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Which Ancient Empire’s collapse led to the “Dark Ages” in Europe?
Rome
What was the deadly plague that spread through Europe beginning in 1347 and killed around 50-60% of all Europeans called?
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
Which island kingdom had a feudal system protected by samurai?
Japan
Who taught that people were saved through faith, rather than purchasing indulgences and wrote the 95 Theses criticizing the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther
True or false: Slavery existed in Africa before European involvement.
True
What term refers to a loosely organized system of rule which powerful local lords divided their land holdings among lesser lords?
Feudalism
What two nations fought a hundred years long war between 1337–1453?
France and England
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
What was the Portuguese sailing ship that could travel long distances faster than before?
Caravel
True or false: Tomatoes come from Europe, Asia, and Africa.
False
In Europe, the church split in two- In eastern Europe the church became the Eastern Orthodox Church. What was the church in western Europe called?
Roman Catholic Church
In which modern day country was gunpowder, print making, and the compass invented?
China
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Florence, Italy
Who, in 1492, reached the Americas while searching for a western route to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Which colonial Empire spanned from South America to the Modern day United States and was searching for gold and spreading Catholicism?
Spain
What were the series of wars that European christians launched in order to retake Jerusalem and the “Holy Land” called?
Crusades
Which empire had the largest continuous land empire in history?
Mongol Empire
What German inventor developed a successful movable-type printing press around 1450?
Johannes Gutenberg
How did the Portuguese reach Asia to create a new trading route?
They sailed around Africa
What was the movement of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres called?
The Columbian Exchange
What was the document signed in 1215 by the English King limited the king's power and said the king had to obey the law?
Magna Carta
Which sailor led enormous Chinese fleets across the Indian Ocean in the 1400s?
Zheng He
What religious movement challenged the authority and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and led to a permanent splintering of religious beliefs?
Protestant Reformation
Who split from the Catholic church and created the Church of England (Anglican Church) because he wanted to divorce his many wives?
Henry VIII
What is the term for an economic system in which European governments tried to increase their wealth and power by exporting more than they imported?
Mercantalism