General Geography
What is the largest continent?
Asia
Which religion spread through China during the Tang Dynasty?
What ocean lies to the West of Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
Fill in the blank: the Roman ___________ Church
Catholic
What was the largest contiguous empire in human history?
What continent do we live on?
North America
Who founded the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
What is the name of the sea between Europe and Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
What is the name of a book or document that is handwritten?
Manuscript
Fill in the blank: Religions (like Islam and Buddhism) often spread through __________, when people exchange goods and ideas.
trade
What continent lies to the north of Africa?
Europe
What was the other name for the Eastern Roman Empire?
Byzantine Empire
What is the name of the mountain range which forms the northern border of Italy and divides Europe's climate zones?
The Alps
What is the name of the type of writing monks used when copying ancient texts?
Illuminated Writing/Manuscript
What was one reason the Silk Road was important to Buddhism?
Buddhism spread through trade along the Silk Road.
What is the name of the mountain range that divides Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains
What language was protected by the Byzantines?
Latin
What is the name of the small stretch of water between the United Kingdom/British Isles and continental Europe?
English Channel
What is one way monasteries were important to the Christian faith?
They helped spread Christianity.
Who was the richest man to have ever lived?
Mansa Musa
________ is considered a sub-continent of ________.
India, Asia
What is the belief that everything has a spirit?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY -- Give an example of a religion that has this belief.
Animism
Why is Europe warm and rainy despite being at the same latitude as northern Canada which is cold and snowy?
North Atlantic Drift
What is one way monasteries were important to world history, the spread of knowledge, and our lives today?
They preserved knowledge by copying ancient texts like holy scriptures, histories, and academic texts.
What event is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages, a time of disorder marked by a lack of education?
The Fall of Western Rome (476 AD/CE)