Civilizations
Native Americans in the Midwest followed and hunted these animals, leading to their nomadic lifestyle.
What is Buffalo?
The Chinese philosopher whose teachings and principles guided centuries of Dynasties.
Who is Confucius?
This mineral traded across regions was important in the preservation of food.
What is Salt?
He united the nomads on the Plains of Mongolia and lent his name to a 80's German Band.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The Divine leader of the Inca People.
Who is the Sapa Inca?
The Religions of Aztec, Inca, Mayan, and Hinduism.
What are Polytheistic Religions?
Over 4,000 miles this route stretched from China to parts of the Middle East and Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
A Vietnamese crop, this staple in Asian diets became traded throughout the Middle East.
What is Rice?
Estimated around the time of the prophet Muhammad, a collection of folktales were first written. One of the folktales in this collection became one of the most popular children's movies of all time.
What is Aladdin?
Conquerors of the Byzantine Empire, the are known for the Millet System, promoting religious diversity for a price.
Who were the Ottomans?
An important figure in Christianity, his birth marked the switch from BC to AD.
Who is Jesus?
The series of waterways created by both the Chinese and Aztecs to improve commuting and irrigation.
What are Canals?
The husband and wife duo responsible for the Inquisition and gave Columbus permission to set sail in 1492.
Who are Ferdinand & Isabella?
The group of Spanish explorers who conquered and fought with Native Americans.
Who are Conquistadors?
Siddhartha Gautama born 5 to 6 Centuries BC implemented teachings that would be practiced in this modern day religion.
What is Buddhism?
Trade through this waterway was important as it shares its name with a trade coveted territory.
What is the Indian Ocean?
East Asia introduced this ceramic to Europe which today is used for what one could call "the throne".....
What is Porcelain?
This European Country saw advancements in science, architecture, and the arts with contributions from Jewish and Muslims individuals. Until it all went South...
Who is Spain?
Around 1095 Pope Urban the Second helped organize this military operation.
What is the First Crusade?
Creator of fireworks, gunpowder, and first machine gun.
Who are the Chinese?
The Venetian Merchant whose travels were recorded and well documented in detail.
Who is Marco Polo?
The Head of the Ottoman Empire.
What is a Sultan?
The prophet who lived 500-600 AD credited with establishing the Islamic Faith.
Who is Muhammad?
This heavy taxes known as this were levied against peoples conquered by the Mongols. Their heavy prices ultimately led most to revolt.
What are Tributes?
Rats in European Streets brought on boats from Asia caused the Black Death this illness that nearly wiped out the European Population.
What is Bubonic Plague?
After their founder's death, the Mongolian Empire was split into four regions known as this...
What are Khanates?
The French King who emphasized the arts including employing Leonardo da Vinci and John Cabot
Who is Francis I?
This Country's Three States of Assembly were established during the Middle Ages, but were put on the shelf until its Revolution hundreds of years later.
What is France?
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and nephew of Catherine of Aragon
Who is Charles V?
The military dictator who actually ran their country instead of the emperor.
What is a Shogun?
According to Islam, believers are required to make at least one lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca, in this Middle Eastern Country.
What is Saudi Arabia?
Despite all of the positives of trade, the Chinese profited greatly off of opium, an illegal narcotic made from the seeds of this plant.
What are Poppy Seeds?
Constructed around 360 AD, Hagia Sophia was initially a Catholic church before serving in this religious role after the conquest of the Ottomans.
What is a Mosque?
The State that defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260.
Who was the Mamluk Sultanate?
The English King forced by rebels into signing a famous 1215 Document.
Who is John?
Hernan Cortes and the Spanish had two requests rejected by Aztecs when they arrived. First, the refused to construct an altar. Second, they refused to build a statue of this religious figure.
Who is the Virgin Mary?
Following the death of his Grandfather, Kublai Khan still in an influential and important figure became this country's dynastic emperor.
What is China?
The Safavid Empire had a unique title for their leader, remaining the name of Iran's head of state until 1979.
Who is the Shah?
After Henry VIII's breaking from the Catholic Church, he established the Church of England, a branch from the Protestant Reformation, it established part of this worldwide Church.
What is the Anglican Church?
This crop from Southeast Asia would also be harvested on some of the most brutal plantations in the New World.
What is sugarcane?
This European Monarch's 72 year reign is the in world history
Who is Louis XIV?