Medieval Africa and the middle east

Two main trade goods in West Africa

• Salt and Silk

• Papyrus and Oracle Bones

• Gold and Salt

• Gold and Compasses

City in Mali that was a center of learning

• Constantinople

• Great Zimbabwe

• Dakar

• Timbuktu

This African Leader was known for making a pilgrimage to Mecca and spreading Islamic thought and ideals in his powerful empire.

• Mansa Musa

• Justinian

• Mohammed

• Akbar

While Europe endured a dark age, the Abbasids, Chinese, and several African kingdoms experienced

• similar dark ages

• ages of exploration

• golden ages

• Warfare

This site is of significance to those studying sub saharan Africa because it gives insight into social structure and government in this region where written records were not always kept

• Gao

• Timbuktu

• Great Zimbabwe

• Istanbul

Significant Cathedral in Constantinople

• Hagia Sophia

• Notre Dame

• Pantheon

• Parthenon

One Major Contribution of Justinian was

• Transforming the Byzantine empire into a vibrant democracy

• Destroying the Hagia Sophia once and for all

• reunifying the Roman Empire

• Creating Justinian's Code

What was the capital of the Abbasid Empire? Known as a center of learning and trade

• Baghdad

• Cairo

• Istanbul

• Timbuktu

What was the center of learning in the Abbasid Caliphate?

• House of Wisdom

• University of Timbuktu

• Oxford University

• UNC, Go Heels!

This African Civilization was known for its construction of stone churches carved into a mountainside

• Ethiopia

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai