Rome!
Rome's first government began as a ____________ but then changed to a _________________.
monarchy, republic
What part of the Roman Empire survived for another 1,000 years after Rome collapsed?
Western or Eastern?
Eastern
An incredibly rich African King...
Mansa Musa
Which Dynasty completed the Great Wall of China?
Han
Mongols
Ming
Ming
What were the names of the three Mesoamerican Civilizations of the Middle Ages?
Maya, Aztecs, and Incas.
The upper class in Rome was known as the _________, and the lower class was known as the _____________.
Patricians, Plebeians
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was renamed... and is located in modern day Turkey.
Constantinople
Gold and Salt
Is China still led by an Emperor or a Republic?
Republic
True or False? All three Mesoamerican Civilizations believed in human sacrifice.
TRUE
A famous military general and Patrician declared himself dictator for life only to be murdered by the Patricians.
Julius Caesar
An important leader of the Byzantine Empire who created an important set of laws called a code was called...
Justinian
Which one was NOT a major African Kingdom?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Han
Han
An intense military leader who led the Mongols.
Genghis Khan
True or False: All Mesoamerican Civilizations were located in South America.
False! Only the Incas lived in South America.
Name a legacy or lasting achievement of Rome.
Roads, sculptures, laws, mosaics, paintings, Latin language, surgery, etc.
Rome's religion shifted from ______________ or the belief in many gods to ____________the belief in one god.
polytheism/ paganism
Christianity
True or False? Timbuktu is a city that holds a great deal of history and was very important during the Middle Ages.
True
Both Japan and Europe organized its society during the Middle Ages through a system called__________.
Feudalism
Describe an achievement/ lasting legacy of Mesoamerican Civilizations.
Terrace Farming, math, steam baths, languages, calendars
Barbarians, Poor Public Health, Poor Economy
Political Corruption, Urban Decay, Unemployment
Muhammad was a prophet who began the monotheistic religion called _____________.
Islam
The first leader of Mali, clumsy on his feet, and who the Lion King is based upon.
Sundiata
Name a poem that the Japanese created that follows the format 5,7,5 syllable pattern.
Haiku
What wiped out nearly 60% of Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Black Plague