Islamic Golden Age
What is a caliph?
A leader of the Muslim community that followed Muhammed
What kingdom did Mansa Musa rule?
Mansa Musa ruled the kingdom of Mali
What are two other names for the Black Plague?
Two other names for the Black Plague are...
The Black Death, The Bubonic Plague
What were the Christians who fought in the Crusades called?
They were called...
What are both names of the capital city of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires?
The Byzantine Empire - Constantinople
The Ottomans - Istanbul
What type of math was pioneered during the Islamic Golden Age?
Algebra
What were the two most important items traded in African kingdoms?
Gold and salt
How did the plague spread?
The plague spread by...
rats and fleas on trade ships.
What type of religion did they follow in the Byzantine empire?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What did the Umayyads do to make commerce easier?
They made Arabic the official language and created a currency for everyone in their empire to use.
Why was salt so important?
Salt was important because it helps prevent dehydration.
How did the Black Plague impact society?
The population of Europe decreased and there was not enough labor
Why did serfs want to fight in the Crusades?
Serfs wanted to fight because they hoped they could escape their difficult lives
The most famous set of laws in the Byzantine Empire were called....
Justinian's code.
Why did the Sunni and Shia Muslims split?
They disagreed about who caliph should be
The Sahara acted as a barrier that separated them, different natural resources
Many people blamed Jews for the plague, many Jews were killed and Jewish communities destroyed
The first Crusade was fought between Christians and this group...The Seljuk Turks
The Seljuk Turks
The Ottoman Empire touched three continents, they were:
Europe, Asia, Africa
How did Islam impact Ghana?
Ghana adopted Muslim cultural influences such as Arabic writing and architecture
What was one positive effect of the Crusades?
Increase in trade between the East (Christian Europe) and the West (Muslim Middle East)
Who asked Pope Urban II for help in fighting the Crusades?
The emperor of the Byzantine empire
Both the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire were impacted by cultural diffusion. What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of culture