Bodies of Water
Periodization
Dates, Dates, Dates
Rulers
Religions
200
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in Modern Day Iraq
What are the two rivers that gave life to the first human civilizations. Region that held Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria
200
This was the year that the Spanish completed the Reconquista AND Columbus allegedly "sailed the ocean blue."
What is the Paleolithic Era?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
It was this year that the Chinese invented gunpowder.
200
This man was the legendary ruler of the Mongol Empire at its height, a conqueror of China, Persia, and Europe, and the successful architect of sieges of Baghdad and Beijing
200
Refers to the worship of multiple gods. For example, Hinduism, and the Mesoamerican gods
What is polytheistic?
400
The Yellow River in the Huang He valley gave these three early dynasties the resources necessary for building and maintaining civilization in ancient China. Name 2 of the 3.
What were the Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou.
400
Many call this period from roughly 600 CE to 1400CE the greatest era in the history of Mohammed's followers. This era is known as the _______ _________ ________
Islamic Golden Age.
400
Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty in...
When was 206 B.C.E.?
400
This was the Conquistador who took down the Aztec Empire in 1519.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!
Name the Senior Religious Leaders of the Catholic Church AND the Eastern Orthodox Church?
600
The City of Istanbul (Constantinople) sits on key real estate in terms of bodies of water, bordering 3 SEPARATE BODIES OF WATER. Name 1
What is the Black Sea, Straight of Bosporus, and the Sea of Marmara
600
The Gupta Dynasty in India was in power between the years of...
When was 320-550 C.E.?
600
Constantinople fell on this date, ending the Eastern Roman Empire and launching the Ottoman Empire
1452
600
He was the legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty in ancient China. He was exalted as a pillar of virtue mainly for his design and construction of flood control and irrigation systems.
Who was Yu? 2200 B.C.E.
600
This man was the founder of the Buddhist faith. He explained with his religion the problem of suffering and how to relieve suffering through his Noble Eightfold path. The goal of Buddhism was to reach Nirvana.
SPELLING COUNTS!!!!!
Who was Siddartha Guatama?
800
The sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa lay along this river. The two cities hint at a large, connected civilization that was home to thousands of people because of their size and identical architecture.
What is the Indus River in India? Between 3000 B.C.E. - 2500 B.C.E.
800
This was year 1 of the Muslim Calendar.
622
800
In 476 B.C.E., after continued attacks by Goths and internal discord...
When is the collapse of Western Rome?
800
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!
This leader oversaw the "Chineseification" of the Mongol Empire by focusing on East Asia, rather than Persia or Europe.
800
According to the Quran, Jews and Christians are basically ok in the eyes of Islam. The Quran refers to them as....
"Children of the book."
1000
In Mesoamerica, this Lake may not have been a River, but this was nevertheless where the Aztecs (Mexica) founded their Empire, and their Capital City of Tenochtitlán. Legend has it that their Emperor made this decision when he saw and Eagle and a snake fighting in the middle of it. 
What is Lake Texcoco
1000
Between 403 B.C.E and 221 B.C.E. in China, the region was encompassed in a period of internal discord know as this.
What is the Period of the Warring States?
1000
Name one of the two dates that the Mongols tried to invade Japan.
1274-1281
1000
In the Song Dynasty, rulers emphasized the reform/professionalization of government. What 3 word test was instituted?
What is the Civil Service Exam?
1000
The three prominent religions or schools of thought that came during the early classical period in China.
Name 2 OF THESE THREE SCHOOLS!
What were Daoism, Legalism, and Confucianism?