World Studies 1
Muslim holy month
Ramadan
Common trade language built upon the Bantu language
Swahili
. Japanese religion that teaches nature worship
Shintoism
Ethiopian legend regards Menelik as the offspring of King ____________.
Solomon
Ancient name for Cambodia
Angkor
Holy war against non-Muslims
jihad
What is a group of two or more clans that shared the same language, beliefs, and customs called?
tribe
Japanese title meaning “great general”
shogun
The kingdom of Kush was located on the Nile River between Egypt and _________.
Ethiopia
Gained control of Champa in 1471
Dai Viet
Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
What is the great city that was built near the Sabi River whose name means “great house of stone”?
Zimbabwe or Great Zimbabwe
Japanese warrior
samurai
Another name for the city of Edo
Tokyo
Empire that developed in Cambodia between the ninth and thirteenth centuries
Khmer
An important Byzantine weapon used against Islamic armies was
Greek fire.
What material did the Africans forge into tools and use as a form of money in Ethiopia?
iron
During Ramadan Muslims are expected to:
Fast from sunrise to sunset
The Taj Mahal is located in what country?
India
What was the name of the first Chinese dynasty?
Shang dynasty
Muslims believe that Jesus is God.
True or False
False
Chinese religion that taught harmony with nature and promoted superstition
Taoism
How many times does a Muslim offer Obligatory Prayers (Salaah) in a day?
Five times
What temple, located in modern-day Cambodia, was built during the Khmer empire?
Angkor Wat
Under which Chinese dynasty did the population double?
Song dynasty