Medieval African Kingdoms
This city held one of the greatest medieval libraries in the world along with a university.
Timbuktu
This political system is defined as an empire run by one family with the approval of god.
Dynasty
Confirmation, Baptism, the Eucharist
Sacraments
Catholic Church
The city that is said to the birthplace of the renaissance.
Florence
Italy
Two religions that were born in this country and their sacred books
Hinduism =Vedas
Buddhism = Tipitaka
The trans-Saharan trade was dominated by these two trade goods.
gold and salt
Trade route that connected China with the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
Silk Road
The belief that life is a cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth here on earth.
reincarnation
The original "renaissance man" he invented, designed, built, and painted the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci
Name two Empire of ancient India and what they are famous for
Gupta= Developed Hinduism, Mathematics and astronomy
Mauryan= Political unity, Ahsoka, Spread of Buddhism, trade
Only Christian empire in Africa
Axum
A philosophy that believe in leading by example
Confucianism
The prophet that all monotheistic religions believe in
Abraham
Martin Luther thought this practice would doom the Catholic Church leaders and all their followers to hell - so he protested.
indulgences
Ancient cities in India, very advanced for their time
Harappa= underground drainage system,
Monjeho Daro = Toilets, Developed city designs
This import from the Middle East made travel through the Saharan Desert more bearable.
camels
This short-lived and violent dynasty greatly expanded their power, built the Great Wall, and the Terra Cotta Warriors.
Qin Chi Huang
Chin Dynasty
Buddhist philosophy that the path to enlightenment needed to be neither too strict and nor too full of desires.
Accepting the 8-fold path.
The economic development that encouraged private industry and increased trade, eventually looking to expand overseas.
commercial revolution, accepting capitalism.
Name two river system and two mountains in India
Indus River
Ganges River
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
He passed out so many gifts of gold in Cairo on his way to Mecca for the Hajj that he caused a spike of inflation that took years to recover from
Mansa Musa
Empire responsible for many invasion of China and the main reason the Great Wall was built
Mongols
The Holy Month that celebrates the revealing of the Qur'an to Muhammed.
Ramadan
It has most of the power before the Renaissance. They could name kings and change the law
Church during the middle ages
Didi you know India was a colony of an European country for about 100 years. This occupation caused the death of millions of Indians. What country is was?
Great Britain from 1858-1947