Ancient Civilizations
This civilization used chinampas, or floating gardens, to farm in swampy areas.
A) The Maya
B) The Aztec
C) The Inca
D) The Olmec
What is the Aztec civilization?
This document, signed in 1215, established the right to a trial by jury in England.
A) Magna Carta
B) Bill of Rights
C) Constitution
D) Treaty of Versailles
What is the Magna Carta?
This explorer and his crew used compasses and astrolabes to navigate new lands in the 1400s.
A) Henry the Navigator
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) James Cook
Who is Henry the Navigator?
This scientist improved the telescope and supported the heliocentric model of the solar system.
A) Isaac Newton
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Nicolaus Copernicus
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This pillar of Islam requires followers to pray five times a day.
A) Hajj
B) Salah
C) Zakat
D) Sawm
What is Salah?
This ruler of the Byzantine Empire expanded its territory, codified its laws, and funded the construction of the Hagia Sophia.
A) Charlemagne
B) Justinian
C) Constantine
D) Nero
Who is Justinian?
This young French woman inspired France to unite and helped bring an end to the Hundred Years' War.
A) Eleanor of Aquitaine
B) Joan of Arc
C) Catherine the Great
D) Marie Antoinette
Who is Joan of Arc?
This trade route connected West Africa to Europe and the Middle East.
A) Silk Road
B) Trans-Saharan caravan trade
C) Indian Ocean trade route
D) Atlantic Slave Trade
What is the Trans-Saharan caravan trade?
This Renaissance belief system focused on individual importance and reason.
A) Feudalism
B) Humanism
C) Theocracy
D) Scholasticism
What is humanism?
This Protestant leader challenged the Catholic Church with his 95 Theses.
A) John Calvin
B) Martin Luther
C) Henry VIII
D) Ignatius Loyola
Who is Martin Luther?
This European traveler visited the Mongol court and documented his experiences in China.
A) Marco Polo
B) Zheng He
C) Kublai Khan
D) Vasco da Gama
Who is Marco Polo?
The Reconquista led to the expulsion of this group from Spain.
A) The Vikings
B) The Muslims (Moors)
C) The Franks
D) The Celts
Who are the Muslims (Moors)?
This empire in West Africa became wealthy from trade and was ruled by Mansa Musa.
A) Songhai
B) Mali
C) Ghana
D) Kush
What is the Mali Empire?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped spread new ideas throughout Europe.
A) The telescope
B) The printing press
C) The steam engine
D) The compass
What is the printing press?
This religious council led to reforms within the Catholic Church during the Reformation.
A) Council of Trent
B) Diet of Worms
C) First Vatican Council
D) Edict of Nantes
What is the Council of Trent?
This civilization's religious beliefs centered around gods, with the sun god as the most important.
A) The Maya
B) The Inca
C) The Aztec
D) The Olmec
What is the Incan civilization?
This economic and social system in Europe relied on self-sufficient manors and serfs working the land.
A) Feudalism
B) Manorialism
C) Guild System
D) Capitalism
What is manorialism?
The spread of this deadly disease disrupted trade and economies in both Europe and Asia.
A) The Burry Plague
B) Smallpox
C) The Black Death
D) Cholera
What is the Black Death?
Sir Isaac Newton's work led to this major advancement in physics.
A) Laws of Thermodynamics
B) Laws of Motion
C) Theory of Relativity
D) Quantum Mechanics
What are the Laws of Motion?
The texts found in China during the Tang Dynasty show the spread of this religion.
A) Hinduism
B) Confucianism
C) Buddhism
D) Daoism
What is Buddhism?
This Mongol leader ruled the Yuan Empire and maintained control through a centralized bureaucracy.
A) Genghis Khan
B) Kublai Khan
C) Timur
D) Attila the Hun
Who is Kublai Khan?
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 led to this group's rule over England.
A) The Normans
B) The Saxons
C) The Franks
D) The Vikings
Who are the Normans?
Spanish exploration led to the collapse of this South American empire.
A) The Maya
B) The Inca
C) The Aztec
D) The Olmec
What is the Incan Empire?
This powerful Italian family funded much of the Renaissance art and culture in Florence.
A) The Borgia
B) The Medici
C) The Sforza
D) The Gonzaga
Who are the Medici?
The expansion of Islam into West Africa was heavily influenced by this Malian king.
A) Sundiata Keita
B) Askia the Great
C) Mansa Musa
D) Sunni Ali
Who is Mansa Musa?