Imperial China
Medieval Japan
Aztecs
Mayas
Incas
100

What major trade route connected China with Europe and the Middle East? 

The Silk Road

100

What were Japanese warriors called?

Samurai

100

What is the name of the Aztec capital city built on a lake?

Tenochtitlán

100

What kind of structures did the Maya build in cities like Chichen Itza?

Pyramids or temples

100

What mountain range did the Inca live in?

Andes Mountains
200

Which dynasty unified China and built the first version of the Great Wall?

Qin Dynasty

200

What is a shogun?

A powerful military leader

200

What modern-day country was the Aztec Empire located in?

Mexico

200

What did the Maya develop to track time?

A calendar

200

What was the name of the Incan capital city?

Cuzco

300

What belief system/Philosophy emphasized respect for elders and order in society?

Confucianism

300

What code did samurai follow that emphasized loyalty and honor?

Bushido

300

What did the Aztecs believe they needed to offer to the gods regularly?

Human sacrifices

300

What modern countries did the Maya live in?

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras

300

What famous Incan site is located high in the Andes?

Machu Picchu

400

What is the idea that heaven gives rulers the right to rule?

The Mandate of Heaven

400

Who was the spiritual figure believed to be descended from the sun?

The Emperor

400

What crop was essential to Aztec agriculture?

Maize

400

What was the name of the written symbols used by the Maya?

Glyphs

400

What system did the Inca use instead of writing to record information?

Quipus (knotted cords)

500

Name two inventions from ancient China.

Paper, compass, gunpowder, etc.

500

What is the name of traditional Japanese religion focusing on nature?

Shinto

500

Who conquered the Aztecs in the early 1500s?

Hernán Cortés

500

What happened to the Maya civilization around 900 CE?

It mysteriously declined / nobody actually knows

500

What network helped the Inca control their large empire?

Roads or the Inca road system

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