?
100
This is the sacred text of Islam.
What is the Qur'an?
100
This region in East Africa runs north and south for 4,000 miles.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
100
This is the largest (non-polar) desert in the world.
What is the Sahara?
100
This group supported Ali, Muhammad's son in law, and believed leadership should stay in Muhammad's family.
Who are the Shi'ites?
100
Some children ride on this when they go to school.
What is a school bus?
200
The Byzantines broke a long-guarded Chinese secret, and learned to make this fabric in the 6th century.
What is silk?
200
This term refers to Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina, and marks the beginning of the Islamic era.
What is the Hijrah?
200
This is the tallest peak in Africa.
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
200
This area in Central Africa contains one of the world's largest rainforests surrounding a major river.
What is the Congo Basin?
200
This term refers to a struggle on behalf of Islam.
What is Jihad?
200
He lives in a trash can on Sesame Street.
Who is Oscar the Grouch?
300
This structure is recognized as the greatest architectural achievement of Justinian's reign, and was for many years the largest church in the world.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
300
This term refers to a Muslim ruler and means "successor".
What is a caliph?
300
This Muslim ruler of Mali was known for his hajj and the transformation of Timbuktu into the "Pearl of Africa".
Who is Mansa Musa?
300
This geographical feature lies close to the Mediterranean Sea, and the Southern tip of Spain.
What are the Atlas Mountains?
300
A work of art in which small pieces of glass or stone are pressed into wet plaster to form intricate pictures.
What is a mosaic?
300
This is what the Prince did to wake up Snow White.
What is kiss her?
400
This emperor created a code of law that helped unite the Byzantine Empire and later served as a model for the codes of law in many modern nations.
Who is Justinian?
400
These are the Muslim religious duties and include a declaration of faith, prayer, giving to the poor, fasting, and a pilgrimage to Mecca.
What are the Five Pillars?
400
This king of Mali, known as the Hungering Lion, overcame his disability, defeated Ghana and helped Mali gain control of the gold trade.
Who is Sundiata?
400
This body of water lies west of Medina and Mecca.
What is the Red Sea?
400
This artwork is when paint is applied to wet plaster.
What is a fresco,
400
This Sesame Street character is big and yellow.
Who is Big Bird?
500
Byzantine culture had its roots in these classical cultures.
What are Roman and Greek?
500
This group backing Abu Bakr, Muhammad's friend and father-in-law, believe Muslim leadership should go to whoever is most capable.
Who are the Sunnis?
500
These items were vital to trade in the early African empire of Ghana.
What are salt and gold?
500
This
body of water lies between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
What is the Persian Gulf?
500
This is a painting on wood depicting religious people or events.
What is an icon?
500
This animal purrs and chases mice.
What is a cat?
600
This emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Byzantine Empire.
Who is Constantine?
600
This "house" of learning is where Muslim scholar Al-Kwarizmi invented a new branch of mathematics, algebra.
What is the House of Wisdom?
600
This type of trade is used in the African empires of Ghana and Mali and doesn't involve talking.
What is silent trade bartering?
600
This desert is in the southern Arabian Peninsula.
What is the Rub' al Khali?
600
This city was chosen as the capital of the Byzantine empire because it is at the crossroads of several major land and sea routes.
What is Byzantium (Constantinople)?
600
Jack and Jill go up a hill to fetch this.
What is a pail of water?