Vocab
Civilizations & Geography
Power in Society
Cultural Exchange
European Exploration
100
The Pueblo people used this material to construct their buildings:
Adobe
100
These people built huge mounds in the Midwest
Cahokians
100
Which church held the most power in medieval Europe?
Roman Catholic Church
100
The spread of ideas, customs, or technology from one culture to another is called?
Diffusion
100
This is a picture of what?
Astrolabe
200
A system where power and authority was based off of land ownership and military service:
Feudalism
200
These people had their capital in a lake
Aztecs
200
What are the 4 social classes we discussed in feudalism in order from most to least powerful?
Kings/queens, nobles, knights, peasants
200
The trade route that connected Europe with Asia was the?
Silk Road
200
The first European country to discover a sea route to Asia was?
Portugal
300
Farming created this, allowing for larger settlements:
Surplus
300
This group of people used a quipu for math and trade
Inca
300
If you were a peasant, you probably lived on or near a:
Manor
300
This religion taxed Christians using the Silk Road
Islam/Muslim
300
What year did Columbus discover America?
1492
400
These were fought by Europeans to retake Jerusalem.
Crusades
400
Using their knowledge of the stars, the Mayans created one of the first ever?
365 day calendars
400
What technology decreased the power of Christianity and the Pope?
Printing Press
400
The richest person to ever live was?
Mansa Musa
400
Who actually discovered the Americas first?
The Vikings
500
An exchange of different resources between the old and new world:
Colombian Exchange
500
Tenochtitlan is the modern day city of what?
Mexico City
500
This group of people demonstrated an early example of democracy:
The Iroquois League
500
How long would a round trip (both ways) take if traveling the Silk Road?
2 years
500
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world, and how many of his crew survived the journey?
Ferdinand Magellan, 18