European History
What enormous empire that spanned the Mediterranean and collapsed first (in the west) in 476 C.E. and (in the east) in 1453?
The Roman Empire
Name any major dynasty in Imperial Chinese History.
Shang, Qin, Han, Tang, Jin, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing
The Crusades usually targeted what area of the middle east?
Holy Land, Palestine, Jerusalem, etc.
What ancient civilization had Pharaohs as their ruler?
Egypt
How many continents are there?
What major religion drove the direction of culture, language, and political society in Europe from the 300s until the 1700s?
Christianity
What was the name of the famous Japanese warriors that were also noblemen who owned property and land?
Samurai class
What new religion spread starting in the 600s starting in Arabia led to the collapse of the Persian Empire and most of the Roman Empire?
Islam
Name two of the 7 Ancient wonders of the world.
Pyramid of Giza, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Lighthouse at Alexandria, Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artemis
Name 3 out of the 5 oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Arctic.
What disease wreaked havoc on Europe in the 540s, 1340s and killed 30%-50% of Europe's population during these two infamous outbreaks?
Black Death, Black Plague, Bubonic Plague, Yersinia Pestis, etc.
What nomadic group conquered all of China, Korea, the Asian steppe, Persia, Russia, Tibet, and Iraq which encompassed 18% of the world and was the largest continuous land empire?
The Mongols or Genghis Khan's Empire.
What is an example of a title that Muslim rulers would use in their respective kingdoms.
Caliph (Emperor), Sultan (King), Emir (Duke)
What was considered the first ever location for 'Civilization' on Earth?
Mesopotamia
Name 1 major mountain range in Europe.
Pyrenees, Alps, Ural, Carpathians
What great Frankish king conquered most of western and central Europe (700s) and is commonly known as the founder of the "Holy Roman Empire".
Charlemagne (Charles the Great/Charles les magnes)
What is one example of a major East Asian religion/philosophy?
Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shintoism
What are the two major branches of Islam that split right after the Prophet Muhammad's death?
Sunni and Shi'ite (Shia)
What was the first major empire to conquer the entirety of the Ancient world except for Ancient Greece?
Achaemenid or Persian Empire
What is most spoken language (native and non-native) around the world? You will have two answers here.
Mandarin and English
What is the colloquial name for the Eastern Roman Empire that continued to exist until around the renaissance? (Even though they never called themselves this).
The Byzantine Empire, Byzantines
Name a famous East Asian philosopher.
Confucius, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Shang Yang, etc.
What famous city in the middle east was the center of the Islamic Golden Age in the middle ages until it was destroyed by the Mongols?
What ancient civilization completely vanished by 1700 BCE?
Indus River Valley Civilization
Name 5 countries in the continent of Asia (You have 3 wrong guesses).
(misc.)