The Byzantine Empire
Middle Ages & Vikings
Trade Routes, Japan, & Mongols
Lemme Just Dig Through My Memory
General Knowledge
100
The Cyrillic alphabet is a combination of what two languages?
Greek and Slavic
100
What group of people settled in modern-day Hungary?
Magyars
100
Who united the Mongols and led them to conquer much of Asia?
Genghis Khan
100
Hippocrates was famous for his many contributions to what area of science in the ancient world?
Medicine
100
What month was Julius Caesar stabbed in?
March
200
What are two reasons that Constantinople was believed to be located in an ideal place?
1. Located on a peninsula so it is easy to defend
2. Crossroads of Trade
3. Far away from invading Germanic peoples
200
What group of people established a large empire in modern-day France and Germany?
Franks
200
What major religion spread to Japan from Korea, China, and India?
Buddhism
200
What major religion is represented by an 8 pointed wheel?
Buddhism
200
What gives plants their green color?
Chlorophyll
300
How did the Byzantines influence Eastern European and Russian culture?
They brought the Eastern Orthodox religion to the area and created the Cyrillic alphabet
300
What drove the Vikings to raid new lands and settle in southern Europe?
A lack of arable (farming) land
300
What was the native religion to Japan that worshiped thousands of nature gods?
Shinto
300
What famous philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
300
What fast food place has the slogan “Freaky Fast”?
Jimmy Johns
400
What are two things Emperor Justinian accomplished during his reign?
1. Created Justinian's Code
2. Expanded trade
3. Reconquered land lost in the Western Roman Empire
400
What do we call a person who is granted land by a lord and in return gives troops and loyalty to the lord?
Vassal
400
What was a positive effect of the Mongolian Empire’s reign?
Trade flourished because it was safe to travel the empire
400
What ancient civilization is believed to have been mostly peaceful due to the lack of weapons found at archaeological sites?
Indus River Valley (Harappa)
400
The Venus de Milo is a very famous statue that is missing what body part?
The arms
500
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
1. Declaration of Faith
2. Obligatory Prayer
3. Giving to those less fortunate
4. Observing the holy month of Ramadan
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca
500
Why did feudalism become such a popular system in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
The people needed protection and this system offered it.
500
What are two reasons that trade routes during the Medieval period were incredibly important?
1. They allowed people to have access to goods and materials that they otherwise would have access to.
2. They allowed for the exchanging of ideas, such as major religions, and helped them to spread.
3. They allowed people to make money and helped some empires/kingdoms become very wealthy and influential.
500
What Neolithic site grew wealthy from their trade of obsidian goods?
Catalhoyuk
500
What is the Scoville scale used to measure?
Spiciness of peppers