Early Empires, Kingdoms, and Dynasties

Were landowners who became Rome’s ruling class.

stretches across the northern coast and southern tip of Africa

stretches along the equator and makes up 10% of the continent

Is the blending of two or more religious systems.

What happens to the Roman Empire after the Fall of Rome?

Formal Code of law that Governed the Byzantine Empire

Societies in which descent is traced through the mother.

Was prosperous due to being located along the Red Sea

Nomadic peoples whose camel caravans became known as the “fleets of the desert.”

Rome was prosperous due to:

Was China's oldest and longest canal.

__________ were honored in traditional African religions.

Roman emperors used ____________ and _________ as a way pacify the people of Rome

Societies in which descent is traced through the father.

The lasting effect of Romes victory in the Punic Wars was:

Pax Mongolica was a:

People who believe they have the power to foretell events.

In a ______________the leader is not a monarch and some citizens have the right to vote.

The ______________ dynasty emerged after the Han dynasty fell.

Served as the chief executives of the Roman Republic. They ran the government and army

Rome’s largest arena.

Roman technological expertise was evident in:

Line of hereditary rulers of a country.

_______________ took an large army and dozens of elephants across the Alps to reach Rome.

Known as a water bridge in Rome. Provided clean source of water for entire city.