Early Western civ >1000
Who was early romes famous rival , who they fought 3 wars against ?
Carthage
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 , what else did the Spanish famously end that year?
Reconquista
What island sits across a small straight directly adjacent to Italy’s tip of the boot.
Sicily
Which city’s capture was the primary objective of the crusades .
Jerusalem
What was the historical name of the empires that came out of modern day Iran ?
Persia
In the year 1066 , which European country’s crown was the most hotly contested ?
England
Who in 1517 is largely credit for starting the Protestant reformation when he nailed a list his complaints to the front door of the cathedral in Wittenberg .
Martin Luther
What mountain range sits directly between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
Crusades
What was the main religious affiliation of those behind the famous Salem which trials
Puritans
Which country famously believed its rulers should follow the Mandate of Heaven ?
China
after the sack of Rome , and the subsequent fall of the western Roman Empire , what was then after the predominant language spoken ?
Greek
Often referred to as the first second and third times , first being Rome itself , second being Constantinople, an early modern age empire aspired to such greatness and dubbed which capital city as the third Rome ?
Moscow
What river runs thru Quebec City ?
St Lawrence river
Which city is where Islam was founded ?
Medina
What is the native religion of Japan called ?
Shinto
What early medieval system tied land to service ?
Fuedal system / civil service
The age of absolutism was a time where monarchs demanded full control of every matter of state as according to divine right , which revolution famously started to bring a means to end .
French Revolution
the vast majority of russias population lives on the west side of what mountain range ?
Ural mountains
What is the predominant religion in South Korea ?
Catholic
Who is credited for the sack of Baghdad in 1258, famously ending the Islamic golden era
Mongols
Who was crowned the very first holy Roman emperor in 800ad
Charlemagne
What dynasty famously ruled the Holy Roman Empire and much of Europe from 1438 to 1806.
Habsburgs
What’s the term for a narrow strip of land that connects 2 major pieces of land ?
Isthmus
In the late 15th century Portuguese sailors made contact with an African nation and were shocked to learn that the natives were already devout Christians, which country was it ?
Abbysinia , Ethiopia
The Mughal empire , founded by a descendant of timur ruled large swathes of northern India for hundreds of years , and one late emperor constructed a famous tomb in memory of his wife , now known as one of indias most famous attractions , which one is it ?
Taj Mahal