Roman Empire: Which achievement is most strongly associated with ancient Rome?

Roman Empire: The first split of the empire occurred when and under whom?

Roman Empire: The Western Roman Empire later fell in what year?

Roman Empire: Which factors led to the fall of the Western Empire? Select all that apply.

Roman Empire: Which portion of the empire remained and what new empire did it become?

Byzantine Empire: What was the capital city?

Byzantine Empire: Which pair is the most notable emperor and his wife, and why are they remembered?

Byzantine Empire: Which famous structure was built under Justinian?

Byzantine Empire: What was the name of the new code of law compiled during Justinian's reign?

Byzantine Empire: What was a major issue leading to the Great Schism between Eastern and Western Christianity?

Spread of Islam: In what region of the world did Islam begin, and why was it strategic?

Spread of Islam: Who is the founder of Islam?

Spread of Islam: Which device, often cited as a major achievement, helped improve navigation?

Spread of Islam: After Muhammad's death, what was the role of the caliph?

Spread of Islam: The early split of Muslims after Muhammad's death resulted in which two main groups?

African Kingdoms: Of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, which emerged first?

African Kingdoms: Which of the three empires—Ghana, Mali, Songhai—was the smallest in territorial extent?

African Kingdoms: What products were most important in Trans-Saharan trade, and why?

African Kingdoms: Most cities developed along which body of water, and why?

African Kingdoms: What was the role of the Berber in Trans-Saharan trade?

African Kingdoms: How did Islam spread into West Africa?

African Kingdoms: Which language spread with Islam across West African trade networks?

African Kingdoms: Mansa Musa belonged to which empire?

African Kingdoms: What is the best-known significance of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?

Medieval China: Which dynasty reunited China after centuries of division?

Medieval China: Which is a notable achievement of the Tang–Song period?

Medieval China: The Yuan dynasty in China was established by which group and ruler?

Medieval China: Which achievement is closely associated with the Ming dynasty?

Choose the best answer. In Ancient Rome, which religion had limitations placed on it?

Choose the best answer. Ancient Rome had a strong economy because a surplus of crops led to many different jobs.

Choose the best answer. Which of the following was NOT one of ancient Rome's great achievements?

Choose the best answer. Which of the following groups were considered the wealthy leaders of ancient Roman society?

Choose the best answer. The Roman Empire, at its peak, covered a wide area and surrounded which sea?

Choose the best answer. Which leader first divided the Roman Empire into two parts?

Choose the best answer. The new capital of the Eastern Empire, found in modern day Turkey, was named

Choose the best answer. Which of the following groups did NOT attack the Roman Empire?

Choose the best answer. Which of the following is the main reason the Roman Empire eventually collapsed?

Choose the best answer. The fall of the Roman Empire marks the beginning of what time period in history?

Select all that apply. Which of the following were parts of the ancient Roman government—the Tripartite?

Choose the best answer. In what year did the Roman Empire officially fall?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. The spread of Islam began in the city of ________, which is found in modern day ___________.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Mohammed claimed he received a message from the angel Gabriel and established a new religion, Islam, meaning ____________.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which of the following was NOT a geographic feature of the Arabian Peninsula?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which is an example of how people adapted to living in the harsh physical environment of the Arabian Peninsula?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Organize the social classes of the Arabian Peninsula, from greatest to least.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. The first caliph after Muhammed died was who?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. One notable achievement of Islam was the creation of

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Why did the people initially reject Muhammed's message of Islam?

Directions: Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank below. Not all terms will be used. Word bank: caravan, souk, shrine, Qur'an, pilgrimage, oasis, sedentary, jihad, mosque, Shariah. Courageous traders that traveled the desert together became known as a _____________.

Directions: Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank below. Not all terms will be used. Word bank: caravan, souk, shrine, Qur'an, pilgrimage, oasis, sedentary, jihad, mosque, Shariah. Muslims are required to make a sacred trip to Mecca, called a ____________, at least once in their lifetime.

Directions: Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank below. Not all terms will be used. Word bank: caravan, souk, shrine, Qur'an, pilgrimage, oasis, sedentary, jihad, mosque, Shariah. Muslims worship and pray to their god Allah at a religious building known as a ____________.

Directions: Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank below. Not all terms will be used. Word bank: caravan, souk, shrine, Qur'an, pilgrimage, oasis, sedentary, jihad, mosque, Shariah. The writings of Muhammed that started a new religion are found in the ____________.

