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Africa
Mesoamerica
Byzantine Empire
Islam
Wild Card
100
This geographical feature dominates the northern third of the African continent.
What is the desert?
100
This food staple was a crop that helped civilization develop in Mesoamerica
What is Maize
100
A single, consistent set of laws for the Byzantine Empire
What is Justinian's Code
100
Book containing Muhammad's words and teachings
What is the Qur'an
100
The two branches of Islam
What are Sunni and Shia
200
The narrow band of dry, flat, scrubby grasslands that mark the southern boundary of the Sahara.
What is the Sahel
200
The Mayan elite were banned from marrying this group.
What are the commoners
200
The domes of this structure dominated the ancient skyline of Constantinople.
What is Hagia Sophia
200
During this month, Muslims must fast during daylight hours.
What is Ramadan
200
This group invaded the Slavic homeland in the beginning of the 9th century
Who are the Varangians
300
Extensive trade was the primary cause for this African civilization's rise to greatnesss
What is Aksum
300
This achievement by the Mayans is used day-to-day
What is 365-day calendar
300
Greek brothers who helped invent the Cyrillic alphabet, helping spread Orthodox Christianity.
What is Cyril and Methodius
300
These are duties, set forth by Muhammad, that all Muslims are to observe
What is the Five Pillars of Islam
300
Conflict over who should be named to this role caused the division of Islam into Sunni and Shia
What is the caliph
400
This process in which the desert expands was one major cause of the Bantu migration.
What is desertification
400
The name for the ancient land-bridge connecting the continents of Asia and North America.
What is Beringia
400
Justinian's most trusted adviser
What is Theodora
400
Instrument determined the the position of the sun, moon, and stars from any given spot.
What is the astrolabe.
400
In Islam, they believe they worship the same God as the Jews and Christians. What is the name of God in Islam?
What is Allah
500
This skill gave the Bantu-speaking people an advantage over the hunter-gatherers they displaced.
What is ironworking.
500
This early American civilization was the furthest southern civilization.
What is Nazca
500
The decision by some Christians to renounce worldly activities, deny bodily comforts, and devote themselves to contemplation of God.
What is monasticism
500
The Byzantine emperor asked the Christian states of western Europe for help against Seljuk expansion, starting this series of wars
What are the Crusades
500
In 988, this prince of Kiev converted to Orthodox Christianity to unify his people
Who is Vladimir