Unit 2 Review Crossword

4. Major church built during the Byzantine Empire.
8. Month that Muslims fast.
10. Muslim group who conquered the Byzantines in 1453.
13. Domestication of this animal made journeying across the Sahara possible.
14. First West African kingdom.
15. Muslim scholar known for his travel journals.
16. Empire that oversaw the Islamic Golden Age.
17. Alphabet that came from the Byzantines to Russia.
19. Muslim scholar known for his contributions to medicine.
22. Trade route that begins in China and travels to Constantinople.
23. First emperor of Mali.
24. Emperor responsible for revamping the Roman legal system.
25. This great city is known as Istanbul today.
26. Muslim group that believes that rulers must be good Muslims, not blood related to Muhammad.
27. African king known for his Hajj to Mecca.

1. European traveler and merchant who traveled to China and brought back tales of their riches.
2. Islam's greatest prophet and founder.
3. The basic rules all Muslims live by.
5. Major trade goods for African kingdoms.
6. Name given to the Eastern half of the Roman Empire.
7. Early people that settled across Africa.
9. Destination for Muslim pilgrims.
11. Empress who fought for the rights of women and saved her husband's reign during the Nika Revolts.
12. Responsible for uniting the Mongols
18. This religion spread from the Middle East to Africa through trade.
20. Sea-based trade route that connected China, Africa, and Southern Asia.
21. Name for the rulers in Russia.
23. East African language made from a mix of Bantu and Arabic.