Directions: Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank below. Not all terms will be used. Word bank: caravan, souk, shrine, Qur'an, pilgrimage, oasis, sedentary, jihad, mosque, Shariah. Goods were bought, sold, and traded at a ____________ in the Arabian Peninsula.

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to use specific details to explain your answer. Why was the Arabian Peninsula a strategic location to build a strong economy in the Middle Ages?

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to use specific details to explain your answer. What was the controversy that occurred after Muhammed's death, and how do Sunnis and Shiites/Shia relate to this controversy?

Bonus. The holy month for Muslims, when they must fast from sun up to sun down, is called what?

Bonus. The shrine in Mecca, believed to be built by Abraham, is called the what?

Bonus. What is the struggle to defend the Muslim community called?

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. This dynasty supported the belief of isolationism, which eventually led to their downfall.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. This dynasty reunited China after a period of over 350 years of disunion.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. This fierce dynasty was found by Genghis Khan, and later ruled by his grandson Kublai Khan.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. These two dynasties were part of the "Golden Age" of Medieval China.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. Civil service exams (tests based on ability) became common during this dynasty.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. This dynasty was known for building the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. Marco Polo received a position in the court of this dynasty.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the Dynasty being described. You may use some answers more than once. This dynasty was responsible for beginning the building of the Grand Canal.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the philosophy being described. You may use some answers more than once. This philosophy follows the belief in reincarnation: the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the philosophy being described. You may use some answers more than once. This philosophy is based on the belief of order and respect in relationships.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the philosophy being described. You may use some answers more than once. This philosophy emphasizes the harmony of opposites, depicted by the yin/yang symbol.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the philosophy being described. You may use some answers more than once. This philosophy believes that people are born bad and must be controlled.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the philosophy being described. You may use some answers more than once. This philosophy believes that people are naturally good.

Directions: Read each statement and match it with the philosophy being described. You may use some answers more than once. This philosophy believes that accepting the natural flow of life is best.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. China kept this luxury item a secret so merchants had to trade with China in order to obtain this highly demanded product.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. What was the direct impact of fast-ripening rice in Medieval China?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which philosophy, practiced even in Chinese cultures today, emphasizes the harmony of opposites?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which of the following structures was NOT an accomplishment of Medieval China?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which of the following dynasties helped to reunite China after over 350 years of disunion?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which philosophy, found in both ancient and medieval China, focuses on respect for one’s elders?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Buddhism believes in this idea, which is a cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. This philosophy resurged during the Sui Dynasty as it offered hope and an end to a long period of suffering.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. This medieval dynasty was the only one NOT ruled by the Chinese.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. This invention of Medieval China helped China to become a major power at sea.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Marco Polo, the Italian merchant, served under the court of which Emperor?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. This famous structure, created in the Ming Dynasty, housed over 9,000 rooms and was home to the Emperor.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. What improvements did the Mongols make to the Silk Road?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which dynasty was ruled by fierce, nomadic warriors?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Some historians claim that the Mongols were responsible for spreading this disease all across Europe.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. The first Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, who was the grandson of a powerful leader, was named

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which famous nursery rhyme is supposedly about the Black Death that spread from Medieval China?

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. This Medieval Chinese invention was discovered by accident when trying to find a potion for immortality.

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. The Song and Tang Dynasties were known as the "Golden Age" of China because they

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle one letter next to the best answer. Which of the following was NOT a dynasty of Medieval China?

Directions: Identify which Chinese philosophy each quote reflects: Legalism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism. Select the best answer. "Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

Directions: Identify which Chinese philosophy each quote reflects: Legalism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism. Select the best answer. "Glory and decay, why sigh over them? The first is merely a desire for fame or recognition."

Directions: Identify which Chinese philosophy each quote reflects: Legalism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism. Select the best answer. "The strength of a nation is derived by the integrity of its homes."

Directions: Identify which Chinese philosophy each quote reflects: Legalism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism. Select the best answer. "To govern the state by law is to praise the right and blame the wrong."

Directions: Identify which Chinese philosophy each quote reflects: Legalism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism. Select the best answer. "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

Directions: Answer the following questions thoroughly using complete sentences. Demonstrate your learning. Select the best answer. Of all the inventions/innovations of Medieval China’s "Golden Age", which do you think was the most important and why?

Directions: Answer the following questions thoroughly using complete sentences. Demonstrate your learning. Select the best answer. Explain the purpose of the civil service exams introduced in Medieval China.

