People
Israel son of David who oversaw the building of the Great Temple in Jerusalem
Who is Solomon?
Rose to power in the 14th century in modern-day Turkey
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Conflict between forces of the Roman Catholic Church and the Ottoman Turks to control the Holy Land
What are the Crusades?
Groups of people who were in the same profession or trade
What are guilds?
Hunters and gathers migrated for resources after the ice age
What is Out of Africa?
Prophet born in Mecca who preached that Allah was the one true God
Who is Muhammad?
Originated as the eastern half of the Roman Empire in 284 CE
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Conflict between Sparta and Athens that lasted a decade and ended with a truce
What is the Peloponnesian War?
Middle age code of honor that emphasized being a good Christian, protecting women and children and fighting injustice.
What is Chivalry?
Migration via the Bering Sea ice bridge
What is the Americas.
Macedonian kind who conquered all the land between Greece and India
Who is Alexander the Great?
Middle Ages European empire that gave the church extensive power
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
Conflict between Rome and Carthage over colonies and trade routes
What are the Punic Wars?
Social organization based on an agreement between landowning lords, vassals and serfs who belonged to the lords
What is feudalism?
Left in the 6th century after Babylonians occupied Judea
What is the Jewish Diaspora?
Byzantine ruler who enforced a uniform code of law and empowered the the Eastern Orthodox Church
Who is Justinian?
Centered in Mexico during the 13th century and had a culture dominated by religion and a belief in nearly 1,000 gods
Who are the Aztecs?
The conflict between the Israelites and Egypt eventually resulted in this
What is the Exodus?
Middle Age plague that spread over land-based trade routes and killed as many as 30 million people
What is the Black Death?
This forced migration occurred as part of a Triangular Trade need for labor
What is the African Slave Trade/
Mongol leader who invaded China in the 13th Century
Who is Genghis Khan?
Peaked in Guatemala and Belize between 250 and 900 CE
Who are the Mayans?
The disagreement over who should succeed Muhammad resulted in this
What is the split between the Sunni and Shi'a Muslims?
First hand account by an eyewitness
What is a primary source?
This occurred in the mid 19th century because of a potato blight
What is Irish migration to America?