Middle Ages
Asian Civilizations
Emergence of Europe
Industrial Revolution
Pop Culture
100
It was the social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return.
What is feudalism?
100
General and leader of the Mongols who helped to take over most of Eurasia.
Who is Genghis Khan?
100
This Renaissance ideal was an intellectual movement where people began to focus on life in the present, which was in contrast to the Middle Ages' focus on the after life.
What is humanism?
100
This economic belief became popular during the Industrial Revolution. It was based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods. Also promotes a free market regulated by supply and demand.
What is capitalism?
100
This basketball player received Western Conference player of the month in January and statistically had one of the greatest months in NBA history.
Who is Kevin Durant?
200
This series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims resulted in an increase of trade and the decline of feudalism in Europe.
What is The Crusades?
200
This Chinese belief is based on the view that Emperor of China is divinely chosen.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
200
This city fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 and was one of the main reasons why European countries began to look for alternative routes to Asia.
What is Constantinople?
200
The term referred to the migration of people into cities.
What is urbanization?
200
This Tonight Show host officially left the show last night.
Who is Jay Leno?
300
This revolutions lead to the development of banks, letters of credit and financial exchange systems that helped t increase trade in Europe.
What is the Commercial Revolution?
300
This was a trade route that extended from Asia to Europe and lead to a great deal of cultural diffusion.
What is the Silk Road?
300
Letters of forgiveness for one's sins provided by the medieval Church if the price was right, and one of the causes of the Protestant Reformation.
What is an indulgence?
300
This social class developed and succeed with opening of their own factories during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the middle class?
300
This individual was the star of the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Who is Bruno Mars?
400
This document lessened the power of King John of England by protecting the rights of all freemen and giving the ability to representatives to overrule the King.
What is Magna Carta?
400
This Ancient Chinese philosophy teaches that there is a natural social order to society which can best be explained through the Five Relationships.
What is Confucianism?
400
Hernan Cortez conquered this civilization in Mexico with gunpowder and disease.
What are the Aztecs?
400
This man was one of the founders of socialism and communism. Many of his beliefs came from the mistreatment of the working class. He was the co-author of the Communist Manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx?
400
This popular video game franchise is coming out with their latest sequel called Ground Zeroes.
What is Metal Gear Solid?
500
Which group of people were closely associated with the spread of the Black Death?
What are merchants?
500
He was the Chinese explorer from the Ming Dynasty who sailed along the coast of Asia and all the way to Africa.
Who is Zheng He?
500
The term referred to the exchange of goods and other things, such as disease from the Old World (Europe) to the new World (North and South America) and back.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
500
This term was developed by Adam Smith and stated that business and the economy would run best with no interference from the government. This economic system dominated most of the Industrial Revolution.
What is Laissez-Faire Economics?
500
The movie that comes out this week will has Abraham Lincoln, Batman, Luke Skywalker, Gandalf, and William Shakespeare as main characters.
What is The Lego Movie?