Directions: Answer the following questions thoroughly using complete sentences. Demonstrate your learning. Select the best answer. Why were the Mongols generally tolerant of other religions in China?

Directions: Answer the following questions thoroughly using complete sentences. Demonstrate your learning. Select the best answer. Explain how the Ming belief of isolationism led to China’s downfall.

Read each question carefully and select the best answer. Most cities built along Trans-Saharan trade routes in Africa were built near what body of water?

Read each question carefully and select the best answer. Which of the following was NOT a major geographic zone across Africa?

Read each question carefully and select the best answer. Why was the role of the berber so important in making successful trading routes?

Read each question carefully and select the best answer. What were the two most important goods traded along the Trans-Saharan trade route?

Read each question carefully and select the best answer. Which of the following was the first, but smallest, kingdom of Africa in the Middle Ages?

Read each question carefully and select the best answer. What happened to the value of gold after Mansa Musa's famous pilgrimage to Mecca?

Read each question carefully and select the best answer. A similarity between the medieval western African kingdoms of Mali and Ghana is that they both

Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank. Griots played an important role in sharing and keeping the _____ of African kingdoms.

Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank. The _____ was a common way to exchange goods on the Trans-Saharan trade route, and keep the location of precious resources like gold hidden.

Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank. Originally, leaders in African kingdoms ascended from the mother's bloodline, meaning they were _____.

Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank. This semi-arid strip of land, known as the _____, borders the Sahara and means "border" in Arabic.

Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank. Many people in Africa believed in _____, the belief that natural objects like trees and rivers all have souls.

Complete the sentence using the correct term from the word bank. A _____, or an abundance, of gold led to the wealth of many African kingdoms and increased trade in the area.

Select all that apply. Explain the two main reasons why salt was such an important resource in Africa.

This achievement of ancient Rome carried water through a channel across the city.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Roman Tripartite?

Which body of water was completely surrounded by the Ancient Roman Empire?

This group of people made up the largest percentage of Roman society and were known as the common people.

Limitations were placed on Christianity in ancient Rome because it was believed it was

Which Roman Emperor first divided the empire into two parts?

The new capital of the Eastern Empire was chosen along the blank blank because of its location right between Asia and Europe.

Which of the following was NOT a theory on why the Roman Empire collapsed?

Invasions from other tribes weakened the Roman Empire. Which group was NOT responsible for invasions of the Roman Empire?

Many Roman Emperors were blank at the hands of other aspiring leaders.

When the Roman Empire collapsed in blank AD/CE, it officially began the period of time called the blank.

From which side of the Roman Empire did the Byzantine Empire emerge?

What was the name of the elaborate, religious structure Justinian had built?

Justinian's wife, blank, was considered his legal equal and encouraged him to fight for Constantinople after the Nika Riots.

This was an artform used in the Byzantine Empire to tell religious stories through pictures.

Why are Justinian's Codes considered a long lasting achievement?

This structure, built in Constantinople, was similar in structure to the Roman Colosseum and often held chariot races.

The Great Schism of 1040 led to the beginning of the

What was different about Byzantine Emperors from the Western Roman Emperors?

The Byzantine Empire survived for approximately how many years after Rome fell?

Directions: Match each location to the correct letter on the map below. On the labeled map of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East with letters A–G marking locations, which letter shows Rome (capital city)?

Directions: Match each location to the correct letter on the map below. On the labeled map of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East with letters A–G marking locations, which letter shows Constantinople?

Directions: Match each location to the correct letter on the map below. On the labeled map of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East with letters A–G marking locations, which letter marks the Mediterranean Sea?

Directions: Match each location to the correct letter on the map below. On the labeled map of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East with letters A–G marking locations, which letter marks the Black Sea?

Directions: Match each location to the correct letter on the map below. On the labeled map of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East with letters A–G marking locations, which letter marks the Bosporus Strait?

Directions: Match each location to the correct letter on the map below. On the labeled map of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East with letters A–G marking locations, which letter labels the Eastern Empire?

Directions: Match each location to the correct letter on the map below. On the labeled map of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East with letters A–G marking locations, which letter labels the Western Empire?

Explain how the “Great Schism” in 1040 led to two different churches during the Byzantine Empire. Which statement best describes the result?

What was the name of the busy “meeting place” in Ancient Rome?

What is the name of the city where Constantinople once was?