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100
This route was utilized for trade.
The Silk Road
100
The emperor for which Constantinople is named
Constantine
100
What two rivers are located in the Middle East?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
This river is located in West Africa.
Niger River
100
What was a monastery
Place where monks lived, worked, and worshipped
100
Which document laid out the basic rights of the English people?
Magna Carta
100
What is the meaning of monotheism?
Belief in one God
100
What do these historical figures have in common?
Thomas Aquinas
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
They were leading innovators during the Renaissance
100
Define Geocentric
Having the Earth as the center
100
Which physical feature in North America has few trees, limited access to water resources, but takes up the largest space in the US spanning over several states.
Great Plains
100
Maya people lived in Mesoamerica. What countries and regions of today are located there.
Yucatan Peninsula, Honduras, El Savador, Belize
100
What was the goal of the first European explorers who sailed west?
To find a sea route to Asia / India
200
List three East Asian countries discussed in this unit.
China
Japan
Mongolia
200
What religion was practiced in the Byzantine Empire?
Christianity
200
The Arabian Peninsula is about 80 percent of this geographic feature.
Desert
200
His pilgrimage made Mali famous.
Mansa Musa
200
What is a convent
Place where nuns lived, worked, and worshipped
200
Which event destroyed much of the European population during the Middle Ages?
The spread of Bubonic plague
200
Who was the great Mongol leader that unified Mongolia?
Genghis Khan
200
Who is this person? One of his most famous works is a love story called Romeo and Juliet, He wrote plays and poems, he is considered the greatest writer of English Literature.
William Shakespeare
200
What Protestant Queen ushered in the Tudor Golden Age in England?
Queen Elizabeth I
200
The _________________ is larger than the entire landmass of the world and extends from the Arctic lands in the north to the Antarctic region in the South.
Pacific Ocean
200
Match!
Maya-Aztec- Inca
A. One emperor ruled a strong central government
B. Nobles and priests served as leaders of the city and its surrounding areas
C. An emperor ruled over all, while noble families controlled each city.
B C A
200
Which goods from Asia were highly desired by Europeans?
Silk and SPICES
300
His teachings led to the imperial examination system
Confucius
300
The Byzantine Empire was initially known as Eastern _________.
Rome
300
The majority of Islam’s teachings come from which historical figure?
Muhammad
300
This geographical feature takes up a large percentage of the continent of Africa.
The Sahara Desert
300
This plague killed almost 25 million people in Europe
The Black Plague
300
Which city was fought over in the Crusades?
Jerusalem
300
What is a religious journey
Pilgrimage
300
Where did the Renaissance begin?
What family supported the start of the Renaissance?
Florence, Italy
The Medici
300
Elizabeth I is famous for leading England to a victory over King Phillip II's _______________ in 1588.
Spanish Armada
300
The ____________ separates North and South America from Europe and Africa.
Atlantic Ocean
300
What was most likely to take place at the top of a Mayan pyramid?
Holding a religious ceremony
300
Name the countries that participated in the Age of Exploration.
Spain, Portugal, England, France
400
Which Mongolian emperor formed the Yuan Dynasty in China?
Kublai Khan
400
The code made by the Byzantine Emperor
Justinian's Code
400
Which historical text is most important to Islam?
Qu'ran
400
The belief that all things, such as objects, places, and natural phenomena, possess a spirit and that spirits exist separate from bodies
Animism
400
What were the Crusades?
Religious wars fought over the Holy Land
400
Who called for the Crusades to take place?
Pope Urban II
400
What does the word Khan mean?
Ruler
400
Thomas Aquinas' teachings and writings helped find balance between __________ and __________.
Faith and reason
400
The scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space is called.
Astronomy
400
Name two mountain ranges located in North America
The Rockies and The Appalachian Mountains
400
How did Aztec people expand their empire?
They conquered neighboring tribes and demanded tribute
400
This person started the school of navigation and mapmaking
Prince Henry of Portugal
500
Protected people during feudal Japan
Samurai
500
Languages spoken in the Byzantine Empire
Latin and Greek were the two most commonly used languages in the Byzantine Empire.
500
List the 3 monotheistic religions.
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
500
What items were largely traded in West Africa?
