Inventions
Who is credited with creating the first written law code we still have?
Hammurabi
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Octavian or Augustus
What kills roughly 1/3 of Western Europe in the 1300s?
The Black Death
Who were the first Europeans to set foot in North America?
The Norse
What religious title did Julius Caesar hold?
Pontifex Maximus
What is buried by the grave of the first emperor of China?
The Terracotta Army
What invention greatly increases the spread of knowledge in Europe?
The Printing Press
Who is the first king of the Holy Roman Empire?
Charlemagne
Which key city of Christianity is sacked in the fourth crusade?
Constantinople
The Incas
Who writes the 95 Theses, starting the Protestant Revolution?
Martin Luther
Which creature brought the Black Death with them?
Marmots
What invention of the Islamic Golden Age helps navigators calculate their exact location while on the open sea?
The Astrolabe
Which Malian king causes a minor recession because of all the gold he spends on his hajj?
Mansa Musa
Which Persian king invaded Greece in 480 BCE?
Xerxes
Which Chinese Emperor is credited with creating the Silk Road?
Emperor Wu, Han Dynasty
What did Athena provide the city of Athens to become their patron god?
An Olive Tree
Who did Alexander the Great name cities after, other than himself?
His horse, Bucephalus
What did the Norte Chico use instead of creating a written language?
Quipu
Which pope of the Renaissance is known for personally leading armies against his enemies?
Pope Julius II
Which city has its massive library burned down by Mongol invaders? (daily double)
Baghdad
Which Ming admiral traveled all the way to East Africa?
Admiral Zheng He
Which Pope orders the first Crusade?
Urban II
Which of Henry VIII's wives bears him a son?
Jane Seymour
What branch of math is shaped by Muslims to calculate the direction of Mecca? (daily double)
Trigonometry
Who founded the Yuan Dynasty?
Kublai Khan
What was the first state to fall to the Mongols?
Xi Xia
What British settlement mysteriously disappears after a few years?
Roanoke
What is the event where the Abbasids finally got rid of their Umayyad rivals?
The Banquet of Blood
The Olmecs