Indigenous Civilizations of the Americas
What civilization built Machu Picchu?
What major event marked the end of the Middle Ages?
The Black Death/Bubonic Plague
What was the prominent religion in West Africa during this time period?
Islam
Which explorer's voyage in 1492 led to the European colonization of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople/Istanbul
Which empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan?
The Aztec Empire
What was the name of the system in the Middle Ages where nobles granted land to vassals in exchange for military service?
Feudalism
Which West African empire was known for its wealth and control of the trans-Saharan trade routes?
The Mali Empire
What was the name of the movement that led to the Protestant Reformation in Europe?
The Renaissance
Who was the famous Byzantine empress known for her intelligence and political acumen?
Empress Theodora
What was the main crop grown by the Mayans?
Which famous cathedral in Europe is a prime example of Gothic architecture?
Notre Dame
Who was the famous Mansa of Mali known for his pilgrimage to Mecca and wealth?
Mansa Musa
Who was the English monarch known for having six wives and breaking away from the Catholic Church?
What was the name of the code of laws created by Emperor Justinian?
The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as the Haudenosaunee, was made up of how many member nations?
he Magna Carta, signed in 1215, limited the power of which English monarch?
King John
Which city was the center of learning and trade in West Africa?
Timbuktu
Which powerful family produced many Renaissance popes in Italy?
The Medici Family
During which famous event did the Byzantine Empire fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?
The fall of Constantinople
The indigenous people of the Great Plains who relied heavily on buffalo for their way of life were known as?
The Plains Indians
The Great Schism of 1054 led to the split between which two branches of Christianity?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
Which West African empire was known for its military tactics and cavalry?
The Songhai Empire
What famous scientist was put on trial by the Catholic Church for promoting heliocentrism (the idea that the earth revolves around the sun)?
Galileo
The Byzantine Empire's capital city, Constantinople, was strategically located on which strait?
The Bosporus Strait