Medieval Europe
This system had kings, nobles, knights, and peasants, with a lot of farming on the land.
What is feudalism?
Founder of the religion of Islam.
Muhammad
This was a period of "rebirth" in Europe when people became very interested in art and learning.
Renaissance
What was the name for the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe?
Columbian Exchange
This powerful civilization built a huge city called Tenochtitlan on a lake in what is now Mexico.
Aztecs
This terrible disease spread across Europe and killed millions of people in the 1300s.
What was the Black Death?
This African king was incredibly wealthy and ruled the Empire of Mali.
Mansa Musa
What famous artist painted the Mona Lisa and studied human anatomy?
Leonardo da Vinci
What country sent Christopher Columbus on his famous voyage?
Spain
This man was a famous astronomer who proposed the idea that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
Copernicus
What was the name of the wars where Christians tried to take back the Holy Land from Muslims?
What were the Crusades?
What was the name of the famous trading route that went through the Sahara Desert to trade gold and salt?
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
This man was a monk who started the Protestant Reformation by complaining about the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
This explorer was the first person to sail all the way around the world
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
What was the name of the movement that led to new ways of thinking about government and individual rights in the 1700s?
Enlightenment
This leader was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor.
Who was Charlemagne
This Chinese dynasty built the Forbidden City and sent out huge treasure ships for exploration.
Ming Dynasty
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped ideas spread quickly throughout Europe.
printing
What were the two most important goods that Europeans were searching for in Asia?
Spices and Silk
This civilization was famous for building a vast road system and living high in the Andes Mountains of South America.
Inca
What was the name of the church that was the most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
What was the name of the major city in Mali that was a center for trade and learning?
Timbuktu
What was the name of the movement that split the Christian church into Catholic and Protestant groups?
Protestant Reformation
What were the three main goals of explorers, often called the "3 G's"?
God, Gold and Glory
This Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of separation of powers to divide government into different branches.
Baron de Montesquieu