Beginning of Time
China
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Islamic World
Mystery
100
A widespread, simultaneous dying of many kinds of large animals.
What is megafaunal extinction?
100
This was the last Chinese Dynasty.
What is the Qing dynasty?
100
The prophet of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
100
This Islamic trader from Mecca was the founder and prophet of Islam
Who is Muhammed?
100
This Roman dictator brought about the end of the Roman Republic, prior to the rule of Caesar Augustus.
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
A method of agriculture where the land is burned to encourage the growth of beneficial plants
What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
200
The first Chinese imperial dynasty, this was a Legalist dynasty of the Classical Era. Double points for naming its founding emperor.
What is the Qin Dynasty? Who is Qin Shuhuangdi?
200
This Ming Dynasty emperor of China commissioned Zheng He's voyages of exploration.
Who is Emperor Yongle?
200
This Eurasian state was conquered by the Turks during the Post-Classical Era, and was thoroughly Islamized.
Where is Anatolia?
200
Following Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE, this era spread Greek culture around Eurasia.
What is the Hellenistic Era?
300
The Pacific migrations were characterized by these things.
(Only one of these answers is needed) What is the use of boats, the bringing of women, and the bringing of agriculture?
300
The dynasties of the Chinese post-classical Golden Age
What are the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties?
300
This South African president was instrumental to ending apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
300
These are 3 of the 4 branches of Islam.
Answers accepted are Sikh, Sufi, Shia, and Sunni.
300
This Bolivian city was exploited during the 16th century obsession with silver.
Where is Potosi?
400
A Paleolithic coastal Japanese set of villages
What is Jomon?
400
These three countries were heavily under China's influence during the Post-Classical Era. Double points for naming the people, from one of these countries, who began a rebellion against China.
What are Japan, Vietnam, and Korea? Who are the Trung Sisters?
400
This grandson of Chinggis Khan led the conquest of China, and the Golden Horde
Who is Kublai Khan?
400
The four major Islamic Empires
What are Songhay, Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid Empires?
400
The Ottoman Empire took this Byzantine city in this year.
Where is Constantinople, in 1453?
500
A major city of the Indus Valley Civilization
What is Harappa?
500
The Chinese nationalist party, this political entity rivaled the Republic of China.
What is the Guomindang?
500
This Frank created the Carolingian Empire, uniting much of Western Europe during the Post-Classical Era.
Who is Charlemagne
500
This Iranian leader encouraged Islamic fundamentalism.
Who is Ayatollah Khomeini?
500
This pan-Andean religious cult spread across much of Peru during the Classical Era.
What is Chavin?
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