Unit 1:
East Asia
East Asia
This is the name of the largest desert in Asia
What is The Gobi Desert
What was the other name for the Byzantine Empire?
What is the Eastern Roman Empire
These two rivers join and empty into the Persian Gulf. They also make for a catchy Mr. Nicky song about Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates River
This is the name for the transitional zone between the Sahara and the grasslands of Africa.
What is the Sahel
This geographic feature is responsible for the mild climate of Europe.
What is the North Atlantic Drift
What is Buddhism
This was the capital of the Byzantine Empire before was renamed to Istanbul
What is Constantinople
This man was 40 when he had visions from the one true God and he should spread the word for the creation of Islam.
This group of people were responsible for keeping track of family and tribal histories in their heads.
Who are griots
This man was responsible for starting the reunification of Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Who is Charlemagne
The Song Dynasty is famous for many things, but they are well-known for this when it comes to typing and reading.
What is movable type.
This emperor of the Byzantines was responsible for the rise in political, social, and architectural achievements.
Who is Justinian.
Al-Khwarizmi wrote a book called On the Calculation with Hindu Numerals that popularized this kind of numerals.
What is Arabic Numerals
The Kingdom of Ghana traded these two main resources.
What is Salt and Gold
This is the system of government during the Middle Ages.
What is Feudalism
When Kublai Khan took over China, he created this dynasty.
What is the Yuan Dynasty
Justinian created this based on the collection of all past Roman laws to the more modern Byzantine laws.
What is the Code of Justinian.
Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire earned the title of Conqueror when he conquered this city in 1453.
What is Constantinople
This incredibly rich person was the ruler of the Mali Empire and on his trip to Mecca, he caused the economy of Cairo to tank.
Who is Mansa Musa
Of the three crusades we talked about, this crusade was a success.
What is the first crusade
This belief system is unique to Japan and believes that nature contains "Kami" or the "spirit of a God".
What is Shintoism.
This building in Constantinople is an architectural masterpiece that was used as a Greek Orthodox church, now it is a mosque.
What is the Hagia Sophia
This is what CCT stands for and is responsible for how Islam spread so quickly.
Conquest, Conversion, and Tolerance.
This city was a hub of trade and scholarly research
What is Timbuktu
The Black Death originated in this region.
What is Central Asia