A form of government in which power rests with the citizens, who vote in order to elect leaders.
What is a republic?
100
Term used to describe belief in one God.
What is monotheism?
100
Chinese scholar that helped write a book titled the Analects. He taught that "Do not do unto others, what you would not want others to do unto you."
Who is Confucius?
100
Group that built Chichen Itza.
Who are the Mayans?
100
Attempts by Christian Europeans to conqueror Palestine between the 11th and 13th centuries.
What are the Crusades?
200
A Roman general that ended the Roman Republic by declaring himself dictator for life. He was assassinated by a group of Roman senators led by Marcus Brutus that called themselves the "Liberators"
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
An Arabic term used by Muslims to describe God.
Who is Allah?
200
Known as the "enlightened one" he gave was born into a noble Indian family, but gave up his riches to seek enlightenment (wisdom).
Who is Buddha?
200
Group that built Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountatins.
Who are the Incas?
200
List of rights written by England's nobility and signed by King John in 1215 CE. It also inspired rapper Jay-Z's 12th album.
What is the Magna Carta?
300
Nephew of Julius Caesar that defeated an alliance between Marc Anthony and Cleopatra to seize control of Rome.
Who is Octavian Augustus?
300
Muslims go on a sacred pilgrimage (hajj) to this city and must face toward this city when praying (salat) 5 fives a day.
Where is Mecca?
300
Titles given to "supreme commanders of the army" that ruled on the behalf of the emperor during feudal Japan.
What is a shogun?
300
According to legend, nomadic people that settled in the Valley of Mexico after they saw an eagle sitting on a cactus.
Who are the Aztecs?
300
A German who, in the mid-1400s, invented a press for printing with movable type.
Who is Johann Gutenberg?
400
Latin term for long period of peace and prosperity in Rome known as "Roman Peace."
What is Pax Romana?
400
The Muslim holy book.
What is the Qur'an?
400
Explorer and trader from Venice, Italy who traveled the Silk Roads and arrived in China 1275 AD. He became an aide to Kublai Khan, and later published a book about his adventures.
What is Marco Polo?
400
The Mayans settled in the ________ Peninsula.
Where is the Yucatan Peninsula?
400
An Italian Renaissance painter, who painted many masterpieces, such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and also excelled in scientific research.
Who Leonardo da Vinci?
500
Roman emperor that moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).
Who is Constantine?
500
Language that was created as a result of interactions between Arabs (Arabic) and Africans (Bantu)?
What is Swahili?
500
The Khmer temple honoring the Hindu god Vishnu.
What is Angkor Wat?
500
Capital city of the Incas.
Where is Cuzco?
500
Theologian and leader of the Reformation that taught salvation is achieved through faith in God rather than through good deeds. He outlined his arguments in the Ninety-Five Theses.