Greece
This ruler was only 25 when he conquered Egypt and the Persian Empire.
Alexander the Great
This was the largest stadium where gladiators fought in Rome.
Colosseum
This system of government organized society around land ownership and loyalty.
Feudalism
He is the founder of Islam
Muhammad
This is the longest and most important river in West Africa.
Niger River
This city of Greece is known as the birthplace of democracy, the home of the first Olympic games, and as a strong naval and trading power in ancient times.
Athens
What kind of government did Rome have before becoming an empire?
Republic
This plague killed millions in Europe during the 1300s.
Bubonic Plague
Black Death
Where did Islam originate?
Arabian Peninsula
This metal was crucial to the economic growth of West Africa.
Gold
He was a student of Plato and taught Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
How did Julius Caesar die?
This last city of Rome was conquered by Ottoman forces using a giant canon in 1453.
Constantinople
Name 3 inventions that were created in the Islamic Empires.
Algebra, medical texts, improvements to hospitals, accurate maps, navigational tools (compass and astrolabe), book-making, chess, poetry, calligraphy, zero, Arabic
This animal allowed for easier travel across the Sahara desert and allowed trade to flourish.
Camel
This architectural wonder sat atop a hill in Athens and had a large statue of Athena inside.
Parthenon
These were the poor people of Rome who fought for more political rights during the time of the Republic.
Plebeians
Name 1 leader of the Crusades. He can be from either the Muslim side or the Christian side.
Richard the Lionheart
Salah al Din
Define cultural diffusion and how it often happens.
The spread of ideas, beliefs, traditions, goods, etc. to other people.
It often is spread through trade, war, and immigration.
How did Ghana's tax system work?
Taxed on goods going in AND out of the empire.
Name 1 war Greece fought and their enemy in that war.
Peloponnesian War - Sparta
Greco-Persian War - Persia
This was a 200 year period of peace and growth in Roman history.
Pax Romana
He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE
Charlemagne
This Islamic dynasty moved the capital to Baghdad and began a period of scholarship, economic growth, and military power.
Abassids
Name all 4 geographic/climate zones of West Africa.
Sahara, Sahel, Savanna, Forest