Pre-History
Before writing was invented
What is Pre-History
This period marked the shift from hunting and gathering to farming.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
Who founded the Mongol Empire?
Who is Genghis Khan?
This religion spread across Asia, becoming Chan in China and Zen in Japan.
What is Buddhism
hese Spanish monarchs sponsored Columbus’ 1492 voyage across the Atlantic
Who are Ferdinand and Sophia?
What does the Letters B.C mean
What is Before Christ
Instead of moving around, people settled here.
What are permanent villages?
Gun Powder, Paper Currency, Playing Cards
What were the main things sold on the Silk Road?
This fruit from Southeast Asia spread to Africa, supporting population growth and migration into rainforests.
What are Bananas?
This Portuguese prince was the first European monarch to sponsor sea routes to the Indian Ocean.
Who is Prince Henry?
Palaios, Mesolithic, Neolithic
What are the different ages?
Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Sheep, Pigs
What were the most domesticated animals during this period?
In 1227
When Did Genghis Khan Die?
This Abbasid capital was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258, marking the end of the Caliphate.
What is Baghdad?
France founded this North American city as part of its fur trade empire.
What is Quebec?
This word means “about the time” and is used when exact dates are unknown.
What is circa?
The ability to grow more food than needed.
What is a food surplus?
He was Genghis Khan’s grandson who ruled China and founded the Yuan Dynasty
Who is Kublai Khan
This disease, came in from East Asia, spread through trade routes and killed about half of Europe’s population.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
The Dutch established this colony in the Americas, later renamed New York.
What is New Amsterdam?
If an event happened in 480 B.C. and another in 39 B.C., how many years apart are they?
What is 441 years?
The Neolithic Revolution led directly to the rise of these organized societies.
What are civilizations.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
Islamic scholars preserved the knowledge soon became reintroduced to Europe and sparking the Renaissance.
What is Greek Culture.
England’s defeat of this Catholic power opened new opportunities for colonization.
What is Spain