Gold and Salt
500
What two religions fought in the Crusades
Christians and Islam
500
How did the Crusades impact Jewish Europeans?
Many were killed and persecuted.
500
What religions were practiced in West Africa?
Traditional African Religions
Christianity
Islam
500
List two famous works of Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
500
An opinion or belief that does not agree with the church's official belief is defined as...
Heresy
500
The Yucatan Peninsula and Central Mexican Plateau are located where
Mexico and Central America
500
Which two civilizations developed a calendar system?
Aztec and Maya
500
What was the accomplishment of Bartolomeu Dias?
What was the accomplishment of Vasco da Gama?
Who did they sail for?
B- reached the southern tip of Africa
V- sailed around the southern tip of Africa to India
PORTUGAL
600
European wars became more destructive due to the introduction of what new technologies made by China.
Gun Powder
600
Famous Byzantine Church built by the Justinian I
Haagia Sophia
600
What are duties that every Muslim must follow called.
The 5 Pillars of Islam
600
Trade route utilized in West Africa.
Trans Saharan Trade
600
What King was crowned by a pope?
Charlemagne
600
Where did the Black Plague begin?
How did it arrive to Europe?
What animal and insect passed the plague to humans?
Asia
Merchant ships
Rats and fleas
600
What is a prophet?
Messenger from God
600
Michelangelo famously painted several scenes from the Bible on a chapel at the Vatican. What was the chapel's name?
The Sistine Chapel
600
Define Heliocentric.
Who came up with this theory during the Scientific Revolution?
Having the sun as the center of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
600
List the three American Indian culture groups of North America
Southeast, Northeast and Plains
600
What type of farming did the Mayans use?
What type of farming did the Aztecs use? Why did the Aztecs have to use this form of farming?
Slash and burn farming
Chinampas (man made islands) They lived in swampy wet areas. Capital was on a lake.
600
Which Age of Exploration invention allowed explorers to travel farther and faster than ever before.
Which helped explorers to measure distances on open ocean?
Caravel
Astrolabe
700
Why did the Ming create the Great Wall?
to protect the empire against another Mongol invasion
700
Who took control of the Byzantine Empire?
Mehmed The II
700
The expansion of Islam led to the spread of the ______________ language.
Arabic
700
_____________ helped to preserve West African history by practicing oral history.
Griots
700
Economic System in which the King owned all the land and gave it to others in exchange for loyalty.
Feudalism
700
What was the sole purpose of the Magna Carta?
Limit the power of the monarchy
700
What is heresy?
Beliefs that go against the teachings of the church
700
This invention caused more people to be exposed to written language, which made it possible to learn to read. Information was more readily available and more people had access to books.
Who invented it?
The Printing Press
Johnannes Gutenberg
700
Which scientist discovered gravity?
Define gravity
Sir Isaac Newton
The force that pulls things down
700
What types of houses did North American Indians live in?
Long houses, wig wamsn(Northeast and Southeast)
teepees in the Plains
700
Time period between 1450-1700 when European countries sent ships around the world.
Age of Exploration
700
Who was the first to discover the Americas?
Who was the first to circumnavigate the Earth?
Who did they sail for?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Spain
800
List three Asian religions discussed in this unit.
Confucianism
Buddhism
Shintoism
800
Who was the wife of Justinian I?
What rights did she advocate for?
Theodora
Rights of women and children
800
How did the growth of trade networks in the Middle East and northern Africa impact Islam?
It spread the religion.
800
The traditions and histories of most African civilizations were preserved through which methods?
Oral traditions of the griot
Story telling
800
Feudalism was supported by the work done by which group
Peasants
800
Which historical event was most responsible for the spread of the Bubonic Plague in Europe?
Increased trade on the Silk Road
800
What weapon gave the English advantage over the French in the Hundred Years' War?
The Long Bow
800
This person believed in predestination, the belief that what happened and all that is occurring is controlled by God.
This person believed in salvation by faith and believed that buying indulgences does not get a person into heaven.
1. John Calvin
2. Martin Luther
800
What theory did Johannes Kepler created in support of heliocentrism?
What shape does the _________ have?
