One reason Rome fell.
What is barbarian invasions, political corruption, inflation, etc.?
This emperor was famous for his good rulership and for his wise empress.
Who was Justinian?
This famous ruler of the Ottomans was called "the Magnificent."
Who is Suleiman?
The founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammed?
These two goods were heavily traded in the West African empires.
What is the gold-salt trade?
This would-be emperor was assassinated in the Senate.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Constantinople was a center of this economic activity.
What is trade?
The Ottoman Empire's main religion.
What is Islam?
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all this type of religion.
What is Abrahamic?
What is the Sahara?
What is polythesistic?
What is Istanbul?
The title for rulers of the Ottoman Empire.
What is a sultan?
The Middle East is located on this peninsula.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
This river was vital to all three West African empires.
What is the Niger River?
What is the Fall of Rome?
This event during the Byzantine Empire split the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Great Schism?
This elite military unit was made up of conscripted boys.
What are Janissaries?
The Muslim scholar Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi is the father of this subject.
What is algebra?
This ruler was known as the founder of Songhai.
Who was Sunni Ali?
A time of widespread peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire.
What is the Pax Romana?
Despite calling themselves part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines spoke this language.
What is Greek?
The year that the Ottoman Empire reached its peak.
What is 1566?
This scholar is credited with understanding how the human eye sees.
Who was Ibn al-Haitham?
This 1500s discovery caused the gold-salt trade to decline.
What is trade with the New World?