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Mongols
Russia, China, Japan
100
He was visited by the angel Gabriel and told that Allah was the only God.
Who is Muhammad?
100
The ruling family that established a Turkish empire.
Who were the Seljuks?
100
The Byzantine Empire formed from the Eastern part of this great empire.
What is Rome?
100
These are dry, flat grasslands in modern day Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
What are the Asian Steppes?
100
This Prince of Novgorod advised fellow Russian princes to cooperate with the Mongol invaders.
Who is Alexander Nevsky?
200
This is a term describing Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina.
What is the Hijrah?
200
Turkish children bought by the Abbasids to be military slaves.
Who are the Mamelukes?
200
This consisted of four parts: the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and the Novellae.
What is Justinian's Code
200
This is the given name of the "Universal Ruler" who united the Mongol clans.
Who is Temujin?
200
This city was the center of Russia's first important unified territory.
What is Kiev?
300
This ruling family took over the Muslim Empire after the "Rightly Guided" caliphs.
Who were the Umayyads?
300
The Seljuk Turks depended on these people to help govern their empire.
Who are the Persians?
300
Built during the reign of Justinian this church was considered one of the most beautiful in the world.
What is the Hagia Sophia
300
The Mongol empire was divided into four of these.
What are Khanates?
300
She was the only woman to be emperor of China
Who is Wu Zhao?
400
The artform that emerged among Muslims because the drawing of living beings was forbidden.
What is calligraphy?
400
This position was the right hand man to the Shah and was usually filled by a Persian
What is a vizier?
400
This church is headed by a patriarch; priests can be married; and services are conducted in Greek or the local language.
What is Eastern Orthodox
400
This led to very active trade of goods, ideas, and disease between East and West.
What is The Mongol Peace?
400
This dynasty followed the Tang Dynasty.
What is the Song Dynasty?
500
This group of Muslims believes that the caliph should be a direct descendant of Muhammad.
Who are the Shi'a?
500
This great Turkish ruler provided great support to Persian artists and architects
Who is Malik Shah?
500
These are three of the groups that invaded the Byzantine Empire.
What are the Germans, Persians, and Muslims (Lombards)?
500
This invention allowed Mongol warriors to stand, turn and shoot arrows behind him while on horseback.
What are stirrups?
500
This religion emerged from the varied customs and beliefs of early Japanese clans.
What is Shinto?