Japan and East Asia
African Kingdoms - Mali, Ghana & Songhai
Mayans, Aztecs, Incas
The Renaissance
Crises and Recoveries
100
What religion native to Japan emphasizes nature and ancestor worship?
(Shinto)
100
This East African kingdom was known for its Christian faith and Red Sea trade.
(Axum)
100
This Mesoamerican civilization built step pyramids and developed a calendar.
(Mayans)
100
This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
(Leonardo da Vinci)
100
What deadly disease killed millions in Europe during the 14th century?
(The Black Death / Bubonic Plague)
200
Which foreign culture greatly influenced Japan's writing, architecture, and Buddhism?
(Chinese culture)
200
What West African kingdom was the first to control the gold-salt trade?
(Ghana)
200
Which civilization built its capital, Tenochtitlan, on a lake in central Mexico?
(Aztecs)
200
Who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling? 
(Michelangelo)
200
What city’s fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?
(Constantinople)
300
This religion came to Japan from China and Korea and mixed with Shinto practices.
(Buddhism)
300
This famous ruler of Mali made a pilgrimage to Mecca, spreading wealth and Islam.
(Mansa Musa)
300
Which South American civilization built roads through the Andes Mountains?
(Incas)
300
How did Northern Renaissance art differ from Italian Renaissance art?
(Focused more on everyday life, Less Religious, More Realistic)
300
How did the Black Death impact European society and the economy?
(Labor shortages, decline in population, weakened feudalism)
400
What is one way Chinese culture influenced Japanese government or society?
(Written Language, Buddhism)
400
Which West African civilization came after Mali and controlled important trade cities like Timbuktu?
(Songhai)
400
List one thing that ultimately led to the fall of the Aztecs and Incans.
(Disease, Spanish Invasion)
400
This humanist writer is considered the "father of Renaissance humanism."
(Petrarch)
400
What group of nomadic warriors conquered much of Asia and parts of Eastern Europe?
(The Mongols)
500
Name one artistic feature Japan borrowed from China.
(Pagoda architecture, calligraphy)
500
Name one natural feature that was crucial to the rise of Zimbabwe and its trade network?
(Zambezi and Limpopo rivers, or its location near trade routes, waterways, etc.)
500
What did all three civilizations have in common regarding religion?
(Polytheistic and built temples for worship)
500
Name one Northern Renaissance writer and their contribution.
(Erasmus—Praise of Folly, Thomas More—Utopia)
500
Name one way classical knowledge was preserved and transmitted to Europe.
(By Muslim scholars through translations, trade, or libraries)