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Religions
Greek/ Roman
Middle Ages/ Renaissance
Africa/ China
100
A region of grasslands
What is a savanna?
100
Refers to the religious beliefs of the Israelities
What is Judaism?
100
A famous military leader of Rome who declared himself dictator for life; he was murdered
Who is Julius Caesar?
100
Invented the printing press: an invention that printed a large number of books quickly and at a low cost
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
100
Religion that most city-states in Africa became
What are Islam?
200
Several generations live in one household
What is an extended family?
200
Everlasting life
What is salvation?
200
A form of government in which ordinary citizens have the power of govern
What is a direct democracy?
200
Navigation instrument that helped sailors determine their latitude at sea
What is an astrolabe?
200
Here, power was centered on the emperor
What is China?
300
People who spread Christian teachings across Europe
What are missionaries?
300
The history and laws of the Jews were recorded in the....
What is the Torah?
300
Great Greek thinkers that valued human reason
Who are Socrates and Aristotle?
300
A series of wars fought by Christians to control the Holy Land
What are the Crusades?
300
A city that was the major trading center for kingdoms in Africa
What is Timbuktu?
400
A large town that has its own government and controls the surrounding countryside
What is a city-state?
400
The life and teachings of Jesus inspired a new religion
What is Christianity?
400
Rome spread its language, _______, across a wide area
What is Latin?
400
In 1497, sailed around the tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope
Who is Vasco de Gama?
400
Common rituals and ceremonies that were seen across Africa were about....
What are honoring the spirits of their ancestors and forces of nature?
500
A system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them
What is a republic?
500
Became the official religion of the Roman empire in 391
What is Christianity?
500
Developed geometry and pioneered the idea that all matter was made up of small moving atoms
Who are the Greeks?
500
Name the feudal society from top to bottom:
What is 1. king/ powerful nobles 2. lesser nobles 3. peasants
500
Command a Chinese fleet of more than 300 ship; sent to trade goods all over the world
What is Zheng Hu?