Wreck and Effect
Neo-Confucianism and merit-based exams were emphasized during this Chinese dynasty.
What is the Song Dynasty?
Scholars in this region preserved and advanced Greek and Roman knowledge in mathematics and medicine.
What is Southwest Asia and North Africa (or the Islamic Golden Age)?
The growth of Islam in West Africa was largely due to trade in this valuable commodity along the Trans-Saharan route.
What is gold (or salt)?
Trade along these 3 routes spread Islamic culture, the Arabic language, and goods like spices and paper.
What are the Silk Road / Trans-Saharan / Indian Ocean trade routes?
This indigenous American empire built a vast road system and terrace farming in the Andes Mountains.
What is the Inca Empire?
Humanism and a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman ideas defined this European movement.
What is the Renaissance?
Prince Shotoku’s constitution showed Japanese adoption of ideas from this neighboring country.
What is China?
This scientific thinker challenged the geocentric model and supported the heliocentric theory.
Who is Copernicus (or Galileo)?
Prince Henry the Navigator of this country sponsored early European voyages along the African coast.
What is Portugal?
The Sui Dynasty’s Grand Canal connected these two major Chinese rivers.
What are the Yellow River and Yangtze River?
Theodora’s influence helped this Byzantine emperor survive the Nika Riots and expand his rule.
Who is Justinian?
Monasteries preserved learning and provided education and charity during this European era.
What is the Middle Ages (or role of monks)?
Zheng He’s voyages during this Chinese dynasty reached as far as Africa but were later stopped due to isolationism.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
The Hundred Years’ War was fought between these two European powers.
What are England and France?
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations all developed in this region of the Americas.
What is Mesoamerica and the Andes (or Latin America)?
The conflict between kings and the papacy in medieval Europe often centered on this issue of authority.
What is the appointment of bishops (or investiture controversy)?
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were famous artists of this European cultural rebirth.
What is the Renaissance?
his 1066 event brought Norman rule to England under William the Conqueror.
What is the Battle of Hastings (or Norman Conquest)?
The location of Constantinople on this narrow waterway gave the Byzantines control over Black Sea trade.
What is the Bosporus Strait?
Kublai Khan established this dynasty after the Mongol conquest of China.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
The shogun became the real ruler of Japan while the emperor remained a figurehead during this military period.
What is the late 12th century (or Kamakura / feudal Japan)?
This man was the original King of NAILED IT!
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses sparked this religious movement that split Christianity in Europe.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage was sponsored by these two monarchs.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?
This West African kingdom grew rich by controlling the trade of salt and gold.
What is Ghana (or Mali / Songhai)?
This explorer’s voyage was the first to circumnavigate the globe, though he died during the journey.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?