Byzantine Empire
Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
Founder of Islam
Muhamad
A traditional storyteller in West Africa
griot
4 Chinese Exports
Silk, tea, rice, porcelain
Largest hot desert in the world located in Northern Africa
Sahara Desert
Byzantine Emperor who reorganized Rome's laws and expanded their territory with a strong military.
Justinian
Holy book of Islam
Quran
Major river in West Africa
Niger River
This Chinese invention led to the invention of paper money
woodblock printer
Mountains that separate India and China
Himalayas
The empire that formed from what remained of the Eastern Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Language that became the language of trade throughout the Islamic Empire
Arabic
Religion that spread to West Africa through trade
Islam
Nicknamed "The Asian Water Tower" due to it's high elevation and starting point of 3 major rivers in China
Three bodies of water that surround the Arabian Peninsula
Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Arabian Sea
The famous church built by Justinian
Hagia Sophia
Five Pillars of Islam
Testimony, Fasting, Prayer, Pilgrimage, Charity
Famous Mali king that made West Africa famous through his pilgrimage to Mecca and back
Mansa Musa
Mongol leader that conquered most of Asia using terror
Genghis Khan
Yellow and Yangtze
Official religion of the Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox Christian
This person conquered Constantinople and made it Islamic
Mehmed II (the Conqueror)
The belief in that all things in nature have spirits
Animism
Zheng He
Two major rivers in Southwest Asia
Tigris and Euphrates