Rome
Nation of Islam
Africa
People and Places
Potpouri
100

This language was the official language of Rome

What is Latin

100

He founded the Nation of Islam

Who is Muhammad

100

This river encouraged trade and transportation

What is the Niger

100

He was the greatest  Roman Byzantine Emperor

Who is Justinian

100

This area is south of the Sahara and was used for farming

What is the Sahel

200

This was Roman Art using broken tiles, glass or stones

What is a Mosaic

200

This was the Holy Book of Islam

What is the Koran

200

These people were storytellers in African Villages passing down oral tradition

What are Griots

200

Constantine move the Roman Capital to this city.

What is Constantinople

200

Muslims must do this before they pray.

What is Ritual Washing

300

Justinian built this famous Church

What is the Hagia Sophia

300

Muslims have this in common with Jews and Christians

What is monotheism and some of the same people in their sacred texts

300

Ironworking was developed by this African Tribe.

What is the Nok

300

He lead a group of 60,000 people on a Hajj to Mecca.

Who is Mansa Musa

300

These tribes invaded Western Rome leading to the fall of the Roman Empire

What are Germanic Tribes

400

The Byzantines became very upset when this person was crowned Emperor ahead of their Empress

Who is Charlemagne

400

These 2 branches of Islam split because of the disagreement over who should be Caliph.

Sunnis and Shiites

400

Blacksmiths were very respected in African Society because they had these 3 jobs.

What is Judge, Doctor and Political Leader

400

These 3 Empires grew in West Africa

Mali, Ghana and Songhai

400

Ghana's Kings collected taxes on all these in the empire.

All goods traded in the empire

500

This lead to the split of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

What is The Patriarch and Pope excommunicated each other.

500

Muhammad upset the wealthy for this reason and then they did this to him.

What is must give to the poor and then they refused to do business with him or boycott

500

This city of salt was an important trading post that could not have survived without these.

What is Taghaza and caravans

500

We know about Mansa Musa and Ghana because of these.

Ancient writings from Arab Scholars

500

Muslim Empires were the one of the first to have these for all of it's people

What are hospitals