Warm-Up #1 (10/11/12) Read “Byzantine and Moslem Empires” and answer the following questions: What is the modern day city and country of Constantinople? Why was Constantinople’s location important? What are three ways the Byzantines helped preserve the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome?

Number from 1-10 and correctly match each number to the place below: 1. 6. 7. 5. 4. 8. 2. 10. 9. Warm Up #2 (10/12/12) Byz, Russia, Islam Map 3. Number from 1-10 and correctly match each number to the place below: Baltic Sea Dnieper River Black Sea Kiev Caspian Sea Mediterranean Sea Constantinople Rome Danube River Tours

Warm-Up #3 (10/16/12) Answer the following questions based on your Early Russia Assignment Identify one geographic feature that contributed to the rise of Kievan Rus (early Russia) What was Vladimir’s most significant accomplishment? Identify one contribution of Yaroslav the Wise to early Russian culture Identify one factor that contributed to the decline of Kiev What role did the Mongols play in shaping Russian culture?

Warm-Up #4 (10/18/12) True or False. If the answer is false, explain why The city of Novgorod prospered because of its key location on the Dnieper River Russia adopted Roman Catholic Christianity Yaroslav the Wise issued the Russkaia Pravda, the 1st Russian law code As a result of Mongol rule, Russia was isolated from Western Europe Ivan the Terrible was responsible for unifying Russian principalities and challenging Mongol rule

Warm-Up #5 (10/22/12) True or False. If the answer is false, explain why The Qur’an contains elements of the Old and New Testaments Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in the same God Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe Muhammad was a prophet of God The creed (the Shahadah) of Islam expresses polytheism Muhammad is viewed by Muslims as a divine being Islamic scripture stresses kindness, generosity and honesty Out of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Christianity is the oldest religion Before Islam, people of Mecca were Christians Sunni Muslims believe the caliph should be a descendant of Muhammad The majority of Muslims in Iran are Shiites although the majority of Muslims in the world are Sunnis

Warm-Up #6 (10/23/12) Answer the following questions based on your Spread of Islam and Islamic Empires Assignments At first Islam was spread by military conquest, but then it was spread by _______________. Porcelain, silk and spices were brought from China to the west on the _________________. ________________ stopped the spread of Islam in Europe. The Ottoman Empire was located in __________, the Safavid Empire was located in ___________, and the Mughal Empire was located in ___________. _________________,a leader of the Ottoman Empire, helped create the Ottoman Golden Age and granted freedom of worship to Christians and Jews