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China’s geography helped protect it because it was surrounded by mountains, deserts,
and the __________________________ Plateau.
Tibetan
One major invention from China was __________________________, which helped
spread knowledge more easily.
paper
One of Japan’s major religions that honors nature and spirits is
__________________________.
12. Shinto
The main religion of the Byzantine Empire was __________________________
Christianity.
Eastern Orthodox
The holy book of Islam is the __________________________.
Quran
Two important rivers in China were the Huang He and the
__________________________ River.
Yangtze
Japan is made up of a chain of islands called an __________________________.
archipelago
The Byzantine Empire developed from the eastern half of the
__________________________ Empire.
Roman
A major cultural achievement of the Byzantine Empire was the church called
__________________________ Sophia.
Hagia
The city most closely associated with the beginning of Islam is
__________________________.
Mecca
A long line of ruling families in China is called a __________________________.
dynasty
Japan borrowed many cultural ideas from __________________________, including
writing and Buddhism.
China
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was __________________________.
Constantinople
The Byzantine Empire helped preserve the knowledge and
__________________________ of earlier civilizations.
learning
A major city important to Islamic learning and trade was
__________________________.
Baghdad
An important belief system in China that emphasized order, respect, and family duty
was __________________________.
Confucianism
The Japanese warrior class was known as the __________________________.
samurai
The location of Constantinople made it important for __________________________
between Europe and Asia.
A major religion that began in Southwest Asia is __________________________.
Islam
Islam spread through conquest, cultural exchange, and
__________________________.
trade
The trade route that connected China to Europe and other parts of Asia was called the
__________________________ Road
Silk
A code of honor followed by Japanese warriors was called
__________________________.
Bushido
One of the most important Byzantine emperors was
Justinian
The founder of Islam was the prophet __________________________.
Muhammad
Islamic civilizations made major contributions in astronomy, medicine, and
__________________________.
Mathematics