The king who believed in harsh laws, such as the doctrine of lex taglionis?
What is Hammurabi?
100
Egyptian written language
What is Hieroglyphics?
100
Religious orders of monks and nuns, (such as the Dominicans, and Franciscans) were among the only preservers of what little written language remained in Europe during this time
What is The Dark Ages?
100
Aztec who witnessed Virgin de Guadalupe and in doing so, helped Spanish convert Mexico to Catholicism.
What is Juan Diego?
100
Inventor(s) of movable wooden type and gunpowder
What are the Tang & Song Dynasties?
200
The location that gave rise to the ancient Egyptian civilization
What is The Nile River Valley
200
In 1500s European merchants trading with China were restricted to the ports of ____________ & Canton.
What is Macao?
200
The event that shattered the religious unity of Western Europe
What is The Protestant Reformation?
200
Indigenous civilization that was conquered by Pizarro
What is the Inca?
200
The classical civilization that originated the concept of zero
What is Classical India?
300
The classical civilization in which women were treated more equally to men than in Ancient Greece
What is Rome?
300
As head of the government and the church, this person did not experience the conflicts between church & state that were common in Medieval Europe.
What is the Byzantine Emperor?
300
These people were responsible for the spread of Islam down the coast of East Africa, into Asia, and across North Africa in the course of their work-related travel.
What are Arab traders?
300
Unlike Europe, the Americas did not have a society based on a vassal's loyalty to his lord, such as the system of ___________ seen in Europe & Japan
What is feudalism?
300
This innovation led to increased literacy, circulation of the Bible, and the spread of secular ideas
What is the printing press?
400
The division of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of the ___________________ Empire
What is Byzantine?
400
These people conquered China, Russia, Asia, and Middle East with large loss of population and imposed heavy taxes on their subject peoples
What is THE MONGOLS?!
400
During the Middle Ages, if you were an artist who wanted to work, this was the sole supporter of the arts
What is the Catholic Church?
400
Cristopher Columbus was searching for this when he "discovered" the Americas
What is an all water route to Asia?
400
Developed by Ancient Egyptian & Sumerian civilizations, believed originally to keep track of trade transactions.
What is written language?
500
War between Sparta and Athens
What is Peloponnesian War?
500
Time of prosperity and safety along the Silk Road.
What is the Pax Mongolica?
500
Man who crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor
What is Pope Leo III?
500
Indigenous person who played a leading role in Cortez' conquest of the Aztec
Who is La Malinche?
500
Arab innovation that made it possible for sailing ships to travel closer to true wind direction