Classical Era
Clue: This river civilization built pyramids and relied on the Nile River.
Answer: What is Ancient Egypt?
Clue: This religion began in Arabia and was founded by Muhammad.
Answer: What is Islam?
Clue: These military expeditions were fought between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land.
Answer: What are the Crusades?
Clue: This movement marked a rebirth of classical learning and art in Europe.
Answer: What is the Renaissance?
Clue: This Roman leader was stabbed to death on the Ides of March in 44 BCE.
Answer: Who is Julius Caesar?
Clue: This empire connected Europe, Asia, and Africa and later split into eastern and western halves.
Answer: What is the Roman Empire?
Clue: This empire ruled much of Eurasia and was led by Genghis Khan.
Answer: What is the Mongol Empire?
Clue: This deadly disease killed millions in Europe, Asia, and Africa during the 1300s.
Answer: What is the Black Death?
Clue: This German monk challenged the Catholic Church with the 95 Theses.
Answer: Who is Martin Luther?
Clue: This ancient wonder in Egypt was originally covered in smooth white limestone, making it shine brightly in the sun.
Answer: What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Clue: This system in Ancient India divided society into social groups.
Answer: What is the caste system?
Clue: During the Post-Classical Era, trade increased between Asia, Africa, and Europe through routes like the Silk Road and these other trade networks.
Answer: Indian Ocean Complex, Mediterranean Sea Complex, Trans-Saharan trade Routes
Clue: This church held major political and religious influence in medieval Europe.
Answer: What is the Catholic Church?
Clue: This ruler of France is famous for being called the “Sun King”
Answer: Who is Louis XIV?
Clue: This was the main language of government, law, and the Catholic Church in medieval Europe.
Answer: What is Latin?
Clue: This trade route connected China to the Mediterranean and spread goods and ideas.
Answer: What is the Silk Road?
Clue: This Chinese dynasty is known for inventions like gunpowder, printing, and the compass.
Answer: What is the Song Dynasty?
Clue: This system organized medieval society around land, loyalty, and protection.
Answer: What is feudalism?
Clue: This invention helped spread ideas quickly throughout Europe.
Answer: What is the printing press?
Clue: This Chinese invention was first created for fireworks before eventually being used in weapons.
Answer: What is gunpowder?
Clue: This philosophy taught respect for elders, education, and proper behavior in China.
Answer: What is Confucianism?
Clue: This period of Mongol peace made trade and travel safer across Eurasia.
Answer: What is Pax Mongolica?
Clue: This economic system centered around self-sufficient estates called manors.
Answer: What is manorialism?
Clue: This revolution encouraged scientific thinking and included figures like Galileo and Newton.
Answer: What is the Scientific Revolution?
Clue: This teenage French peasant girl claimed to hear divine voices and later helped lead France during the Hundred Years’ War.
Answer: Who is Joan of Arc?