Social Studies Vocabulary

Byzantine Empire

The society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Ancient Rome

Constantinople

The capital city of the Byzantine Empire

Orthodox Christianity

The official religion of the Byzantine Empire

Ottoman Empire

An Islamic Empire that conquered the Byzantine Empire and ruled the land from Eastern Europe to North Africa and Arabia.

Mughal Empire

An Islamic Empire that is known for constructing the Taj Mahal.

Ibn Battutah

Muslim traveler and writer, he visited Africa, India, China, and Spain.

Islamic Achievements

Astronomy, astrolabe, pharmacology, Hindu-Arabic numerals, and minarets.

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

The trading empires of West Africa.

Gold, salt, ivory and slaves

African trade items (4)

Slavery

Forced servitude

Prisoners of war, criminals or people who owed debt

3 reasons for slavery in the ancient world.

Timbuktu

The major trade city of West Africa.

Trans-Saharan slave trade

The trading of slaves across northern Africa