The "Big Three"
The Dar al-Islam
Maps
The 5 Themes of Geography
The Middle Ages
100
Prophet who led the ancient Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God.
Who is Moses?
100
This pillar of Islam involves going to Mecca at least once in your life if you are physically and financially able to.
What is the pilgrimage (or the hajj)?
100
This tells us what a map is about.
What is a title?
100
This theme of geography involves people, ideas, and goods going from place to place.
What is movement?
100
The destruction of this state led to the emergence of the Middle Ages.
What is the Roman Empire (or Western Roman Empire)?
200
Prophet who received divine revelation from an angel in a cave, founding a new religion.
Who is Muhammad?
200
Al-Khwarizmi created this branch of math that uses letters in addition to numbers.
What is algebra (or al-jabr)?
200
This tells us which direction is north, south, east, and west.
What is a compass?
200
This theme of geography discusses how people and nature affect each other.
What is human-environment interaction?
200
This is the name of the Eastern Roman Empire used by later historians.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
300
Most prominent of the Twelve Disciples. His successors would become known as "popes," the bishops of Rome.
Who is Peter?
300
This city contained the House of Wisdom, an early version of a college with an important translation center.
What is Baghdad?
300
This type of map tells us about landforms in an area (mountains, deserts, etc.)
What is a physical map?
300
This theme of geography tells us where something is.
What is location?
300
This system of government saw kings trade land to nobles in exchange for loyalty and help running their kingdom. Knights would receive land from nobles in exchange for military service.
What is feudalism?
400
Ancient Israelite king who founded the city of Jerusalem.
Who is David?
400
This holy site of Islam is located in Jerusalem on top of the ruins of the ancient Jewish Temple. Muhammad ascended to heaven here, according to Islamic theology.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
400
This contains explanations for what colors and symbols on a map mean.
What is a key/legend?
400
This theme of geography describes the characteristics of a particular area.
What is place?
400
This economic system saw a reliance on individual communities to provide for themselves rather than trade with other towns and cities.
What is manorialism?
500
The person who turned Christianity into a distinct religion from Judaism by allowing all people to join its ranks.
Who is Paul of Tarsus (or St. Paul)?
500
This cousin of Muhammad was assassinated, leading to a split in Islam between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
Who is Ali?
500
This map uses lines to show changes in elevation.
What is a topographic map?
500
This theme of geography groups areas together based on similar characteristics.
What is region?
500
This individual, the first Holy Roman Emperor, united much of Western Europe under the Catholic religion and his rule.
Who is Chalemagne?