1. 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?

2. 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

3. 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?

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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