Pop Culture
Famous Leaders
Country of Origin
Empires/ Kingdoms
Religions
100
Actress Millie Bobby Brown rose to fame after starring in this Netflix original show
Stranger Things
100
The title of the ruler in both Medieval China and Medieval Japan
Emporer
100
Continent most affected by the "Black Death"
Europe
100
This empire was the largest in Asia
Mongol Empire
100
This is the figurehead of what religion
Buddhism
200
What band stars leading frontman Freddie Mercury
Queen
200
This king is thought to be the richest man to ever live, accumulating around $400B
Mansa Musa
200
Home of the Samurai
Medieval Japan
200
These kingdoms supplied most of the worlds Gold (and Salt)
Mali, Songhay, and/or Ghana
200
This empire was one of the first to celebrate religious tolerance
Mongols
300
Who Starred in the 2001 version of The Grinch?
Jim Carrey
300
The leader of the biggest Asian empire, he has 61 million descendants walking the earth today.
Genghis Khan
300
This empire is home to the Forbidden city
Medieval China
300
These three empires/ countries all had peasants at the bottom of their Feudal Pyramids
Europe, China, and Japan
300
The Crusades were fought between which two religions, over what piece of land?
Christian + Muslim over Jeruselum
400
Thanos famously says this line before snapping his fingers at the end of Avengers: Endgame
"I am inevitable" - Thanos
400
Crusader whose name is a combination of an African animal and vital organ
(Richard the) Lionheart
400
This country invented civil-service exams
Medieval China
400
List the three West African Kingdoms in the order they appeared
Ghana
Mali
Songhay
400
Mansa Musa, Ibn Battuda, Mohammed Askia, and Ahmed Al-Biladuri all followed this religion
Islam/ Muslim
500
The classic hit "All-Star" from Smash Mouth rose to fame when it was featured in this 2001 classic Dreamworks film featuring many of the beloved fairy tales we all know and love.
Shrek
500
These two leaders whose names combined create one of the greatest and most celebrated boxers of all time (Muhammed Ali) were the first rulers of Songhay
Mohammed Askia + Sonni Ali
500
Empire that started the first postal system
Mongol empire
500
This kingdoms Feudal system collapsed as a result of the Black Death
Europe
500
The rise of Buddhism inspired this counter religion (based on Confucianism) as a result.
Neo-Confucianism