Geography/Society
What allowed Baghdad to have enough food to support the population
It was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What is 1 enduring issue that could be related to the split between Shia and Sunni?
Conflict, Impact of beliefs, Desire for power
Paper making was learned from these people
Chinese prisoners of war
The natural barriers the Maya had
Rainforests/jungle
The three Abrahamic religions
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Are there more Shia or Sunni Muslims in the world today?
Sunni
What enduring issue could be connected to Rome building lots of roads?
Impact of technology, competition over resources, desire for power.
The art of beautiful handwriting
Calligraphy
These two civilizations had city-states
Maya and Greece
When humans switched to farming, it was called the _______ revolution
Neolithic
What was a leader of the Islamic community called?
A caliph
What enduring issue could be connected to Houses of Wisdom in the Abbasid Caliphate
Impact of ideas and beliefs, Impact of geography
a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic color
luster painting
"Mare nostrum" in English
Our Sea
This river was the main source of water in Egypt
The Nile
Where were scholars of different backgrounds able to work together and share ideas?
The house of wisdom
What enduring issues could be connected to Rome's decline?
Desire for power, impact of beliefs, scarcity of resources.
geometric patterns are called...
Tessellations
This emperor was the first to convert to Christianity
Constantine
Buddhism originated in this region
India
Why was Baghdad in a good location for trade?
It was located between 3 continents (Africa, Europe, and Asia)
An enduring issue requires these 3 things:
- it has to be an issue/problem
- it has to impact a lot of people
- it has to been an issue in the past and today
The first public ______ was founded in Baghdad
Universities
Describe 2 factors that contributed to Rome's decline
Answers vary
The region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations
Mesopotamia/the fertile crescent