India!
Famous Buddhist king of the Maurya empire
Who is Asoka?
This pre-Incan civilization made some big pictures, or geoglyphs, in the desert
Who are the Nasca?
Justinian's wife
Who is Theodora?
Church that Byzantine emperor Justinian built
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean
What are monsoons?
2X points
(1) Totality of Buddhist teaching
(2) state of peace that Buddhists try to reach
What is (1) Dharma and (2) Nirvana
The Incans, and the Ottomans, had one of these to structure their government
What is a bureaucracy?
Strait that links the Black and Meditteranean seas
What is the Bosporus?
What is Heresy?
The language brought to India during the Aryan migrations
What is Sanskrit?
These epic poems are early sacred Hindu texts
What are the Vedas?
This emperor led the rapid expansion of the Incan empire
Who is Pachacuti?
Place in Constantinople where they watched chariot races
What is the Hippodrome?
The destruction of icons
What is iconoclasm?
In the 1990 John Hughes film, Home Alone, Kevin's family is going here for Christmas when they left Kevin home alone
What is France?
The Hindu cycle of rebirth
What is Samsara?
The Incans ate this high-protein grain
What is Quinoa?
Leader of the Orthodox Church (not the emperor)
What is the Patriarch?
Series of wars launched to fight against the spread of Islam, one of which involved the sack of Constantinople in 1204
What are the Crusades?
This is what Hinduism was originally called
What is Brahmanism?
Someone's place or role in the Caste system
This conquistador toppled the Incan empire
Who is Francisco Pizzaro?
Ottoman leader who took Constantinople in 1204
Who is Mehmed II or Mehmed the Conqueror?
Write an intro paragraph for the following prompt:
What factors were most important in the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
Your teacher will judge and pick the best response
What is the full name of the current pope? Bonus points for including his title
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor to the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City, Servant of the Servants of God