1. Trimester I Review

2. Fall of the Roman Empire
Chapter 2

3. 1. Name the original capital of the Roman Empire.

4. rome

5. 2. Describe what aqueducts are used for.

6. To transport water

7. 3. Name the main religion in the Roman Empire by the 300s.

8. Christianity

9. 4. Name the two denominations that Christianity split into by the 1000s.

10. Roman Catholic
Eastern orthodox

11. 5. What is corruption?

12. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery

13. 6. Look at the map on page 31. Name four territories located in the Western Roman Empire.

14. Britain
Gaul
Spain
italy

15. 7. Look at the map on page 31. Name three territories located in the Eastern Roman Empire.
SYRIA

16. Greece
Egypt
syria

17. 8. Look at the map of page 31. The Roman Empire surrounds what sea?

18. MEDITERRANEAN SEA

19. 9. Look at the map on page 31. Name the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

20. CONSTANTINOPLE OR BYZANTIUM

21. 10. What is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

22. BYZANTINE EMPIRE

23. Islam
Chapters 3 & 4

24. 11. Describe why the Arabian Peninsula is called a “crossroads” location.

25. Arabia’s location has allowed it to serve as a “crossroads” between Europe, Asia and Africa

26. 12. Define “nomad.”

27. a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

28. 13. Explain the difference between polytheistic and monotheistic.

29. POLYTHEISTIC – BELIEF IN MANY GODS
MONOTHEISTIC – BELIEF IN ONE GOD

30. 14. Name the holy book of Islam.

31. QUR’AN

32. 15. Who did Muhammad call “people of the book?”

33. JEWS
CHRISTIANS
MUSLIMS

34. 16. Why did Muhammad call these groups “people of the book?”

35. THEY ALL SHARED A COMMON GOD AND EARLIER RELIGION

36. 17. Name the five pillars of Islam.

37. Saying “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is his prophet”
Praying five times a day
Giving to the poor and needy
Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan
Traveling to Mecca at least once on a hajj

38. 18. After Muhammad’s death Muslims divided into what two groups?

39. SUNNI
SHIA

40. 19. What is the most important difference between these two groups?

41. Shia – believed that only members of Muhammad’s family could become caliphs
Sunni – believed that anyone could be a caliph as long as they were good

42. 20. Who is Ibn Battuta and what is he known for?

43. A FAMOUS WRITER THAT WROTE ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF WEST AFRICA

44. 21. Muslim mathematicians invented what form of math?

45. ALGEBRA

46. 22. What was the original language of the Qur’an and the language spoken throughout most of the Muslim world?

47. ARABIC

48. 23. Use the map on page 55. Describe the location of the holy city of Mecca.

49. COASTAL ARABIAN PENINSULA

50. 24. Use the map on page 55. Which north African country is to the west of Arabia, south of the Mediterranean Sea?

51. EGYPT

52. 25. What is the current name of the country Islam originated in?

53. SAUDI ARABIA

54. Africa
Chapters 5 & 6

55. 26. Describe the African savannah.

56. IT’S OPEN GRASSLAND WITH SOME TREES

57. 27. Why was salt so valuable?

58. SALT IS VALUABLE FOR PREVENTING DEHYDRATION
SALT IS VALUABLE FOR PRESERVING MEAT

59. 28. How was the history of West Africa passed on to each new generation?

60. ORALLY THROUGH STORYTELLERS CALLED GRIOTS

61. 29. Many West African followed what religion?

62. ANIMISM

63. 30. Name the main river in West Africa.

64. NIGER RIVER

65. 31. The exchange of gold and salt sometimes followed a process known as what?

66. SILENT BARTER SYSTEM

67. 32. The word “Mansa” means what in Arabic?

68. KING

69. 33. In order to determine how many miles it was from Taghaza to Cairo on a map of Africa, what map tool would you use?

70. SCALE

71. 34. Describe the land of the Sahara.

72. Made of gravel and sand with temperatures above 120
Little to no rain

73. 35. “Sahara” means what in Arabic?

74. DESERT