Short lived empires

Question 1

What was the first rename Constantinople got?

Answer 1

Byzantium.

Question 2

Name the sequences of names Constantinople got over the years

Answer 2

Constantinople, Byzantium, and Istanbul

Question 3

What language did the Byzantines speak?

Answer 3

Greek.

Question 4

What is the Byzantine speak Greek?

Answer 4

Because Byzantium was so close to Greece.

Question 5

What religion did the Byzantines practice?

Answer 5

The Eastern orthodox religion

Question 6

Why is Byzantium/Constantinople important to the Muslims?

Answer 6

It is the only way to get to Europe from Asia/Arabia on land.

Question 7

What is the Ottoman Empire made out of?

Answer 7

A group of Muslim Turks

Question 8

What did Mehmed II do to make himself famous?

Answer 8

Conquered Byzantium and defeated the Byzantine Empire.

Question 9

What was Mehmed II nicknamed?

Answer 9

Mehmed the conqueror.

Question 10

What name did Mehmed create?

Answer 10

Sultan.

Question 11

Byzantium became what city?

Answer 11

Istanbul.

Question 12

Who are janissaries?

Answer 12

Born boys from Concord city to convert to Islam to help Mehmed take over the Byzantine Empire.

Question 13

Who were the first to use gunpowder in Europe?

Answer 13

Janissaries.

Question 14

What type of people was the Mughal empire made of?

Answer 14

Muslim Turks in India

Question 15

Who is Emperor Akbar?

Answer 15

The leader of the Mughal empire who began a religious tolerance policy.

Question 16

What did emperor Akbar’s religious policy include?

Answer 16

He believed that Muslims and non-Muslims should have the same rights, and paid the same amount of taxes.

Question 17

What allowed Muslims and Hindus to live together in peace in the Mughal empire?

Answer 17

Akbar’s religious policies

Question 18

What did the Mughal Empire become known for

Answer 18

The monumental works of architecture.

Question 19

Why was the Taj Mahal built?

Answer 19

To be a tomb for an emperor.

Question 20

What happened after Akbar died?

Answer 20

The new emperor reversed the religious tolerance policies and destroyed many Hindu temples and violent killings broke out

Question 21

Why did Mughal empire fall?

Answer 21

When the new emperor reversed Akbar’s policies he killed many Hindus and killings broke out.

Question 22

Eastern Rome grew into what Empire?

Answer 22

The Byzantine Empire

Question 23

Who conquered Ghana?

Answer 23

Mali.

Question 24

What was the 3 things Sundiata did to become famous?

Answer 24

Took back Mali’s independence.
Took control of the salt and gold mines and improved agriculture by adding cotton.
Took power from local rulers.
Called himself Monsa.

Question 25

What were the 3 things Mansa Musa do to become famous?

Answer 25

He was a Muslim ruler
Spread Islam through Africa.
Made sure all his people knew Arabic and how to read the Qur’an

Question 26

Define Mansa.

Answer 26

A local and religious ruler in Mali.

Question 27

Finish the sentence: Mali fell once ____ conquered them.

Answer 27

Songhai.

Question 28

What is Sunni Ali famous for? Three things.

Answer 28

Unified the empire. Encouraged people in his empire to build religious harmony. And participated in both Muslim and local religions.

Question 29

Why is Askia the great called “the great”?

Answer 29

He supported education, removed corrupt local rulers, and appoint a new governors.

He also made laws parallel to the Muslim faith.

Question 30

Is this sentence: Songhai fell when ____ conquered them.

Answer 30

Morocco.