He said "I have accomplished a great work, uniting the whole world in one empire"?
Who is Chinggis Khan?
100
Named by its Muslim conquerors, this place included a palace called the Alhambra.
What is al-Andalus?
100
This cultural movement centered on Italy and resulted in iconic works of art and architecture, as well as the rediscovery of classical texts from Greece and Rome.
What is the European Renaissance?
100
To get in on this, you needed to bring gifts and acknowledge the superiority of the Emperor.
Who is the tribute system?
100
When the Mongols ruled, it was said that this route was so safe, a person could travel from one end to the other carrying a gold plate, without being harmed.
What are the Silk Roads?
200
He traveled more than 75,000 miles in his lifetime, making the hajj twice, and criticizing Islamic practices in various countries.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
200
It reached its greatest extent under the Emperor Justinian, stretching from present-day Turkey to the Straits of Gibraltar.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
200
These were a series of religious wars between Christians and (primarily) Muslims, which began in 1095.
What are the Crusades?
200
A somewhat radical notion, this concept did away with the concept of tribes in favor of an overarching community that included all believers.
What is umma?
200
This trading route dealt in slaves, gold, and salt, using "the ships of the desert" to carry them.
What are the Sand Roads?
300
Crowned in 800, he ruled the Carolingian Empire, encompassing France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and parts of Germany and Italy.
Who is Charlemagne?
300
This place saw itself as the heir to the Roman Empire.
What is the Byzantine empire?
300
This unequal trade involved slaves, diseases, pigs, and potatoes.
What is the Columbian exchange?
300
This belief system celebrated bravery, martial arts, loyalty, honesty, death over surrender, and the tea ceremony.
What is bushido?
300
This was viewed by many as "God's judgement on a sinful world," akin to the apocalypse.
ARGH!! The Black Plague! Sorry, you lose 300 points!
400
The offspring of Portuguese and African parents, they had more job and social opportunities in their country than others did.
Who are mulattoes?
400
The capital of Song dynasty China, this place was home to over a million and featured a variety of restaurants, shops, clubs, and a thriving red light district.
What is Hangzhou?
400
These were privately-owned and government-backed; they used both force and bribes to muscle into Indian Ocean commerce.
What are the British and Dutch East India Companies?
400
This legal system encompassed all aspects of life, from business to divorce to religious practices.
What is sharia?
400
This is the transatlantic spread of African peoples.
What is the African diaspora?
500
In 1753, their leaders complained to the governor of Pennsylvania about the European practice of trading whiskey for furs.
Who are the Iroquios?
500
The creation of Turkic-speaking warriors, this place was relatively tolerant of Christians within its borders.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
500
This government unified Japan in the early seventeenth century,violently expelling the Christian missionaries who were there.
What is the Tokugawa shogunate?
500
Under this system, the emperor was head of both church and state.
What is caesaropapism?
500
This trading network was localized rather than broad, and it was impeded by geography, environment, and the pitiful carrying capacities of llamas.