Imperial China
What major trade route connected China with Europe and the Middle East?
The Silk Road
What were Japanese warriors called?
Samurai
What is the name of the Aztec capital city built on a lake?
Tenochtitlán
What kind of structures did the Maya build in cities like Chichen Itza?
Pyramids or temples
What mountain range did the Inca live in?
Which dynasty unified China and built the first version of the Great Wall?
Qin Dynasty
What is a shogun?
A powerful military leader
What modern-day country was the Aztec Empire located in?
Mexico
What did the Maya develop to track time?
A calendar
What was the name of the Incan capital city?
Cuzco
What belief system/Philosophy emphasized respect for elders and order in society?
Confucianism
What code did samurai follow that emphasized loyalty and honor?
Bushido
What did the Aztecs believe they needed to offer to the gods regularly?
Human sacrifices
What modern countries did the Maya live in?
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras
What famous Incan site is located high in the Andes?
Machu Picchu
What is the idea that heaven gives rulers the right to rule?
The Mandate of Heaven
Who was the spiritual figure believed to be descended from the sun?
The Emperor
What crop was essential to Aztec agriculture?
Maize
What was the name of the written symbols used by the Maya?
Glyphs
What system did the Inca use instead of writing to record information?
Quipus (knotted cords)
Name two inventions from ancient China.
Paper, compass, gunpowder, etc.
What is the name of traditional Japanese religion focusing on nature?
Shinto
Who conquered the Aztecs in the early 1500s?
Hernán Cortés
What happened to the Maya civilization around 900 CE?
It mysteriously declined / nobody actually knows
What network helped the Inca control their large empire?
Roads or the Inca road system