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world history test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constantinople | city in europe |
| justinian and Theodora | leaders of the byzantine empire |
| Hagia Sophia | church destroyed by mobs and rioters |
| feudalism | a social political and economical system in Europe based on land ownership |
| Ghana | west African empire that grew rich from trade |
| mali | west African empire that grew rich from trade |
| swahili | west African language |
| kublai khan | grandson of Ganges khan and emperor of yuan dynasty |
| genghis khan | founder and emperor of the mongol empire |
| Marco Polo | explorer and writer |
| sundial and mansa musa | 2 African leaders who had positive impacts |
| caliph | successor or deputy |
| Mecca and Medina | the most important muslim cities |
| sunni division | a group of people who believe Ali/ descendents are the rightful successors of Muhammad |
| Cordoba | the capitol of the islamic empire |
| Muslim achievements | great discoveries about medicine and mathematics |
| Charlemagne | powerful Frankish king, who expanded Western Europe through military conquests |
| manor system | feudal society organized around self- sufficient manors |
| guilds | association of people with similar interests |
| excommunication and the role of Christianity | the role of which someone is excluded from full participation in the church community |
| crusades causes | military expeditions to gain back holy lands |
| crusades effects | broke feudalism benefited Italian port cities hostility towards muslims revitalized trade |
| ummayad empire | dynasty that ruled the islamic empire |
| abbasids | dynasty that ruled the muslim empire |
| gold/ salt trade | a major network of exchanges connecting west and North Africa |
| Timbuktu | major ancient city in Mali |
| Ibn battuta | muslim traveler, explorer and discoverer |
| achievements of the tang and song dynasties | gunpowder, magnetic compass, movable type, paper money, and advanced ship building |
| yuan dysnasty | mongol led imperial dynasty |