Elliptical orbits
Elipses are shaped like ovals
800
What animal did the Plains Indians practically use for everything (shelter, food, clothing)
Buffalo
800
European monarchs (kings and queens) sent _____________ on many expeditions to convert indigenous peoples to Christianity.
Missionaries
800
Who was the first to see the Mississippi River?
Who was the first to realize the Americas were a new land, not Asia and thus had the Americas named after him?
Hernando Desoto
Amerigo Vespucci
900
What clan in Japan took over the country making the emperor a figurehead.
The Fujiwara Clan
900
Constantinople was located in what modern day country.
(What is the name of it's location today?)
Turkey
900
List the 5 Pillars of Islam
Faith
Prayer
Charity
Fasting
Pilgrimage
900
What animal was used for travel on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?
Why?
Camels.
They could withstand the harsh weather conditions.
900
Who brought feudalism to England?
How did he become king?
William the Conqueror
Invaded England and his army killed Harold Godwinson
900
What two countries fought in the Hundred Years' War?
France and England
900
What was the manor system?
Land owned by a Lord and run by serfs and peasants that was self sufficient
900
What was the Protestant Reformation, what caused it and who started it and how did he start it?
The formation of new churches that were not associated with the Catholic church. People disagreed with the church sale of indulgences and taxes. Martin Luther started it when he nailed the 95 Theses to the church door.
900
Define ORBIT
The path of one object around another object
900
List the three sisters
Corn, beans, squash
900
An economic policy where European countries exchanged manufactured goods for natural resources for American colonies.
Mercantilism
900
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
How did he conquer them?
Hernan Cortes
He used local indigenous tribes as allies.
1000
This explorer sailed and explored for the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng He
1000
Three items likely traded along the Silk Road
Silk
Porcelain
Gun powder
1000
This diagram is proof of Muslim detailed understanding of ______________________________. 
ASTRONOMY
1000
Which cities became cultural and economic centers of West Africa?
Djenne
Timbuktu
1000
Punishment for going against the Catholic Church.
Excommunication
1000
Who helped the French to win the Hundred Years' War?
What happened to this person as a result?
Joan of Arc
Captured and burned at the stake for heresy
1000
Why was the city of Timbuktu important to early civilizations of West Africa?
It was a trading center.
1000
This person declared himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England after asking the pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and the pope declined.
King Henry VIII
1000
What is the scientific method?
Who came up with it?
The scientific method is simple multi step process to explore questions and test ideas.
Sir Francis Bacon
1000
Where did the Incas live?
Include continent and geographic feature.
Name of the capital city.
South America in the Andes
Macchu Pichu
1000
What event helped encourage the Age of Exploration?
A. The Chinese capture of Constantinople
B. The Ottoman capture of India
C. The Ottoman Empire capture of Constantinople
C
1000
Who conquered the Incan Empire?
Name the Incan emperor?
Fransisco Pizzaro
Atahualpa
1100
Who had military power in Japan? Served as advisor to the emperor.
The SHOGUN
1100
How did the city of Constantinople become a center of Islamic culture?
Mehmed the Conqueror took control of the city and converted its churches into mosques.
1100
Muslims had detailed knowledge and advancement in what three areas?
the fields of medicine, math, andastronomy.
1100
List the three West African trading kingdoms.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
1100
Which cities became cultural and economic centers of West Africa?
He believed that monarchs were chosen by God and should control the Church.
1100
How did the Black Death have a positive impact on the economy of Europe?
It brought an end to feudalism and increased the wages of average workers.
1100
Based on the image of Mansa Musa, what are two things that were important to people living during this time?
Gold and Islam
1100
What were the important participants and events in the Catholic Counter Reformation?
St. Ignatius of Loyola
The Society of Jesuits
Council of Trent
1100
A generalized rule in science that describes how something works in the natural world.
Scientific Law
1100
What type of farming did the Incas use and why?
Terrace farming because they lived in the mountains and needed to make leveled areas in the hillsides.
1100
Which factors motivated European kings and queens to pay for early expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean?
Three Gs (God, Glory, Gold)
To spread religion, to become more powerful, to gain wealth
1100
Name the explorer who sailed for England?
Name the explorer who sailed for France?
Henry Hudson sailed for England
Jacques Cartier sailed for France