Empires and kingdoms
justinian
justinian was important because he was the emperor of byzantine empire.
theodora
The influence his wife did was to changed byzantine to the women status.
justinian code
this was a collection of laws that formed the basis for byzantine law under emperor justinian.
tsar ivan the third
He dominated russia
The relationship between the roman and byzantine empire?
The byzantine empire is a direct hier to the roman empire. The byzantine and the roman empire had spit up.
The rise of importance of constantinople
Named constanine, legalizes christianity, christianity spread greatly, moved from rome to constaninople.
The spread of the mongol empire thru genghis khan?
He began to unify and organize the scattered mongol and other nomadic tribes into a superior fighting force. They came withiin reach of constantinople and destroyed much of islamic-arabic civilization.
the impact the mongols have on russia and china ?
the mongols pretty much ruled over china as bandits, sucking out of much wealth as they could . They centralized the government. They were fierce, but allowed russian people to follow their own religion.
Marco polo
Marco polo was born in 1254, in venice, italy. He traveled extensively with his family, journeying from europe to asia from 1271 to 1925.
ottoman Empire
The byzantine empire finally came to an end by the ottoman army stormed constantinople.
What happen to constantiople in 1453 ?
The fall of constantinople was the capture of the capital of the byzantine empire whic occured after a siege laid by the ottoman empire.
Origins of islam
Islam is a monotheistic religous tradition that develops in the middle east in the 7th century islam.
How did the islamic empre expand ?
Muhammad was forced to flee madinah {yathrib]. so he began to teach there, and he brought his teachings to Mecca and it spread from there
Why did islam split ?
The major split in islam is that between the majority sunnis and the minority shiites.
Sunni vs Shia
Sunnis believe that the position of caliph should be a position to which one is elected by the religous leaders of the islamic community, and not dependent on direct lineage from Mohammad.
shiia - They consider certain direct descendants of ali-the imams- infallible and the true inheritors of Mohammad.
Ibn sina
He is one of the foremost philosophers in the medieval hellenistic islamic tradition thats also includes al-Farabr and Ibn rusdd
Ibn battuta
He was a explorer of Berber descent and he is known for his extensive travels , accounts of which were published in the Rihla.
Crusades
They were military campaign sanctioned by the latin roman catholic church during the high middle ages and late middle ages.
What impact did they have on islamic world ?
Be lamentable wastes of human life. In both societies, the medieval and the modern, men fight for what is most dear to them. That is a fact of human nature that is not so changeable
what impact did they have on europe ?
The crusades help the muslims keep medical knowledge. the crusades brought out trade with many exotic foods. The crusades returned with luxury goods.
Judsism , Islam , Christanity
All of these are monotheistic and they all follow the word of god .
Bantu migration
A series of migration of the bantu people from the congo area to present day kenya, uganda, and tanzania.
Decline and Development
Ghana
Development: the slat and gold exchanges benefited the economy
Declined: when the Almoravids gained control of the Saharan Trade Route and parts of the Sudan
Mali
Development: supported the arts, education and public buildings and etc
Declined: loss political influence over the Sahara
Songhai:
Development:: gained control of large area around the Niger River
Declined: Brought Sudanic empire to end
Mansa musa
He is mostly remembered for his extravagant pilgrimage, to Mecca with 100 camel loads of gold and 500 slaves.
Describe the trading networks
West African countries like Wangara had plenty of gold but needed salt and in the 19th century some 6000 to 7000 slaves were transported North.
syncretism
islam and christianity was blending the tradition african beliefs with new ideas.
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