3/5: WH1 Warm Up

How many years separate the year 700 B.C. and the year A.D. 500?

• 750 years

• 1200 years

• 1100 years

• 200 years

What is the term used to describe the spread of a particular culture? (i.e. Byzantine culture spread to the Slavs)

• Cultural Stagnation

• Cultural Revolution

• Cultural Isolation

• Cultural Diffusion

What is the name of the prophet, visited by Gabriel, who began the spread of Islam? Considered the founder.

Which of the following holy texts pertains solely to Islam?

• Qur'an

• Bible

• Vedas

• Torah

The alphabet that allowed many Slavic peoples to convert to Christianity was developed by:

• St. Bartholomew

• Justinian

• St. Cyril

• St. Peter

Name 3 characteristics of the Western Catholic Church.

Define Five Pillars of Islam.

• Holy text of Muslim Religion

• Language predominantly spoken in Mecca and Medina

• Language predominantly spoken in Roman Catholic Church

• Faith, Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, and Pilgrimage

Identify the body of water centrally located in the picture above.

Options include: Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Nile River, Arabian Peninsula.

Give 3 examples of how the Byzantine Empire influenced Slavic peoples in Eastern Europe/Russia.

____ = Mountains directly north of the Italian Peninsula