Game Changers by Coralyn
This dictator of Rome was assassinated by his own senators in 44 BCE.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This fine cloth with a trade route named for it is made from the cocoons of its namesake worms.
What is silk?
The biggest city on the Silk Road, this place was known as the "City of the World's Desire"
What is Constantinople?
This monotheistic religion follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
What is Christianity?
The time of the Mongols came to an end with the onset of this disease, the worst plague in human history. More than 30 million people dies in Europe alone.
What is the Black Plague?
Named for a midwestern US State, this term can be used for anything of questionable or low quality.
What is Ohio?
This Chinese strategist is best known for writing the book "The Art of War", a guidebook for generals.
Who is Sun Tzu?
Before China was even China, it was in this "period", where tiny countries fought each other nearly constantly.
What is the warring states period?
This capital of the Inca is located high in the Andes. A shame that smallpox left it uninhabited.
What is Cusco?
This monotheistic religion was founded by Muhammad, and its followers make the Hajj pilgrimage each year.
What is Islam?
This term refers to any person without a permanent home, who travels constantly in search of fresh food and water for their animals.
What is a nomad?
Not unlike a pretzel or a bag of popcorn, this term refers to someone being jealous, usually of your good fortune.
What is salty?
This Transylvanian prince was not just the bloodthirsty ruler of Wallachia; he was also the inspiration for the vampire Dracula! Bleah!
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
This three word idea is how it was believed the Gods chose their emperors. If a natural disaster came along, you knew you'd lost it.
What is the mandate of heaven?
When distant groups meet, you can get this kind of mixing of recipes, music, art, and language.
What is cultural blending?
This polytheistic religion cerated the caste system in India, and believes all people reincarnate infinitely.
What is Hinduism?
The area the Mongols came from is a country today known by this similar sounding name.
What is Mongolia?
Not a leaky faucet, this term refers to clothing seen as fashionable or especially well put together.
What is drip?
This leader of the Mongol horde was actually born with the name Temujin.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This elder Chinese scholar wrote books of poetry and guidance that taught emperors how to behave - and has a few good pointers for the rest of us, too. I can get behind respecting your elders!
Who is Confucius?
A downfall where nothing is left behind, like the one that befell many New World cultures.
What is a collapse?
DAILY DOUBLE
This faith, popular in Nepal, China, and Southeast Asia, focuses on inner peace and achieving Nirvana, a state free of want.
The Mongols spread their empire quickly by following this system of trade networks spanning from Europe to China.
What is the Silk Road?
This zoomer term, taken from an absurdist video of a man's head coming out of a toilet, doesn't seem to mean anything.
What is Skibidi?
This queen was ruler of both England and France. Fun fact: she's the reason fireplaces in the house are so stylish!
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?
This river, alongside the yellow, was the basis for Chinese society for thousands of years. Just look out for floods!
What is the Yangtze River?
The largest of the trade cities in India, this city specialized in bulk goods in the time of the Indian Ocean Trade Route.
What is Calicut?
This oldest monotheistic religion bases its teachings in its holy book, the Torah.
What is Judaism?
When the Mongols invaded China, they set up a new dynasty with this name. Too bad they never bothered to learn the rest of the rules!
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
What is the rizzler?