Unit 2 Test: Asian & African Middle Ages

How did Mongol taxes affect Russian society?

Goods that were traded in sub-Saharan Africa

Who brought Christianity to the Rus?

Ethnic group of Muhammad, first people united by Islam

Believed that the caliph should be a direct descendant of Muhammad

Which is TRUE about the Ottoman Turks?

How was Islam spread early on?

Which was NOT a similarity between the Eastern & Western Roman Empire?

Converted many to Islam by expanding the caliphate into Africa and Europe

Created the largest empire in human history

What was the Mongols' MAIN goal?

The founder of Mali empire. He crushed his enemies and won control of the gold trade routes.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the fall of the Byzantine Empire?

Which group conquered the Byzantine Empire?

Similarity between Christianity, Islam, & Judaism

This map shows how the _________________ were able to develop ties to the Byzantines.

This map is meant to show

Basis for many African religions, the belief that spirits are present in natural objects

This map shows that the Mongol Empire encompassed MOST of which continent?

How did leadership change after the Rightly Guided Caliphs?

How was Islam different from the previous religion in the Arab peninsula?

Which is TRUE of the Mongols in China?

Which was NOT a cause of conflict between the East & West in the Great Schism?

Why were the Rus easily conquered by the Mongols?

Modern country, center for Sunni Muslims

After the Great Schism, this was the name of the Church in the East.

Early people who spread throughout Africa spreading agriculture, language, and iron.

Ruler of the Mali, one of the richest people in history