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Miscellaneous
100
This route was utilized for trade.
The Silk Road
100
The emperor for which Constantinople is named
Constantine
100
What two rivers are located in the Middle East?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
This river is located in West Africa.
Niger River
100
What was a monastery
Place where monks lived, worked, and worshipped
100
Which document laid out the basic rights of the English people?
Magna Carta
100
What is the meaning of monotheism?
Belief in one God
200
List three East Asian countries discussed in this unit.
China
Japan
Mongolia
200
What religion was practiced in the Byzantine Empire?
Christianity
200
The Arabian Peninsula is about 80 percent of this geographic feature.
Desert
200
His pilgrimage made Mali famous.
Mansa Musa
200
What is a convent
Place where nuns lived, worked, and worshipped
200
Which event destroyed much of the European population during the Middle Ages?
The spread of Bubonic plague
200
Who was the great Mongol leader that unified Mongolia?
Genghis Khan
300
His teachings led to the imperial examination system
Confucius
300
The Byzantine Empire was initially known as Eastern _________.
Rome
300
The majority of Islam’s teachings come from which historical figure?
Muhammad
300
This geographical feature takes up a large percentage of the continent of Africa.
The Sahara Desert
300
This plague killed almost 25 million people in Europe
The Black Plague
300
Which city was fought over in the Crusades?
Jerusalem
300
What is a religious journey
Pilgrimage
400
Which Mongolian emperor formed the Yuan Dynasty in China?
Kublai Khan
400
The code made by the Byzantine Emperor
Justinian's Code
400
Which historical text is most important to Islam?
Qu'ran
400
The belief that all things, such as objects, places, and natural phenomena, possess a spirit and that spirits exist separate from bodies
Animism
400
What were the Crusades?
Religious wars fought over the Holy Land
400
Who called for the Crusades to take place?
Pope Urban II
400
What does the word Khan mean?
Ruler
500
Protected people during feudal Japan
Samurai
500
Languages spoken in the Byzantine Empire
Latin and Greek were the two most commonly used languages in the Byzantine Empire.
500
List the 3 monotheistic religions.
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
500
What items were largely traded in West Africa?
Gold and Salt
500
What two religions fought in the Crusades
Christians and Islam
500
How did the Crusades impact Jewish Europeans?
Many were killed and persecuted.
500
What religions were practiced in West Africa?
Traditional African Religions
Christianity
Islam
600
European wars became more destructive due to the introduction of what new technologies made by China.
Gun Powder
600
Famous Byzantine Church built by the Justinian I
Haagia Sophia
600
What are duties that every Muslim must follow called.
The 5 Pillars of Islam
600
Trade route utilized in West Africa.
Trans Saharan Trade
600
What King was crowned by a pope?
Charlemagne
600
Where did the Black Plague begin?
How did it arrive to Europe?
What animal and insect passed the plague to humans?
Asia
Merchant ships
Rats and fleas
600
What is a prophet?
Messenger from God
700
Why did the Ming create the Great Wall?
to protect the empire against another Mongol invasion
700
Who took control of the Byzantine Empire?
Mehmed The II
700
The expansion of Islam led to the spread of the ______________ language.
Arabic
700
_____________ helped to preserve West African history by practicing oral history.
Griots
700
Economic System in which the King owned all the land and gave it to others in exchange for loyalty.
Feudalism
700
What was the sole purpose of the Magna Carta?
Limit the power of the monarchy
700
What is heresy?
Beliefs that go against the teachings of the church
800
List three Asian religions discussed in this unit.
Confucianism
Buddhism
Shintoism
800
Who was the wife of Justinian I?
What rights did she advocate for?
Theodora
Rights of women and children
800
How did the growth of trade networks in the Middle East and northern Africa impact Islam?
It spread the religion.
800
The traditions and histories of most African civilizations were preserved through which methods?
Oral traditions of the griot
Story telling
800
Feudalism was supported by the work done by which group
Peasants
800
Which historical event was most responsible for the spread of the Bubonic Plague in Europe?
Increased trade on the Silk Road
800
What weapon gave the English advantage over the French in the Hundred Years' War?
The Long Bow
900
What clan in Japan took over the country making the emperor a figurehead.
The Fujiwara Clan
900
Constantinople was located in what modern day country.
(What is the name of it's location today?)
Turkey
900
List the 5 Pillars of Islam
Faith
Prayer
Charity
Fasting
Pilgrimage
900
What animal was used for travel on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?
Why?
Camels.
They could withstand the harsh weather conditions.
900
Who brought feudalism to England?
How did he become king?
William the Conqueror
Invaded England and his army killed Harold Godwinson
900
What two countries fought in the Hundred Years' War?
France and England
900
What was the manor system?
Land owned by a Lord and run by serfs and peasants that was self sufficient
1000
This explorer sailed and explored for the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng He
1000
Three items likely traded along the Silk Road
Silk
Porcelain
Gun powder
1000
This diagram is proof of Muslim detailed understanding of ______________________________. 
ASTRONOMY
1000
Which cities became cultural and economic centers of West Africa?
Djenne
Timbuktu
1000
Punishment for going against the Catholic Church.
Excommunication
1000
Who helped the French to win the Hundred Years' War?
What happened to this person as a result?
Joan of Arc
Captured and burned at the stake for heresy
1000
Why was the city of Timbuktu important to early civilizations of West Africa?
It was a trading center.
1100
Who had military power in Japan? Served as advisor to the emperor.
The SHOGUN
1100
How did the city of Constantinople become a center of Islamic culture?
Mehmed the Conqueror took control of the city and converted its churches into mosques.
1100
Muslims had detailed knowledge and advancement in what three areas?
the fields of medicine, math, andastronomy.
1100
List the three West African trading kingdoms.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
1100
Which cities became cultural and economic centers of West Africa?
He believed that monarchs were chosen by God and should control the Church.
1100
How did the Black Death have a positive impact on the economy of Europe?
It brought an end to feudalism and increased the wages of average workers.
1100
Based on the image of Mansa Musa, what are two things that were important to people living during this time?
Gold and Islam