Greece
This sea is to the immediate east of the Greek mainland.
What is the Aegean Sea?
This dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) marked the first Golden Age of Chinese history followed the collapse of the Xia Dynasty.
What is the Han Dynasty?
This novel type of heavy cavalry soldier became the mainstay of lordly armies in eleventh-century Francia (France).
What is a knight (milites)?
The failed Muslim assault on this city in 718 sparked the crisis of legitimacy that ultimately brought down the Umayyad Caliphate.
What is Constantinople?
This empire was the largest land empire in history. It safeguarded travel on the Silk Road after the thirteenth century.
Who are the Mongols?
This educational program was unique to Sparta and trained citizen youth to serve in the city's army.
What is the Agoge?
This Roman figure consolidated the various offices of the Roman Republic under his own singular authority, often being credited as the first Roman Emperor.
Who is Octavian Caesar Augustus?
This proclamation (313 CE) by Constantine the Great legalized Christianity across the Roman world.
What is the Edict of Milan, 313?
This political faction revolted against the weakened Umayyad Caliphate in 751, founding an empire of its own.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate? / Who are the Abbasids?
These games took place in the Roman Colosseum and featured combat between enslaved persons.
What are Gladiatorial Games?
This religious-athletic festival was held every four years, and saw participation from across the Greek-speaking world.
What are the Olympic Games?
This period of instability across the Euro-Mediterranean world plunged the Roman world in a period of Crisis between 235 and 284. It ended only with the rise of Emperor Diocletian.
What is the Crisis of the Third Century?
This dynasty expanded Frankish influence, forged an alliance with the papacy, and claimed the imperial title of the Roman Empire with the coronation of Charlemagne in 800.
Who are the Carolingians?
This branch of Islam believes that succession to the prophet does not need to pass through Muhammad's bloodline.
What is Sunni Islam?
This Council in 325 was overseen by Constantine I and was an early moment in formulating a Christian orthodoxy.
What is the Council of Nicaea?
This conflict followed the Greek victory against the Persians and the formation of the Delian League. It constituted a war between Athens and the Greek cities, led by Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This defensive structure was erected in northern Britannia. It served as the northernmost outpost of the Roman world and a defense against the Pictish tribes.
What is Hadrian's Wall?
This treaty in 843 saw the final division of the Frankish Empire between the grandsons of Charlemagne.
What is the Treaty of Verdun?
This term refers to Arabized Christians who lived in Islamic Al-Andalus.
Who are the Mozarabs?
These two legendary brothers were raised by a she-wolf and are credited with the founding of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This concept refers to the spread of the Greek language, culture, and polis model throughout the lands conquered by Alexander and his generals.
What is Pan-Hellenism?
This city was the capital of China during the Han and Tang dynasties. It was built as a planned city.
What is Chang'an?
This term refers to the relief-sculptures that appeared above the doors of Christian churches in medieval Europe. They often depicted scenes of the last judgement.
What is a tympanum?
This group of non-Arab Muslims (mostly from Persia) struggled to gain influence during the Umayyad Caliphate.
Who are the mawālī Muslims?
This ancient Iranian people (6th cen BCE - 11th cen CE) served as an important facilitator of trade along the Silk Road. They are credited w/ spreading many of the religious ideas commonly attributed to the Silk Road network.
Who are the Sogodians (the people of Sogodia)?