First Americans
During the Ice Age, Paleo-Indians crossed this strip of land connecting Asia to present-day Alaska.
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
This was the first of the three great West African trading kingdoms.
What is Ghana?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all famous Greek people with this occupation.
What are philosophers?
These mounted warriors protected nobles' lands in exchange for land of their own.
Who were knights?
This Aztec capital was founded in 1325 and became one of the largest cities in the world.
What is Tenochtitlán?
This civilization was known for their Jaguar Warriors and conquering their neighbors.
Who were the Aztecs?
These two valuable resources formed the basis of much of West Africa's trade.
What are gold and salt?
The Greeks developed this form of government in which citizens rule themselves and vote directly on issues.
What is democracy?
This system was based on promises of land, loyalty, and military service between lords and vassals.
What is feudalism?
This city was the capital of the Inca Empire.
What is Cuzco?
This civilization developed around 1200 BC and built some of the first pyramids in the Americas. Their statues still survive today.
Who were the Olmec?
This famous ruler brought Mali to the height of its wealth, power, and fame. He's best known for being the richest man who ever lived.
Who was Mansa Musa?
The Romans established this type of government in which citizens elected representatives to vote for them.
What is a republic?
In return for being allowed to use the land, these people would give food or goods to the knight that owned the land.
What are peasants?
This famous West African city became an important center of trade and learning under Mali.
What is Timbuktu?
This civilization built large cities, pyramids, temples, and created a detailed calendar.
Who were the Maya?
What is scarcity?
Aristotle believed people should live according to this, meaning clear and ordered thinking.
What is reason?
Although these wars failed to permanently capture the Holy Land, they helped increase trade between Europe and Asia.
What were the Crusades?
After Christopher Columbus's arrival, what percentage of Native Americans in the Carribean would be dead within 100 years?
What is 95%?
This civilization began in the Andes Mountains, had its capital at Cuzco, and built a large South American empire.
Who were the Inca?
This ruler of Songhai supported education, Islam, and a strong government.
Who was Askia the Great?
The United States has this kind of government, where citizens vote for people to represent them.
What is a democratic republic?
This deadly disease killed an estimated 25 million Europeans and created a shortage of workers that helped weaken feudalism.
What was the Black Death?
The Mayan calendar famously ended in what year?
What is 2012?