Rise
Spread
Golden Age
Journeys of Ibn Battuta
Rome
High Schools in
Houston County
Houston County
100
Religion in Arabia up to Muhammad's ministry
What is a mixture of polytheism and monotheism, such as Judaism and Christianity?
100
Islam spread into West Africa along the trade route (s) pictured below
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade Network?
100
Ibn Sina/Avicenna wrote this book, which was used in European universities into the 1600s
What is the Canon of Medicine?
100
Though he found this East Asian kingdom "very beautiful", he "did not like it very much", and often stayed indoors during this time there
What is China?
100
The true story behind the "founding" of Rome may never be known - but we do know that Roman culture was influenced by these three civilizations
What is Greek, Etruscan, and Latin?
100
Third oldest high school in Houston County, opened in 1963, and where Mr. Boone spent 17 years as a teacher
What is Northside?
200
The HEGIRA, or HIJIRA, refers to this event in early Islamic history
What is Muhammad's escape to Medina to escape potential assassination?
200
Besides Islam, name one other faith that was spread throughout South and Southeast Asia through missionary and commercial activity
What is Buddhism or Hinduism?
200
The House of THIS was located in Baghdad - it was either:
1. a library and school devoted to the preservation of knowledge, both past and present
2. a reference to the general atmosphere of intellectualism in Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate
What is Wisdom?
200
Battuta spent some years in this South Asian Muslim kingdom serving as both a judge and ambassador
What is the Delhi Sultanate?
200
Roman magistrate that could call the Assemblies and Senate into session, and could veto legislation .. they were also "sacrosanct" and any attempt to "harm" them could result in severe legal penalty
Who were the tribunes?
200
The year VHS opened
What is 2010?
300
The Shahadah is this, the most basic of Islamic beliefs
What is there is no God but God, and Muhammad is his prophet?
300
Term that refers to any place inhabited by a majority of Muslims or ruled by Muslims
What is Dar al-Islam?
300
Several Muslim astronomers challenged the belief of the Greek astronomer Ptolemy that the stars were this
What is fixed in the sky?
300
In this West African empire, Battuta was puzzled by the prominent role women played in both religion and commerce
What is Mali?
300
The princeps, or first citizen, was a euphemism for emperor first used by this great-nephew of Julius Caesar
Who is Augustus or Octavian?
300
Before VHS, the youngest high school in this county
What is Houston County?
400
In a final speech, Muhammad stated "Anyone who has me as his mawla [guardian, protector, lord] has ʿAlī as his mawla"... confusion over the exact meaning of the term mawla later led to THIS
What is the Sunni-Shia split?
400
Islam spread into Southeast Asia largely along this maritime trade route
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Network?
400
Medical achievements of the Muslim peoples during the Golden Age
What are hospitals, stitches, C-sections, new discoveries about blood flow, etc.?
400
Battuta is often compared to this Italian merchant who traveled to China approximately 70 years before he did
Who is Marco Polo?
400
During the 3rd century, the Roman Empire underwent a crisis that included civil wars, monetary inflation, famine, and an outbreak of this
What is plague?
400
Established in 1956, its colors are gold and maroon
What is Perry High?
500
The Umayyads initially opposed Muhammad's ministry as it reduced their political and economic control of this city
What is Mecca?
500
Muhammad's call to seek THIS can partially explain the interest of Muslims in the various fields of math, science, philosophy, medicine, etc.
What is knowledge/learning?
500
"Both sides of the river were for miles fronted by the palaces, kiosks, gardens the grandees and nobles, marble steps led down to the water's edge, and river was animated by thousands of gondolas, decked with little flags, sunbeams on the water, and carrying the pleasure seeking .... citizens of the city to the other."
The above quote describes commercial & social life in this city, the capital of the caliphate that, at least officially, ruled the Muslim world from 750-1258
What is Baghdad?
500
Most people in the West did not know of Battuta's travels until his works were "discovered" in this century
What is the 19th?
500
Issues the Edict of Milan in the early 4th century, granting Christians toleration in the Roman Empire
Who is Constantine?
500
The oldest high school in Houston County, established in 1944 and originally housed in building that later became Rumble Middle School
Mr. Boone is also an alumnus!!!
What is Warner Robins High?
600
750 - The Battle of the Zab River in modern-day Iraq marks the official end of the _______ caliphate and the beginning of the _________ caliphate.
What is the Umayyad & Abbasid?
600
The sack of Baghdad by Mongol forces led by Hulegu, the grandson of THIS MAN, marks the official end of the Abbasid Caliphate
What is Genghis Khan?
600
Muslim scholarly works became more common in Europe as a result of cultural exchange between Europeans and Muslims in this region
What is the Mediterranean?
600
Late in his life, Battuta visited THIS CITY in Western Europe, whose "environs have not their equal in any country in the world. They extend for the space of forty miles …. Around it on every side are orchards, gardens, flowery meads, noble buildings, and vineyards."
What is Granada?
600
The eastern portion of the Roman Empire is often referred to as this after the fall of the Western Empire in 476 CE
What is the Byzantine Empire?
600
High school mascot named after a "Screaming" fighter squadron based at Robins AFB during WWII
Who are the Demons?