Rome
Middle Ages
Asia
Religions
Invaders
100
These brothers were the legendary founders of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
100
These farm workers were tied to the manor in feudalism.
Who are serfs?
100
The meaning of Japan.
What is land of the rising sun?
100
This is the name for the division of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy in 1054.
What is the Great Schism?
100
This seafaring group traveled in longboats and raided along the European coastline.
Who are the Vikings?
200
This is the first written law code of Rome.
What are the Twelve Tables?
200
This document required the king of England to obey the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
200
In China these determined that officials should win positions based off of merit rather than family connections.
What are the Civil Service Exams?
200
What is the Kaaba?
200
Daily Double: answer both prompts to double up this question (must answer both correctly to earn 400 points)
This group captured Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it ________.
Who are the Ottoman Turks? What is Istanbul?
300
He was the first emperor of Rome and nephew/heir to ruler declared dictator for life, which didn't last long.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
300
The impact of William the Conqueror on England.
What is Norman control of England and major changes in English culture and government.
300
This was an innovation of the Han Dynasty.
What is paper, iron tools, plows, or water-powered mills?
300
This is the central belief in Shinto.
What is that kami (or spirits) inhabit everything?
300
She rallied the French at the Siege of Orleans against the English and became a symbol of patriotism for the French.
Who is Joan of Arc?
400
This period is characterized by the following: political stability, a strong economy, peace and an efficient road system.
What is the Pax Romana?
400
This event showed the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on European governments in the Middle Ages.
What is the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor in 800? (The Crusades, Investiture Controversy)
400
This happened to India after the decline of the Gupta Empire.
What is no empires united India for 1000 years? (or rule was split by smaller kingdoms)
400
This emphasized meditation and is a merger of Buddhism & Shinto in Japan, introduced to Japan by Korean travelers
What is Zen Buddhism?
400
Founder of the Mongol Empire
Who is Genghis Khan?
500
This is the impact of Constantine's Edict of Milan.
What is legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire?
500
An event that caused the decline of feudalism.
What is the Hundred Years' War, Crusades, or Bubonic Plague?
500
This is how Kublai Khan and the Mongols influenced Chinese history.
He founded the Yuan Dynasty after conquering the Song Dynasty. (He took over China)
500
Name a way that the world was made ready for the incarnation of Jesus, the Son of God.
What is greek was widely spoken in the Roman Empire which facilitated the spread of ideas,
synagogues built by exiled Jews provided starting places for Christian Evangelism, or Romans built a vast networks of roads which connected many cities
500
At this battle the Franks stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe in 732.
What is the Battle of Tours?