1. Basketball Review Rules:
NO Notebooks/Notes… Your team’s combined brainpower only!
DO NOT SHOUT OUT THE ANSWER!!!
Work as a team to figure out the answer.
EACH person must shoot (One person cannot shoot every time).
One point per correct answer + number of points per shot
You can lose points for talking out of turn!!!

2. Justinian’s Code has been the basis for what in many countries?

3. List three examples of Roman legacies.

4. Rome’s government system was originally a _________________________, a type of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

5. List three reasons why Rome fell.

6. The capital of the Byzantine Empire was Byzantium, which was later re-named _______________________________, after Emperor Constantine.

7. The Byzantine Empire reached its height under Emperor ____________________________.

8. One of the most important legacies of the Norman Invasion of England (1066) was the creation of modern ______________________, from the blending of Saxon and Norman languages.

9. In what ways did England’s culture change after the Battle of Hastings?

10. Which medieval theologian based his philosophy on the concept of natural law?

11. Which institution is responsible for the establishment of universities throughout Europe during the Middle Ages?

12. How did European mountain ranges influence Europe’s cultural development?

13. How was Christianity spread all over Europe?

14. Why was Charlemagne concerned when the Pope crowned him emperor in the year 800?

15. What are three effects the Crusades had on European culture?

16. How did the Black Death affect both the European economy and society during the Middle Ages?

17. How did the fertile soil of the North European plain affect Europe’s development?

18. What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?

19. What was the Christian goal of the Crusades?

20. How did the Black Death arrive in Europe?

21. How did the Shah Abbas develop policies that led to the golden age of Islam?

22. What was the Golden Age of Islam?

23. Bantu villages traced their families’ descent through their mothers, rather than their fathers. This is known as ______________________________________.

24. West African Kingdoms, such as Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, specialized in trading _______________________________________.

25. The West African empires divided labor among one another by assigning different tasks and roles to one another. This is known as ___________________________________________.

26. Which group of traders were the first to cross the Sahara from North Africa to West Africa?

27. Aside from trading goods, what else was passed between African merchants across western Africa?

28. How does the land connection between North Africa and Arabia affect their relationship?

29. What did Mansa Musa do in 1324?

30. Explain the concept of labor specialization.

31. Why are Timbuktu and Djenné important cities in West African history?

32. Chinese civilization developed along the banks of the ______________________________ River, making it the most important river in Chinese history.

33. The _______________________ Desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China.

34. Why did the Tang dynasty destroy Buddhist temples and monasteries in 845?

35. How did Confucianism and the civil service exam maintain a social hierarchy in China?

36. What Chinese inventions were spread across Asia and Eastern Europe because of trade?

37. Even though they were fierce soldiers, how were the Mongols good rulers of their empire?

38. What was the long-term effect of the invention of steel in China?

39. How did Confucianism improve China’s government?

40. Why did leaders of the Ming dynasty build the Forbidden City?

41. What was the goal of China’s policy of isolationism?