Medieval Europe
This system of government and land ownership, which involved lords, vassals, and serfs, was prevalent in medieval Europe.
What is feudalism?
The three major Mesoamerican civilizations.
What are the Aztec, the Inca and the Maya?
Japanese soldier during the feudal era
What is a samurai?
The largest desert in the world. If we were to translate its name, it would just mean "Desert Desert".
What is the Sahara Desert?
This religion held more power in Europe than any other during the Middle Ages.
What is Christianity?
This devastating pandemic, also known as the Black Death, swept through Europe in the 14th century, killing millions.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
This ancient civilization is known for its impressive pyramids, calendar, and writing system called glyphs.
What is the Maya?
This Chinese invention, used in warfare and fireworks, changed military tactics in medieval times.
What is gunpowder?
This wealthy ruler of the Mali Empire made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, showcasing his empire's wealth.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This religion spread across North Africa and into West Africa, influencing trade, education, and culture in medieval times.
What is Islam?
This was the dominant institution in medieval Europe, influencing all aspects of life from politics to education. Some of you might visit one on Sundays.
The Aztecs built their capital city of Lake Texcoco. But now its underneath this modern capital city.
What is Mexico City?
This religion didn't start in Japan. It didn't start in China either. But by the time it got to Japan all the way from India, it was pretty zen.
What is Buddhism?
This major trade route facilitated the exchange of goods between West Africa and the Mediterranean.
What is Trans-Saharan Trade?
The spread of ideas, traditions and practices across different locations. For example, Japan experienced a lot of it from China and Korea.
What is cultural diffusion?
This English document inspired and informed the Founding Fathers of our nation when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
What is the Magna Carta?
The Aztecs used these structures to grow crops in the shallow lake beds of the Valley of Mexico.
What are chinampas?
What are daimyos?
This valuable mineral was often exchanged for gold and was essential for preserving food in medieval Africa.
What is salt?
This Japanese indigenous religion involves the worship of kami, or spirits.
What is Shinto?
A person’s ability to move up or down in power or importance. This can be impacted by your parent's marital status, education level, etc.
What is social mobility?
Hernan Cortes 'befriended' this Aztec leader. Really he was trying to manipulate him so they Spanish could have an easier time conquering them.
Who is Moctezuma?
This Chinese explorer made seven voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa during the Ming dynasty. We did a Socratic seminar on him.
Who is Zheng He?
A group of people who travel together. For example, The Berbers led people who wanted to trade goods across the Trans-Saharan trade route. We role-played as on in one of our simulations.
What is a caravan?
A system of rules and processes that help things work smoothly in places like schools, governments, or big companies. For example, how a school field trip gets planned. gets made and who is involved in the process.
What is a bureaucracy?