Europe
This ruler is known for updating Roman laws & increasing lands controlled by the Byzantine empire.
Who was Justinian I?
This rich African king spread Islam across NW Africa during his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who was Mansa Musa?
This body of water is located between the Arabian Peninsula and the North African coast.
What is the Red Sea?
This Islamic prophet lived in the Arabian Peninsula during the 6th century. He is known for uniting the tribes of Medina and leading the conquest of Mecca.
Who was Muhammad?
Which indigenous American created a complex systems of roads to navigate the Andes Mountains of South America?
Who were the Inca?
Though millions of Europeans died during this deadly pandemic, the ______ ______ did promote the growth of banking.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
In Africa, history was passed down by _____, people who would tell stories and sing songs to share local history with the people in their villages.
Who are griots?
This explorer was one of the few Europeans welcomed in China; increasing the growth of trade between Asia and Europe.
Who was Marco Polo?
The development of algebra, the concept of zero, and an extended knowledge of trigonometry were contributions made in mathematics by which group of people?
Who were Middle Easterners?
This trade route between Africa, Europe, and the newly discovered Americas negatively impacted indigenous peoples in several ways, including spreading diseases.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Copernicus is known for developing this theory, which states that the sun is the center of the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory?
As trade grew in North Africa, the religion of _____ spread quickly through the area.
The Great Wall and the Forbidden City were both created during which Dynasty.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
Ancient peoples traveled with animals and goods across deserts in Africa & the Middle East in groups called _____.
What are caravans?
Spanish colonization greatly impacted South American countries by imposing the religion of ______ to indigenous peoples.
What is Christianity?
Thomas Aquinas believed that humans should rely on faith and reason to make decisions. This theory is known as _________.
What is humanism?
The Sahara desert in Northern Africa provided _____ for trade.
What is salt?
What is Buddhism?
The holy book of Islam is called the ____.
What is the Quran?
The ____ civilization occupied the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico before European colonization.
Who were the Maya?
This 1215 document reduced the power of the monarchy in England.
What is the Magna Carta?
The empire of ____ declined and that area of Africa was then called Mali.
What is Ghana?
This group conquered and united much of Asia under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his descendants.
Who are the Mongols?
An Islamic place of worship is called a ____.
What is a mosque?
Which European country led the way in exploration of the Americas?
What is Portugal?