Middle Ages
What institution held significant power over people's lives during the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church
What was the primary resource traded in West African Kingdoms?
Gold & Salt
Which regions have a hot and humid climate?
Southeast
He painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Leonardo da Vinci
He sailed across the Atlantic in 1492 and landed in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
What was the main economic system during the Medieval period in Europe?
Feudalism
Which West African Kingdom Ruler gave gold to his people?
Mansa Musa
Bison are indigenous to the region.
Great Plains
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michealangelo
Explorers came to the Americas looking for these three things: gold, glory, and this.
God
Who was the famous king known for giving the Magna Carta in 1215?
King John of England
________ is a journey to a sacred or holy place, typically undertaken for religious or spiritual purposes
Pilgrimmage
This region is home to the Appalachian Mountains and has four seasons.
Northeast Woodlands
This city in Italy was the center of Renaissance art and culture.
Florence
This country became very powerful by exploring and claiming land in the Americas
Spain
What was the primary purpose of castles in Medieval Europe?
Defense and protection
________is the primary source for trading and transportation in West African Kingdoms.
The Niger River
This group of Native American nations formed a confederacy and worked together under one set of rules for peace and decision-making.
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy
Renaissance artists used this technique to make paintings look 3D
perspective
This was the name of the dangerous ocean journey enslaved people were forced to take to the Americas.
Middle Passage
Plague doctors wore masks with long beaks because they believed sickness spread through this king of air.
Bad air (Miasma)
Which empire succeeded the Mali Empire?
What is Songhai
This large and diverse region has mountains, forests, and the Pacific Ocean.
The Northwest Coast
This powerful family from Florence used their wealth to support artists, scientists, and writers during the Renaissance.
Medici Family
This trade system forced millions of Africans to travel across the ocean to work in the Americas.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade