🏛 The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome
This type of government let Roman citizens vote, until it became very optional.
A Republic
This silk-smooth trade route made merchants rich and camels tired.
The Silk Road
This man is considered the prophet and founder of Islam?
Muhammad
If you were born a peasant, chances are you'd die one too. What’s that system called?
Feudalism
I made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire, then humbly named Nova Roma after myself
Constantine the Great
In feudal Japan, who actually ran the country while the emperor wrote Haikus?
The shogun
This West African empire got rich off gold, salt, and possibly glitter.
Mali
What religious war involved knights, swords, and a lot of poor planning?
The Crusades
Rome fell for many reasons, but let’s blame it on this rowdy group that sacked the city like it was Black Friday.
The Vandals/ Visigoths
This philosophical system deeply influenced Chinese society and bureaucracy. Thank this for giving the gift of standardized tests!
Confucianism
This Islamic dynasty spread into North Africa and Spain in the 8th century?
The Umayyad Caliphate
This disease hit Europe and said “surprise!” to about one-third of the population.
What is the Black Death?
Name one thing that helped Rome fall, besides bad emperors and worse pizza.
Economic issues, political instability, military decline, barbarian invasions, the rise of Christianity
The samurai followed a strict code. It wasn’t “Eat, Pray, Slay,” but close. What was it?
Bushido
This West African city was a center of trade and learning, and probably had the best libraries of its time?
Timbuktu
Charlemagne is often considered the "Father of Europe" What does the name, "Charlemagne" mean?
"Charles the Great"
What emperor said, “Let’s split this empire in half,” as if it were a ancient Flex Seal commerical? Unfortunately this did not solve runaway inflation
Diocletian
This famous Chinese explorer led voyages across the Indian Ocean in the 1400s?
Zheng He
The Five Pillars of Islam? (or at least 3)
Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage
This 1066 battle let a (kinda) French guy take over England and ruin everyone's spelling.
The Battle of Hastings