Mali's economy was primarily based on the trade of gold for this product.
What is salt?
100
The Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations all practiced this form of religion.
What is polytheism?
100
Charlemagne is most closely associated with this Western European kingdom.
What is Frankish or the Franks?
100
Merchant ships (and their fleas on rats) were responsible for spreading this during the 1300s.
What is Black Death?
100
Its location near the trade routes of the Mediterranean Sea made it the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What is the Italian Peninsula or Italy?
200
The Niger River was essential to the survival of civilizations in this part of Africa.
What is West Africa - Ghana Mali Songhai?
200
The Maya and Aztec were both known for building this kind of architectural structure.
What is a pyramid?
200
This institution served as the primary unifying force in western Europe in the early Middle Ages.
What is the Church?
200
King John was forced to sign it, which limited his own power.
What is the Magna Carta?
200
It was invented by Johannes Gutenberg and helped spread new ideas throughout Europe.
What is the printing press?
300
This geographic feature was a barrier between West Africa kingdoms and the Muslim Empire of the Middle East.
What is the Sahara Desert?
300
This peninsula was home to the Mayan civilization.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
300
Knights and kings both held positions of power in this system.
What is feudalism?
300
A war that lasted over a century, it defined both England and France as their own nations.
What is the Hundred Years War?
300
He created important works of Renaissance art, including Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
400
This Christian Kingdom flourished in the Ethiopian Highlands.
What is Axum?
400
This civilization built an extensive road system that spanned mountain passes.
The Incas
400
The typical manor relied on agriculture and this ability to provide for itself.
What is self-sufficiency?
400
It was a series of wars led by European Christians who wanted to regain control of the Holy Land.
What is the Crusades?
400
He said "I conclude, therefore, with regard to being . . .
feared and loved, that men love at their own free
will, but fear at the will of the prince..." The Ends justify the means.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
500
This city was an important center of learning in Africa.
What is Timbuktu?
500
This group built the pyramid at Chichen Itza.
Who are the Maya?
500
Charles Martel's success at the Battle of Tours stopped the spread of this religion.
What is Islam?
500
It was the most significant economic effect of the Crusades.
What is an increase in trade? (This led to the Renaissance!)
500
Unlike Medieval art, which focused on Christianity, Renaissance art focued on this.
What is the individual, worldy matters, daily life or human life?