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The Muslim holy book,________, was something the Muslim followed.
Qur'an
Calligraphy is what?
The art of fine handwriting.
A French peasant who led the French.
Who am I?
Joan of Arc
A long poem that tells a story.
What am I?
Epic poem
A religion named after the founder. He gave up his riches to seek enlightenment or wisdom.
What is this religion?
Buddhism
The _______ ____ regulated much of Byzantine life and served the Byzantine Empire for 900 years.
Justinian Code
What stories do griots tell?
Passed on their history and cultural values through a rich collection of stories about people and spiritual forces of the natural world.
I am an Emperor of Mali who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who am I?
Mansa Musa
Where was Timbuktu located?
Niger River where the desert and the savannah vegetation zones met.
This religion was based on the teachings of one man, he did remarkable things but he was more famous because of this religion.
What is this religion?
Christianity
In 1054, these disagreements led to a ____, or official split, between the two groups.
Schism
The Crusades were military expeditions from where to where?
Europe tp Palestine
The leader of the Franks who conquered the Roman.
Who am I?
Clovis
What three groups lived in the Italian Peninsula?
Latins, the Greeks, and the Etruscans.
The oldest monotheistic religion that developed in A.D. 610.
Judaism
This group was called ___'_ meaning the "party" of Ali.
Those who did not resist the Umayads and accepted the rule of the elected caliphs were called ______.
Shi'a
Sunnis
What is a mosaic?
Pictures made out of glass and colorful tiles.
A Muslim ruler who became Caliph and made Arabic the official language
Abd al-Malik
What are the two Roman leaders, one moved the capital to Byzantium and the other person ruled with an iron fist, who are they?
Constantine and Tarquin the proud
The religion in Arabic means "Splendor of God," the founder was believed to be one of the messengers of God.
What is this religion?
Bahaism
A ______ ___ is a period during which a society or culture is at its peak.
Golden age
A journey to a sacred place is called?
pilgrimage
The first emperor of Rome and greatly expanded the size and influence of the Roman Empire.
Who am I?
Augustus
It is a system if departments and agencies that carry out the work of the government.
what is this systems name?
Bureaucracy
This religion is the oldest religion in the world and is over thousands of years ago.
What is this religion?
Hinduism