Medieval Islamic Empires

The Islamic Empires of the Middle Ages were located in the Middle East. Why was that location important? 

• It allowed them to easily travel anywhere they wanted since they were in the middle.

• It put them at the center of trade that was moving between the three continents.

• It made them wealthy, because the Middle East has the most valuable resources: silk, salt, oil, gold, silver, iron.

• This is false. The Islamic Empires were located in Southern Africa.

Islamic Empires were successful because cultural diffusion brought ideas, inventions, culture, and technologies to these empires from all over the world, giving them an advantage over most other empires from the Middle Ages.

• True

• False

Based on what we learned in class, why was the fall of the city of Constantinople important? 

• The city was important because it was the Christian capital of Africa.

• The city was important because it was where Jesus and Moses (two important religions figures) were born.

• The city was important because it was at the center of many trade routes, and whoever controlled it would be wealthy and powerful.

• The city was important because its rulers were very intolerant, and the Muslim leaders wanted all Middle Eastern cities to become tolerant.

The fall of Constantinople was important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

• It cut off a major trade route to Europe.

• It launched the Age of Exploration for Europeans.

• It marked the loss of a major Christian city for Christendom.

• It caused the fall of the once great Ottoman Empire.

Select ALL of the factors that led to the success of the Islamic Empires.

• They were located along major trade routes across the Middle East.

• They had scholars and ideas flowing from all over the world.

• They had diverse peoples and ideas informing their governments.

• They forced all who lived in their territories to adopt Muslim ideologies.

Which Empire was located in modern day Pakistan and India?

• Ottoman

• Safavid

• Islamic Spain (Moors)

• Mughal

Which Empire was founded by Osman, conquered Asia Minor, and stretched to modern day Iraq.

• Ottoman

• Safavid

• Islamic Spain (Moors)

• Mughal

Which empire conquered Persia and was located in modern day Iran?

• Ottoman

• Safavid

• Islamic Spain (Moors)

• Mughal

Which empire conquered the Iberian Peninsula in 711 CE and was located in modern day Spain?

• Ottoman

• Safavid

• Islamic Spain (Moors)

• Mughal