Islam
Europe
Asia
Mongols
Africa
100
What is the religious book of Islam?
the Qu'ran
100
What is the name of the empire that came from the classical Roman empire and established Orthodox Christianity?
The Byzantine Empire
100
What is the Chinese Empire that succeeded the Tang?
Song
100
Who unified the Mongol tribes and set them on a path of expansion?
Ghengis Khan
100
What are two major trading exports of the early African civilizations?
Ivory and Gold
200
What are the 2 divisions of Islam called?
Shia and Sunni
200
Who was the son of Pepin who started the Holy Roman Empire?
Charlegmane
200
What is a widespread practice in China that established the subordination?
footbinding
200
Who was the Mongol leader who swept through India, destroying many towns and villages?
Timur Lang
200
What are the three major kingdoms of western Africa?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
300
What is the name of the head of state of the Islamic empire?
caliph
300
What is the document that reinstated the rights of the nobles during the rule of King John?
Magna Carta
300
What is the major invention that resulted in an increase in literacy?
Moveable Type
300
Who was the mongol ruler in China?
Kublai Khan
300
The major African civilization, starting in 200 C.E., that rose to greatness in modern-day Ethiopia?
Axum
400
What is the name of the dynasty that replaced the Umayyad Dynasty?
The Abbasid Dynasty
400
Who was the first monarchy established by in Spain in 1469? (hint: Christian and two names)
Queen Isabella and Ferdinand
400
What is the Chinese dynasty that was created by the Mongols in 1279?
the Yuan Dynasty
400
What are the small, indepent empires called within the Mongol Empire?
Hordes
400
Who was one of the greatest Mali rulers who built the capital at Timbuktu and expanded the kingdom?
Mansa Musa
500
What where the Islamic mystics, that were extremely successful missionaries, called?
Sufis
500
What is the economic alliance that controlled trade throughout much of northern Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Hanseatic League
500
The first and only Japanese ruling family?
Yamato Clan
500
What was the horde called that conquered the region of modern-day Russia?
The Golden Horde
500
What is the early sub-saharan culture (near present-day Nigeria) that mastered a bronze sculpting technique?
the Benin culture
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