Geography
This region is where Islam began.
What is the Middle East?
This person founded Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
These groups traveled together to trade goods.
What are caravans?
This empire captured Constantinople in 1453.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
These wars were fought between Christians and Muslims.
What are the Crusades?
This type of environment is common in the Middle East.
What are deserts?
This city is where Islam began.
What is Mecca?
This animal was commonly used in caravans.
What are camels?
This empire ended after Constantinople fell.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This city was the main focus of the Crusades.
What is Jerusalem?
The Middle East connects these three continents.
What are Europe, Asia, and Africa?
This is the holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
This famous trade route connected Asia to Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
This city was important because it connected Europe and Asia.
What is Constantinople?
One reason the Crusades began was to control this.
What is holy land / Jerusalem?
Explain how geography helped trade develop in the Middle East.
What is deserts/limited resources forced trade routes and connections?
Islam is this type of religion (belief in one God).
What is monotheistic?
Caravans helped spread these besides goods.
What are ideas and religion?
The fall of Constantinople happened in this year.
What is 1453?
The Crusades led to this increase between Europe and the Middle East.
What is trade?
This geographic feature made land travel difficult but helped protect trade routes and cities in the Middle East.
What are deserts?
Explain how Islam spread after Muhammad’s death.
What is trade and conquest?
Why were caravans important to the economy?
What is they allowed safe long-distance trade?
What was one impact of the fall of Constantinople?
What is Europeans searched for new trade routes?
What was one long-term impact of the Crusades?
What is increased trade or cultural exchange?