This Chinese river was the location for one of the oldest civilizations in the world
What is the Huang He (Yellow) River
100
This empire became the largest Islamic Empire that took Constantinople in 1453 and established power in the Middle East - even into the early 1900s.
What is the Ottoman Empire
100
This ruler, also known as the "Sun King" brought absolute power to France
Who is King Louis XIV
100
Martin Luther decided to split from the Catholic Church and caused a ripple effect for other religious revolutionaries in this time period
What is the Protestant Reformation
100
Caravel, Compass, and Astrolabe would be most helpful through what type of travel?
By boat, ship, sea, overseas
200
This type of farming, still practiced today, is an adaptation of agriculture for areas with many hills and mountains
What is terrace farming
200
This Empire's capital was Constantinople, and was established shortly after the division of the Roman Empire. It practiced Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
What is the Byzantine Empire
200
this Emperor of the African kingdom of Mali showed off his gold and power passing through Egypt on his way to Mecca to complete his Hajj of Islamic faith
Who is Mansa Musa
200
Secularism and Humanism are various ideas seen in this time period, a "rebirth" or Roman culture represented through art and architecture
What is the Renaissance
200
These two belief systems had a great respect for ancestry and the spirits that exist in nature (seen in Japan and Africa)
What is Shintoism and Animism
300
These two rivers became a cradle of ancient civilizations in what is referred to as Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq).
What is the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
300
Under these dynasties, China experienced a Golden Age with inventions such as gunpowder and paper
What is the Tang and Song Dynasties
300
This ruthless Mongol Emperor established the largest empire in world history stretching from the Asia continent to Eastern Europe
Who is Genghis Khan
300
This refers to a period of time of an empire where almost all areas of society are prosperous
What is a Golden Age
300
"Is it better to be feared or loved?" "The ends justify the means"
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli
400
This river in India was the location of one of the world's earliest civilizations
What is the Indus River Valley
400
These city-states were on mountainous and rugged terrains and were not unified under one kingdom off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
What is Greece/Greek City-states
400
This ruler from Babylonia (Mesopotamia) established a Code of law that were filled with harsh rules for certain situations
Who is Hammurabi
400
Ibn Battua, Marco Polo, Zheng He began traveling the world/continents during this "age"
What is the Age of Exploration
400
This revolution of earliest settlements saw a change from hunting/gathering of nomads to settlements/agriculture with a rising population
What is the Neolithic Revolution
500
"The Middle Passage" referred to the transportation of slaves over this ocean
What is the Atlantic Ocean
500
This Indian Empire featured Hinduism, the caste system, and had advances in modern medicine and mathematics
What is the Gupta Empire
500
This ruler unified much of India and Persia under the Mughal Empire who ruled with complete and total control
Who is Akbar the Great
500
During this time period, feudalism was the main structure of governments. Lords, vassals, knights, serfs, were all part of the social structure - taking place in both Europe and Japan
What is Feudalism
500
This Meso-American empire established road systems, terrace farming, and lived at high elevations (in modern day Argentina and Peru)