Imperial China
Religions
West Africa
Byzantine Empire
Mansa Musa & Charlemagne
Map Questions
URRRP
100
Who is Kublia Khan's grandfather?
Genghis Khan
100
Who is the founder of Islam?
Mohammad
100
Two major goods traded in West Africa
Salt and Gold
100
Religion of the Byzantine Empire
Christianity
100
What religious city did Mansa Musa travel to?
Mecca
100
Which desert forms the northern border of Africa?
Sahara Desert
100
This empire was conquered in 1591.
Songhai
200
What social group is responsible for defending farm lands in feudal Japan?
Samurai
200
This is the religion focused on nature which is a native religion to Africa
Animism
200
This route was a crucial component of trade in desert regions of West Africa
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
200
Two things Justinian did as ruler:
Christianity, Hagia Sophia, Code of Laws
200
What social system was used in Japan that is also used in Europe?
Feudalism
200
Which river was central for the Songhai, Mali, and Ghana empires?
Niger River
200
To defend against Mongolian Expansion.
300
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Forbidden City
300
What religion began in Japan?
Shinto
300
Oral historians of West African culture and tradition
Griots
300
What type of building was the Hagia Sophia converted to after the Fall of Constantinople
Mosque
300
What is another name used in the Arabic for a pilgrimage
Hajj
300
Which body of water is in the "armpit" of Africa?
Gulf of Guinea
300
This king started the Mali Empire.
Sundiata
400
Who is credited with the spread of Chinese technology with Europe through his travels?
Marco Polo
400
Centers of learning where they practiced religion, served the sick, and copied the Bible
Monasteries
400
Two cities along the Niger River which were centers of culture and trade
Timbuktu and Djenne
400
Empire AND religion which conquered Constantinople
Ottoman Empire - Islam (Muslim)
400
What TWO things did Mansa Musa show on his pilgrimage from West Africa to the Arabian Peninsula?
Wealth, Power, or Gold
400
1 bonus what water way is close to the Atlantic Ocean
400
Daily Double
What was Djenne known for?
Medicial Knowledge
500
Why was the Yuan dynasty unable to conquer Japan? Hint it happened twice.
Typhoon wipes them out in 2 seperate incidents.
500
What religion became popular in Japan after it became popular in China?
Buddhism
500
THREE empires of West Africa in order
Ghana, Mali,Songhai
500
The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which empire AND what language transferred over:
Eastern Roman Empire and Latin
500
Which Pope declared that Charlemagne be the Holy Roman Emperor
Pope Leo II
500
Which two continents does the Mediterranean Sea separate?
Africa and Europe
500
Who tell stories describing historical events?
Griots