Unit 4 study guide
1. where is the sahara located and what is it?

2. what was the bantu people’s resource to fight off intruders?

3. what were the reasons for bantu migration?

4. what was the key to aksum’s rise to power?

5. what was the staple crop in mesoamerica and why was it beneficial?

6. in mayan culture, who could marry who?

7. what did the mayans invent? list them. there are several.

8. describe the justinian code. what empire used it?

9. who was theodora and what did she achieve?

10. why did the christian religion separate into two branches?

11. what did cyril and methodius accomplish?

12. whose culture did the byzantine empire adapt? there are two.

13. what accomplishments did the byzantine empire achieve?

14. who invaded the slavic homeland?

15. what did vladamir of kiev do to unify the people?

16. muhammad’s holy book is called the what religion uses this book?

17. explain ramadan.

18. what is the hajj?

19. who is muhammad? allah?

20. what happened to islam after the death of muhammed?

21. what is the furthest region muhammed’s teachings spread? this will be a map and you must locate the area on it.

22. why did islam split into suni and shia?

23. what major advancements did muslim’s make?

1.Blanketing much of the northern third of the African Continent, or some 3.5 million square miles, the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world, extends eastward from the Atlantic Ocean some 3,000 miles to the Nile River and the Red Sea, and southward from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Mediterranean sea.

2.The Bantu expansion is a major series of migrations of the original proto-Bantu language Before the Bantu expansion, Khoisan-speaking peoples inhabited Southern Africa. Evidence against the "early split" scenario shown here is presented in E. Patin et al., "Dispersals and genetic adaptation of Bantu-speaking.

3.The reasons for the Bantu migrations are unknown to many, but they most likely include these listed below: Drying up of the Sahara grasslands which led groups that practiced agriculture to migrate in search of new fertile land and water for farming. (Drought and Famine)

4.Extensive trade. The primary cause of Aksum's rise to greatness is extensive trade. This has become possible because of connections and wealth.

5.Maize became a staple food for most of the Mesoamerican civilizations. Maize grew well in South and Central American climates. Maize was easy to store, could be eaten in several ways throughout the year. It also served in the purpose of making baskets, fuel, mats etc.

6.Maya men and women usually got married at around the age of 20, though women sometimes got married at the age of 16 or 17. Maya marriages were frequently arranged by matchmakers, and the father of the groom had to approve the match. ... Marriage ceremonies were performed by a priest in the home of the bride's father.

7.The Maya, using their knowledge of astronomy, and building on the Olmec solar calendar, created the most accurate calendar in the ancient world. The Maya also created inventions of their own, inventions like the vast underground reservoirs that held fresh water safely in times of drought.

8.Code of Justinian. Code of Justinian, Latin Codex Justinianus, formally Corpus Juris Civilis (“Body of Civil Law”), collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 529 to 565 ce. Strictly speaking, the works did not constitute a new legal code.

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