Ancient Egypt
What is the name of the river that Ancient Egypt was built on?
The Nile
Which Chinese philosophy is based on harmony and balance?
Taoism/Daoism
What was the name of the plague that wiped out 1/3 of the population during this time?
The Bubonic Plague/Black Death
What was the name of the shogunate who ruled for the longest time?
Tokugawa
What was the Aztec diet based on?
Maize (Corn)
What was their writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
Which emperor first unified Ancient China?
Qin Shi Huangdi
Which English King is known for his role in the Third Crusade?
Richard the Lionheart
What is the name of a masterless samurai?
Ronin
What were the names of the artificial islands used for farming?
Chinampas
Who is the god of the afterlife in the ancient Egyptian religion?
Osiris
Qin Shi Huangdi created an army to take with him to the next life. What were they made of?
Terracotta
Explain feudalism.
The process of exchanging land for service and goods. Primarily as a means of controlling large areas of land.
Name and order each of the main roles in the Social Hierarchy.
Emperor
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai
Peasants
Artisans
Merchants
In which century did the Age of Exploration occur?
15th Century
What was the name of the item used in the burial process to protect the individual with a collection of spells?
Book of the Dead
[DAILY DOUBLE]
Name the three major environmental features that isolated Chinese society.
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountain Range
Pacific Ocean
Name three reasons people went on the Crusades.
Earn their place in heaven.
Forgiven for past sins.
Adventure
Get land/wealth
Escape serfdom
What was the name of the event that ended the rule of shoguns in Japan?
The Meiji Restoration
What was the disease that nearly wiped out the Aztecs?
Smallpox
What was the balance called that the Pharaoh needed to maintain?
Ma'at
What term best describes this definition:
"A Chinese political ideology that was used in ancient and imperial China to legitimize the rule of the King or Emperor of China"
Mandate of Heaven
Define the term Portcullis.
Name the two main reasons that Christianity was banned in Japan.
People owed fealty to an external power.
Encouraged different classes to mix.
How could you earn your place in the afterlife and become companions of the sun?
Sacrificed
Died in Childbirth
Died in Battle