Pre-History
What does B.C. mean?
Before Christ.
What is the Black Death also known as?
The Bubonic Plague
What deadly disease reduced Europe’s population, weakened noble elites, and allowed monarchs to centralize power?
The Bubonic Plague
What was Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphics
What ancient trade network connected China with Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
The Silk Road
What century are we in?
Who is the Leader of the Mongols?
Genghis Khan
Who found a "New World" in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Which civilizations were polytheistic?
Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
What was the world's first superhighway?
The Silk Road
What are the three parts of the Stone Age?
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
Who was a famous explorer that was inspired by Marco Polo's book?
Christopher Columbus
What Portuguese prince was the first European monarch to sponsor sea voyages to the Indian Ocean?
Prince Henry
What does migration lead to?
Cultural Diffusion
The Silk Road was named after what highly prized Chinese good that was traded along its routes.
Silk
What is Circa?
About the time.
Where did Buddhism travel across?
India, China, Japan, etc.
What queen of England defeated Catholic Spain and later sponsored the colonization of Virginia?
Queen Elizabeth the 1st
What civilization had the achievement to make the first law code in history(Hammurabi's Code)
Mesopotamia
What desert, one of the most dangerous parts of the Silk Road, challenged traders with heat and lack of water.
The Gobi Desert
What does a date with no letters imply?
A.D.
Who became the Great Khan after Genghis died?
His son Ogadai
What nation gained independence from Spain, became the wealthiest in Europe, and established New Amsterdam (modern-day New York)?
The Dutch Republic
What did the Huang He and Yellow River deposit to surround it?
Silt
What Central Asian city, once called Marakanda, became a key trading hub on the Silk Road?
Samarkand