Byzantine Empire
Captial City of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople?
Founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
They preserved knowledge and culture
Warrior class
What are samurai?
They were known for their colossal stone heads
Who are the Olmec?
West Africa kingdom that prospered by taxing the goods traders carried
What is Ghana?
A period of cultural and artistic revival
What is the Renaissance?
Most notable Byzantine emperor
Who is Justinian?
D A I L Y D O U B L E
Holy book of Islam
What is the Quran?
They had the most power and influence
Who are nobles?
He ruled but had little power
Who is the emperor?
The knew astronomy and hieroglyphics
Who are the Maya?
The "richest man" who ever lived
Who is Mansa Musa?
He sculpted David
Who is Michelangelo?
Magnificent church in Constantinople
What is the Hagi Sophia?
First Caliph
Who is Abu Bakr?
A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims
What are the Crusades?
Capital city and cultural center of Feudal Japan
What is Kyoto?
Their capital city was Tenochtitlan
Who are the Aztecs?
This kingdom was an early adopter of Christianity
What is Aksum?
Machiavelli's famous book
What is the Prince?
Used in worship, it divided the Byzantine Empire from the Roman Catholic Church
What are icons?
Holy month (fasting)
What is Ramadan?
Long war fought between England and France
What was the Hundred Years' War?
D A I L Y D O U B L E
He brought Christianity to Japan
Who was Francis Xavier?
Ballgame played by Mayans and Aztecs
What is Pok-a-Tok?
This kingdom was known for its impressive stone structures
What is Zimbabwe?
D A I L Y D O U B L E
This allowed the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation to spread quickly
What is the printing press?
Significant event in 1453
Islamic Law
What is Sharia?
This document limited the power of the monarchy
What is the Magna Carta?
He became Shogun after the Battle of Sekigahara
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
Inca city in the clouds
What is Machu Pichu?
Islamic scholar who traveled to Timbuktu
Who is Ibn Battuta?
Founder of the Jesuits
Who is Ignatius of Loyola?