What was the name of the trade route which connected China and central Asia?
Silk Road
Who did the Mongols send out to explore China?
Marco Polo
Emperor Justinian established which law code during his reign
Justinian's Code
Where do Muslims worship?
Mosque
A caliph is a leader in which civilizations
Muslim
The Great Wall of China was built to
Prevent invaders from attacking China from the north
What is the name of the leader in the Mongol civilization?
Khan
The Byzantine Empire was the __________ part of the Roman Empire.
Eastern
What sect of Islam often writes poetry as a form of worship of Allah?
Sufis
Kublai Khan was an important political leader in which civilization
Mongols
This is called "China" today
Who was the “great khan”?
Genghis Khan
Which of the following issues was partly a cause of the schism between the Eastern & Western Churches?
use of icons during worship
The split between the Sunni and Shia began over
Who should become the leader of the Muslim community
The civil service system was used by which civilization to fill government jobs
China
Legalism
What made the Mongols such a strong militaristic force?
Their expert skills in horsemanship
How was the Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church similar to the Roman Catholic Church?
Both use the Holy Bible as their main religious text
What caused the economic prosperity of the Islamic empire?
Trade & commerce
Who was Justinian's wife who help save the Byzantine Empire?
Theodora
Who wrote Lessons for Women?
Ban Zhao
Once the Mongols established their empire militarily, they ruled their territory peacefully establishing a period known as the
Pax Mongolia
What beautiful church was built by the Byzantine empire in Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia
What was the name of Muhammad's only child who survived until adulthood?
Fatimah
What city currently stands where Constantinople once stood?
Istanbul, Turkey