Ottoman Empire
This Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453.
Answer: Who is Mehmed II?
What does "Renaissance" mean?
Answer: "Rebirth"
What were the three main motives for European exploration?
Answer: God, Gold, & Glory
This explorer's voyage to the New World in 1492 marked the beginning of European exploration of the Americas
Answer: Who is Christopher Columbus?
The South American empire was known for its vast road system, terrace farming, and record-keeping using quipus, as well as mummifying their dead. They were conquered by the Spaniard, Francisco Pizarro, in 1532.
Answer: What is the Incas (Inca Empire)?
The Ottoman Empire was founded by this Turkish tribal leader in the late 13th century.
Answer: Who is Osman I?
This Renaissance city-state or country was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Answer: What is Florence, Italy?
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world?
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
This English explorer/naval war hero was the first to circumnavigate the globe for the British Crown and Queen Elizabeth.
Answer: Who is Francis Drake?
This is one of the greatest Chinese dynasties that ruled from 1368 to 1644 and built the Forbidden City.
Answer: What is the Ming Dynasty?
The Ottomans conquered this place from the Greek Orthodox Romans and renamed this city to the modern day city known as "Istanbul."
Answer: What is the city of Constantinople?
This artist's famous works include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Answer: Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Name one effect of the Columbian Exchange on Europe.
Answer: New crops like potatoes increased population, diseases spread to Americas... (Answers vary)
This Italian explorer worked for the Spanish crown and led an expedition to the New World, in which two whole continents were named after him.
Answer: Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This Native American Tribe is known for its powerful large cities, human sacrifices, and being conquered by Hernan Cortes and the Spanish.
Answer: What is the Aztecs?
The Ottoman Empire had this type of government, where non-elected state officials controlled the empire's revenue system and maintained financial records, with a "Sultan" as their leader overseeing the empire.
Answer: What is a Centralized government or a Bureaucracy?
What were Martin Luther’s 95 Theses about?
Answer: Criticized corruption in the Catholic Church, especially indulgences
What was the Middle Passage?
Answer: The brutal journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas
This Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to Asia and first European to reach India by sea.
Answer: Who is Vasco De Gama?
The Ming Dynasty saw a "rebirth" of this type of Chinese philosophy/belief, where one was taught to respect their elders and listen to wise teachings of "those chosen" as teachers/philosophers.
Answer: What is Confucianism?
The Ottomans used these elite soldiers to protect the sultan, fight his battles, and forced young Christian boys to serve as this title?
Answer: What is Janissaries?
How did the Protestant Reformation impact absolute monarchs?
Answer: Increased their power since they no longer answered to the Pope.
Which country was the first to create new ships for exploration, create a school for exploration, and sail to west coast Africa and make money of Slave trading?
Answer: What is Portugal?
This French Explorer is known for the discovery of the Mississippi River valley and Louisiana trade colony and this French territory will be sold to America in 1803...
Answer: Who is Robert De La Salle
This Native American civilization is most notably known for developing, including a writing system, advanced mathematics, a complex calendar, and a famous game called "pitz" (bouncing a ball through stone hoops without use of hands or feet).
Answer: What is Mayan Civilization.