Byzantines
What is the name for the reformed Roman Laws that Justinian implemented?
Justinian's Code
What is the most holy city in Islam?
Mecca
What was the main religion in China prior to the Tang Dynasty (when there was chaos)?
Buddhism
What is the name for the West African story-tellers and historians in every village?
Griots
King of the Franks who unified Western Europe
Charlemagne
What is the name for the enormous church that Justinian built in Constantinople?
The Hagia Sophia
What is the name for the five main beleifs of Islam?
The 5 Pillars of Islam
Which Chinese Dynasty is best known for all of their inventions (gunpowder, woodblock printing, paper money, steel, coal, etc.)
Tang / Song Dynasty
What body of water does the Niger River empty into?
The Gulf of Guinea
Won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, uniting the cultures of mainland Europe with England
William the Conqueror
How did the geography of the Byzantine Empire impact the history of Europe?
It blocked out outside influences from Western Europe
Which empire captured Constantinople and put an end to the Byzantine Empire?
The Ottomans
What is Genghis Khan BEST known for?
Taking over pretty much all of Asia.
What was one effect of Trans-Saharan caravans?
More Muslim-er
More rich-er
The way that a kingdom was organized with people (king, Lords, Knights, Peasants)
Feudalism/ Feudal System
What language and culture did the Byzantines use?
Latin/ Roman
Who was Mehmed II?
Ottoman General who conquered Constantinople
Which European (from Venice) traveled to Silk Road and brought back news of China to the rest of Europe?
Marco Polo
Who was the wealthy king of Mali that traveled on the Hajj to Mecca and showed the world his kingdom's wealth?
Mansa Musa
How the land of a kingdom was divided up during the Middle Ages in Europe
Manorialism
What is the form of Christianity practiced in EASTERN Europe?
Orthodox
What led to a spread of Islam in the Middle Ages?
Merchants (trade routes)
Military
Missionaries (Sufis)
Which Ming Dynasty general sailed an enormous fleet of ships around S. Asia and E. Africa, spreading news of China's might?
Zheng He
Place in the correct order:
Songhai
Ghana
Mali
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Document (signed by King John I) saying that even kings have to follow rules, too.
Magna Carta