Basics (Easy)
Challenges (Hard) x2
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Places
Terms
100
How many continents are there?
7 continents
100
Name the 5 oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern/Antarctic
100
Word #1
Pope
100
Considered the greatest playwright of all time for writing plays like Romeo and Juliet, he lived in London during the Northern Renaissance.
William Shakespeare
100
The Great Pyramid of Giza can be found in this country.
Egypt
100
In the Neolithic Revolution, what did humans learn how to do?
Farm, grow and harvest crops
200
People who travel from place to place rather than settling down. Usually collect food by hunting and gathering.
Nomads
200
Works from Greece and Rome became known as the ____________ and were sources of inspiration in the Renaissance.
Classics
200
Word #2
Humanism
200
The father of the Hebrews or the founder of Judaism, who formed a covenant with God (according to the Torah).
Abraham
200
The "land between the rivers".
Mesopotamia
200
During the Northern Renaissance, Johann Gutenberg invented this machine which would help spread ideas during the Protestant Reformation.
The printing press
300
We use this word to describe religions that believe in more than one God.
Polytheistic
300
During the Middle Ages, about one third of Europe died due to this. BE VERY SPECIFIC.
The Bubonic Plague
300
Word #3
Predestination
300
The adult female hominid whose mostly intact skeleton was found by Donald Johanson in Ethiopia.
Lucy
300
The largest hot desert in the world.
Sahara
300
A rise in the price of goods and services, accompanied by a decline in the value of money.
Inflation
400
According to Christianity, who is the Messiah?
Jesus
400
Name the 4 River Valley Civilizations.
Mesopotamia (Sumer), Egypt, India, and China
400
Word #4
Enlightenment
400
This merchant and explorer from Venice, Italy wrote a book about his years spent traveling through Asia.
Marco Polo
400
As part of the Five Pillars of Islam, Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to this holy city, if they are able to.
Mecca
400
India experiences these seasonal winds, which may bring lots of rain or dry, cooling airs.
Monsoons
500
The Egyptians developed this writing system, which they used to keep records on papyrus.
Hieroglyphics
500
These two Greek city-states competed with each other for power and influence, eventually leading to the Peloponnesian War.
Athens and Sparta
500
Word #5
Democracy
500
This ruler of the Babylonian Empire (1792 - 1750 B.C.E.) is remembered for his law code which had strict punishments for crimes. "An eye for an eye."
Hammurabi
500
This country is located on a group of islands east of China - close enough to learn from China, but far enough to be safe from invasions.
Japan
500
Type of government where people elect representatives to handle government affairs and make decisions in their place.
A republic
600
What do we call the two intersecting sets of lines that form a grid across the map, assigning coordinates to locations such as 50°N, 35° E.
Latitude and longitude.
600
Latin for "Mongolian Peace", this term describes the period of peace and stability brought to the large territories of Asia and Europe the Mongols controlled.
Pax Mongolica
600
Word #6
Patrician
600
This man was the ruler of Mali from 1312-1332 and is believed to be the richest person in history due to the extreme amount of gold he owned.
Mansa Musa
600
In the Crusades, Christian knights from Europe fought the Muslim armies for control of this holy city.
Jerusalem
600
The famous trade route across land that connected Europe and Asia. Named after one of China's most desired products.
The Silk Road
700
Reasons for migration, as in the factors that cause people to leave an area and factors that draw people into a certain area.
Push and Pull Factors
700
The 3 most famous, greatest philosophers of Ancient Greece.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
700
Word #7
Renaissance
700
China based their civil service exam on this very influential Chinese philosopher's ideas about social order, harmony, and good government.
Confucius
700
Believed by many to be the strongest city in the world at the time, this city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire until it fell to the Ottomans and was renamed Istanbul.
Constaninople
700
The political and social system that existed in Japan and Medieval Europe where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service.
Feudalism
800
What were the 3 G's (motivations) driving Europeans in the Age of Exploration?
God, Gold, and Glory
800
Name the 7 characteristics of civilization.
Job specialization, social hierarchy, technology, writing/language, cities, religion, and government.
800
Word #8
Mediterranean
800
Although he died before he could finish the journey, this man's crew became the first people to circumnavigate the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
800
Before conquering Greece, Persia, Egypt, and more, Alexander the Great and his father King Philip II were rulers of this kingdom to the north of Greece.
Macedonia
800
King John of England was forced by his lords to sign this document, which established certain rights the king could not take away from the people, like the right to a trial by jury.
The Magna Carta