Connecting Themes
The movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies.
What is Movement/Migration
Egypt was divided into three sections
What is Upper, Middle, and Lower
This Roman was assassinated by the Roman senate in an attempt to control him.
Who is Julius Caesar
The route used by Islamic merchants to trade, made famous by the silk that was traded as well from the east
What are the Silk Roads
The last Latin speaking emperor lost power in Rome in
What is 476 CE
This is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.
What is Culture
The world's earliest known writing came from Mesopotamia known as
What is Cuneiform
This individual was a student of Aristotle when he was the prince of Macedon
Who is Alexander the Great
In 570 AD he was born in a prosperous trading town along this route, Mecca
Who is Muhammad
The most successful and most influential of the Germanic people in the 6th century
What is the Franks
This affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.
What is Location
This ancient civilization developed in what is known as the "Fertile Crescent" along the Tigris & Euphrates rivers
What is Mesopotamia
This Athenian philosopher believed there were no absolute standards for truth and justice.
Who is Socrates
The important pilgrimage site for Muslims
What is Mecca
Under his leadership, Europe briefly enjoyed a level of political unity that had been unseen since the fall of Rome
Who is Charlemagne
Over time, technological change has had a profound influence on individuals, society, careers, and the environment.
What is Technological Innovation
The divine hereditary monarch in Egypt is known as
What is a Pharoah
This individual was a student of Socrates and is responsible for recording many of his teachings
Who is Plato
The oldest continnously-operating institution of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa
What is The University of Sankore at Timbuktu
This institution is a pyramid-shaped hierarchy in which kings granted lands to nobles who in turn granted lands to knights in exchange for oaths of loyalty
What is Feudalism
While change occurs over time, there is continuity to the basic structures of that society.
What is Continuity & Change Over Time
The name comes from a Greek word meaning "between rivers"
What is Mesopotamia
He was a student of Plato and attended Plato's school the Academy and collected a wide variety of disciplines.
Who is Aristotle
The richest man to ever live
Who is Mansa Musa
In 1347 a ship carrying this disease docked in Sicily, four years later is killed 0ne-third of Europe
Bubonic Plague