Byzantine/Muslim Empires
This Byzantine emperor codified Roman law and constructed the Hagia Sophia.
This Frankish leader defeated Arab and Berber armies at the Battle of Tours in 732.
Who is Charles Martel?
These storytellers were responsible for preserving family and cultural histories through music, dance, and poetry.
Who are Griots?
Considered the first Mesoamerican civilization, they built pyramids and developed writing.
Who are the Olmecs?
This family was crucial in making Florence a cultural center through banking and art patronage.
Who are the Medicis?
The term for those who opposed religious images during the Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy.
What caused the Black Plague?
It was caused by bacteria carried by fleas that infested rats.
This powerful Mali king made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca, carrying massive amounts of gold.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This Inca emperor's internal succession conflict weakened the empire before Spanish conquest.
Who is Huayna Capac?
The English king who broke from the Catholic Church to divorce his wife. And started what church?
Who is Henry VIII? What is the Church of England
This Muslim explorer traveled over 75,000 miles and visited nearly every Muslim country in the world.
This war between England and France lasted from 1337-1453 and sparked emerging nationalism.
What is the Hundred Years' War?
The center of Islamic learning in the 13th century with over 150 schools.
What is Timbuktu?
The Aztec ruler known for expanding the empire and building a dike across Lake Texcoco.
Who is Montezuma I?
This Spanish priest founded the Jesuit Order and was influential in the Counter-Reformation.
Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola?
This elite corps of a standing army became a powerful political force within the Ottoman state.
Who are the Janissaries?
The author and title of the world's oldest novel
Murasaki Shikibu and Tale of Genji
This Mali leader expanded the empire and helped many people convert to Islam.
Who is Sundiata Keita?
This Andean "Mother Culture" had a temple complex with water canals that made roaring sounds.
What is the Chavin culture?
He had a revolutionary approach was to begin preaching from the Bible. Hailed from what European country
Who is Urlich Zwingli? Switzerland
This Islamic Golden Age scholar wrote nearly 450 books and developed a theory of motion.
Who is Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)?
The two main economic effects of the Crusades in Europe?
What is increased trade and demand for exotic goods?
The reason for the fall of the Mali Empire, leading to the rise of the Songhai.
What were internal throne succession quarrels and rebellions?
A Maya ruler who began his reign at 12 and ruled for 68 years in the sophisticated city of Palenque.
Who is Pakal?
This reformer who challenged the Catholic Church was executed for refusing to accept the king as head of the church.
Who is Thomas More?