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100
Italian explorer who mistakenly discovered the New World while looking for a route to India from Spain.
Christopher Columbus
100
Who Constantinople is named after.
Emperor Constantine.
100
Name #1
Timbuktu (t for on top of the Niger river)
100
The name of someone who practices Islam.
Muslim.
100
The people with the most power in a social hierarchy go at the _______________ of the pyramid.
top
100
how North American native groups interacted with each other.
they traded.
200
English king who created the church of England (protestant church) because the Roman Catholic church would not let him get a divorce
King Henry VIII
200
the half of the Roman empire that survived and carried on Roman culture.
Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine empire)
200
Name #8
Red Sea
200
the 3 major beliefs of protestants
salvation by faith, use of scripture, and predestination
200
Was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty to help with border security in China and keep the Mongols out.
the Great Wall of China
200
Name of the scientific theory created by Nicolaus Copernicus which placed the sun at the center of the universe.
Heliocentric theory
300
English Queen during the Tudor Golden Age. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Protestant. Defeated the Spanish Armada.
Queen Elizabeth I
300
What is the one thing that the aristocrats were focused on during the Heian period in Japan?
Art
300
The birthplace of the Renaissance
Florence, Italy
300
The religion of the Byzantine Empire.
Christianity
300
What shape is a social hierarchy?
Pyramid
300
What weapon did the Ottomans use to conquer Constantinople?
cannons
400
French Peasant during the Hundred Years War who helped lead the French to multiple victories in battle.
Joan of Arc
400
Building that housed the Emperor and the Chinese government during the Ming Dynasty.
Forbidden City
400
Name letter C (border between India and China)
Himalayan Mountains
400
The two ways that merchants contributed to the spread of Islam
Trade and Travel
400
The highest class in society that ruled during the Heian period.
Aristocracy (aristocrats)
400
Name this work of art and its creator
The Statue of David, Michelangelo
500
English king during the Hundred Years war who hated French culture and made English the official language/ spread English culture.
King Henry V
500
What happened after the Heian period in Japan.
the government fell apart and the Shogun (military) took over.
500
Name Letter A
The Gobi Desert
500
What religion were the following colonies in the new world? France, Spain, Portugal
Catholic
500
When one family is in control and passes power down for a long period of time. (Typically used to refer to Chinese periods of time)
Dynasty
500
Name this architectural achievement (BONUS: and who built it)
the Hagia Sophia, built by Justinian.
600
Japanese emperor who created a constitution that united Japan, and borrowed elements from Confucianism and Buddhism
Prince Shotoku
600
Long lasting war between England and France over the English Channel and the French throne.
The Hundred Years War.
600
Name #3
Euphrates River
600
A group created by St. Ignatius who tried to spread Catholicism and did community service.
the Jesuits
600
Self sufficient economic system of Medieval Europe.
Manorialism.
600
Powerful Italian patrons during the Renaissance who owned and operated the banks.
The Medici
700
Theologian who came up with Predestination (idea that God knows who goes to heaven and who doesn't)
John Calvin
700
When Spain sent ships to try and force Queen Elizabeth to make England Catholic again
Spanish Armada
700
Name #6
Gulf of Guinea
700
The religion of the Ottoman empire that conquered the Byzantine Empire.
Islam
700
Government system of Medieval Europe where land is exchanged for loyalty.
Feudalism
700
This is what Constantinople was renamed after it was conquered by the Ottomans
Istanbul
800
Portuguese Explorer who circumnavigated the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
800
A period of time when Europeans were going out to gain land, money, and spread Christianity to the new world.
the Age of Exploration.
800
Name this city
Constantinople
800
The way that Muslim armies contributed to the spread of Islam.
Conquest.
800
Wealthy landowners of Medieval Europe.
Nobles/ Lords
800
What the peasants argued for after the black death when there was a shortage of labor.
Better working conditions and higher wages.
900
Conquistador who lead an expedition to the New World and whose men conquered the Inca.
Francisco Pizarro
900
A period of time after the Black Death where Europeans are seeking a "rebirth" of society and returning to classical literature.
the Renaissance
900
What about Constantinople's location made it a valuable capital city?
It was surrounded by walls and water (good for trade)
900
A document written by Martin Luther and nailed to the door of the Roman Catholic Church, a list of reasons criticizing their actions.
The 95 Theses
900
Military government that ran the Japanese government
shogun
900
Name this work of art and its creator
Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci
1000
Pope who lead the first crusade, and convinced people they would go to heaven if they fought for the Roman Catholic Church
Pope Urban II
1000
A period of intense questioning by the Roman Catholic Church where they sought to kick out anyone who would not claim Christianity. (kicked out Muslims and Jews)
Inquisition
1000
Name letter H, and the Indigenous group that lived there.
Andes Mountains, Inca.
1000
The name of a Muslim place of worship
Mosque
1000
The social achievement of Justinian.
Women's Rights
1000
Name of the theory created by Johannes Kepler which placed the sun in the center of the universe, and claimed that planets moved in oval shapes.
Elliptical Orbit Theory