World History Mid-Term Study Guide

Muslims are noted for inventing algebra.

How were the cities of Timbuktu and Djenne similar?

Which tribes invaded and finally ended the old Roman Empire?

What describes the geography of Japan?

What happened to the Roman Empire when it became too large to govern easily?

What two items were the most important to African trade?

Muslims are note for confirming the world is round.

What was Emperor Justinian’s main contribution to Byzantine Law?

What was a key element of Prince Shotoku’s Constitution

Two ways Islam was spread are along trade routes and through military conquest.

What is an important purpose of griots?

Medieval Japan and Europe are similar because both are ________________________.

Who were the samurai?

How can the Mongols be described?

In Medieval times, Japan was influenced by the countries of _______________________________.

The Latin language spread beyond Rome by ____________________________________

The successors of Muhammad were called ___________________.

The entire Roman Empire falling led to the final split of the eastern and western churches.

Shoguns were in charge of the military.

Chivalry is to knights: as ____________________ is to samurais.

The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and ____________________.

Islam spread through military conquest and ______________________________.

Shoguns were in charge of the merchants

Shoguns were in charge of the Shinto temples.

What was the most famous of Emperor Justinian building accomplishments?

What year did Mansa Musa take his pilgrimage to Mecca?

The successors of Muhammad were called _____________________________..

Mansa Musa brought ____________ ___________ to Mali.

An important Islamic centers of culture and learning in Africa was in the city of ____________________________.

The pope and the emperor excommunicating each other led to the final split of the eastern and western churches.

Muslims are forbidden to create icons and idols. Most Muslim artists focused on _____________________________________.

Mansa was the ruler of ___________________.

Also, the Latin language was spread by _______________________________________ during Medieval times.

The _____________________ and the Shia were the main divisions of Islam

What best describes Japan?

The Tang Dynasty developed a new kind of rice and improved irrigation methods led to _________________________________.

The animistic religion practiced by the earliest Japanese was ____________________.

Mansa Musa was famous for being a Ghana ruler.

Muslims are noted for being the founders of Chemistry

Which of the following best summarizes the Five Pillars of Islam?

The Tang and Song Dynasties are known for the inventions of gunpowder and ______________________.

Which physical feature made Constantinople easy to defend?

Justinian’s Code was the basis for what in many countries?

What was a key element of Prince Shotoku’s Constitution?