People
He landed in the Caribbean in 1492, and thought he found India.
Christopher Columbus
This was a smaller and faster ship that made sea travel easier.
The caravel
The Ottoman Empire based its laws on which religion?
Islam
The modern-day country of Turkey was once a part of this empire, which collapsed in 1923.
The Ottoman Empire
Who became the first music artist to hold all ten spots on the Billboard Top Ten at the same time?
Taylor Swift
He was the founder of Mughal India.
Babur
What was the main cash crop Europeans valued in the Caribbean and South America?
Sugar
Which Chinese dynasty rose after the defeat of the Mongols?
The Ming Dynasty
New Spain
Which sports company has made every match ball for the World Cup since 1970?
Adidas
He was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
This is the term for the vast network of crops, diseases and animals between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
The Columbian Exchange
This empire still had serfs after the rest of Europe had gotten rid of them.
Russia
The Portuguese colonized which South American country?
Brazil
What is the state mammal of North Carolina?
The grey squirrel
North and South America are named after him.
Amerigo Vespucci
The Chinese invented this, which made navigation easier using magnetic poles.
Magnetic compass
What was the name for the military leader in Tokugawa Japan?
The shogun
Which Asian country were Europeans looking for when they first started to travel overseas?
India
Which animal did Christopher Columbus mistake for mermaids?
Manatees
This was the last royal family of the Russian Empire.
The Romanovs
This refers to the forced voyage of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Middle Passage
This was the professional army of the Ottoman Empire.
The Janissaries
The Ming dynasty moved the Chinese capital to which city?
Beijing
Rapper Lizzo is classically trained in which instrument?
The flute