Geography
The large mountain range forming the southwest border of China
Himalayan Mountains
The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) lasted _____ years longer than the Western Roman Empire.
1000 years
After capturing the Byzantine capital, the Muslim Turks changed its name to. . .
The Gupta scientists used chemistry to create this medical treatment
vaccines
Mansa Musa showed the world the wealth of Mali on his pilgrimage to this holy city.
Mecca
This body of water is located north of Africa and south of Europe.
Mediterranean Sea
Why did the Western Roman Empire fall?
They were attacked by Barbarians or Germanic tribes from the north.
Avicenna was an Islamic scholar who wrote a book about
the human body, medicine, medical practices
The Japanese religion of Shintoism teaches that spiritual beings inhabit particular places and elements of nature; they are called. . .
kami
The religion that began on the Arabian Peninsula, but spread to northern Africa
Islam
This is a large ASIAN desert, which formed a natural barrier for the Chinese empires
Gobi Desert
This religion grew out of Judaism and teaches that Jesus was crucified as a payment for the sin of mankind.
Christianity
A ruler in the early Islamic empire was called a
Caliph
The Mongol postal system that doubled as a spy network
Yasa
African storyteller
Griot
The tallest mountain on the continent of Africa is
Mount Kilimanjaro
The capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople
One Thousand and One Nights
a book of stories (including "Aladdin")
While Genghis Khan is credited with forming the Mongol Empire, this grandson grew the empire significantly
Kublai Khan
The three major bodies of water surrounding the continent of Africa
The Arabian peninsula is bordered to the east and west by a gulf and a sea. What are their names?
Persian Gulf and Red Sea
At its height, the Roman Empire existed in parts of these three continents.
Europe, Asia, Africa
The 5 main beliefs and practices of Islam (the 5 Pillars)
Faith, Fasting, Prayer, Pilgrimage, (give to the) Poor
Powerful Japanese land-owning lords
Daimyo
The three largest kingdoms of West Africa came to order in this order
Ghana, Mali, Songhai