Societies in Oceania (the South Pacific) were considered Neolithic through the 19th century due to their dependence on this type of material.
What is stone.
100
The Qur'an emphasized this type of society in which men are seen as having authority over women.
What is patriarchal society.
100
These were men who lived in religious communities that devoted themselves to service in their communities and to God.
Who were monks.
100
Meaning "supreme military commander", this official was in charge of the Japanese imperial troops and was the de facto leader of Japan during the feudal era.
Who was the Shogun.
100
This technological innovation produced more crops on the same amount of land by dividing the land and rotating crops to allow the soil a season to rest.
What is the three field system (or crop rotation).
200
A fast-ripening rice that was imported to China from Vietnam.
What is champa rice.
200
The social and political system used in Medieval Europe and Japan in which laborers exchange certain rights and freedoms to a landholder for protection.
What is feudalism.
200
In this religious tradition, basic beliefs were borrowed from both Christianity and Judaism. These concepts include heaven, hell, final judgement, creation, and figures such as Gabriel.
What is Islam.
200
To signify a change in government administration and the strengthen their allegiance to Persia, the Abbasid caliphs relocated the capital of the Islamic empire from Damascus to this place.
What is Baghdad.
200
He led seven voyages of exploration for the Ming Dynasty before the scholar-gentry ended them in 1433.
Who was Zheng He.
300
Groups such as the Bantu of central Africa were pressured to move away from their original homeland south of the Sahara due to this environmental condition.
What is desertification.
300
European knights were held to a code of ethics known as this.
What is chivalry.
300
Because of the close link between Islam and its predecessors, Christianity and Judaism, this third class in Muslim society was known as the "people of the book".
What is dhimmi.
300
This Chinese dynasty restored order following the collapse of the Han Dynasty. They built massive public works projects, such as the Grand Canal.
What was the Sui Dynasty.
300
A large Chinese treasure ship. Zheng He commanded whole fleets of them.
What is a junk.
400
This disease was spread through biting insects, such as fleas. It impacted European populations the most because of their lack of medical and hygiene practices.
What is the Bubonic Plague.
400
In Japanese feudal society, this was the warrior class.
What is samurai.
400
The travels of this man along the Silk Road were documented in a famous memoir. His journeys later inspired explorers such as Columbus and Magellan.
Who was Marco Polo.
400
A series of wars fought mostly in France, in which the King of England pressed his claim to inherit the French throne. The French people blocked his claim in favor of a French noble.
What is the Hundred Years' War.
400
During the Song Dynasty, this innovation used cast bronze tiles that had a single character engraved on it. They could be arranged and inked to print texts on.
What is moveable type.
500
The Aztecs made use of the marshy lake surrounding their capital city by using its water to irrigate their floating gardens, known as these.
What are chinampas.
500
In Japanese feudalism, this is the code of ethics that samurai must follow.
What is bushido.
500
This god was closely associated with human sacrifice in the Aztec tradition. He is identified as the sun god and the god of war.
Who was Huitzilopochtli.
500
In 1453, this Ottoman emperor captured Constantinople, effectively ending 1000 years of Byzantine rule in Greece and Turkey.
Who was Mehmed II.
500
A trade network that developed in the Baltic and North Sea between 1400 and 1600. It included commercial centers in Poland, northern Germany, and Scandinavia.