WHI SOL Review: Maps

Gupta Empire

Golden Age of India; art, literature, and trade were important; mathematical inventions

Byzantine Empire

Greco-Roman culture; used icons and mosaics; Eastern Orthodox Church

Russia

Kiev most powerful city-state; converted to Orthodox; was taught Cyrillic; taken over by Mongols

Seven Continents

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Africa

Five Oceans

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean

Punic Wars

Rome vs. Carthage; fought over control of Mediterranean trade; series of three wars; Romans won; Carthage become province of Roman Empire

Peloponnesian War

Sparta and Athens become rivals and make different alliances

Qin Dynasty

built Great Wall of China to keep out Mongols (Qin Shi Huangdi); Legalist

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

gold-salt trade; linked North and West Africa; across Sahara Desert; spread Islam; land trade

Han Dynasty

height of Chinese civilizations; invented paper, silk, civil service; Confucian

Nile River Valley

in Egypt; provided water, travel, protection, fertile soil

Indian Ocean Trade Route

linked East Asia with Arabian Peninsula and Africa; traded gold, spices, and slaves; spread Islam and Buddhism; sea trade

Silk Road

linked East and Central Asia; carried many goods: silk especially; spread Buddhism; land trade

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

used Niger River; Gold-Salt trade; Timbuktu was trade and cultural center; many converted to Islam