What does Islamic art typically contain?
Geometric or floral patterns, mosaics and calligraphy
Who codified Roman laws during the Byzantine Empire?
Justinian
Constantinople was a crossroads for trade because it was on this type of geographic feature, surrounded by water on three sides.
peninsula
What are the tall granite towers created in Aksum called?
Stelae
What city is this?
Great Zimbabwe
Why were peasants above merchants in the social hierarchy of the Tang and Song dynasties?
Merchants’ money came from the work of others.
What type of painting became popular in China during the Tang and Song Dynasties?
landscape
What Florence family supported artists during the Renaissance?
the Medicis
Which period was a rebirth of arts and science in Europe?
the Renaissance
What is the process of figuring out where you are and where you are going?
Navigation
Why did the Catholic Church resist the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun?
The Church believed that God created the universe with Earth and humans at the center.
What scientist was put under house arrest for his discoveries?
Galileo
What was the outcome of the Peasants' War?
The peasants were unsuccessful
