Empire Building
This massive infrastructure project was built by the Sui Dynasty and connected the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
The Grand Canal
This civilization was infamous for its numerous human sacrifices.
The Aztec Empire
The trade routes that ran through Asia were named after this luxurious fabric
Silk
The leader of the Mongols, this fearsome warrior united various tribes to create an unstoppable army.
Genghis Khan
In Medieval Europe, these people were heavily armored cavalry who fought in service of the nobility.
Knights
This emperor united most of Western and Central Europe into the Carolingian Empire after the fall of the Roman Empire
Charlemagne
After Muhammad's death, Islam split into two factions in an argument over who should lead the community. Name one of the two factions.
Sunni or Shia
The Black Death was one of the world's deadliest _____________ - which means a "widespread outbreak of disease"
Pandemics
This famous traveler was from Italy and made his way all throughout Asia, including Yuan Dynasty China.
Marco Polo
A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement.
Golden Age
The Mexica people used this ingenious farming method in order to feed the people of Tenochtitlan.
Chinampas
Military expeditions carried out by European Christians in the Middle Ages to regain the Holy Land from Muslims.
The Crusades
Cities with political and economic control over their surrounding countryside - these emerged on the East Coast of Africa amongst the Swahili culture.
City-States
A political and social order that developed during the Middle Ages when royal governments were no longer able to defend their subjects; nobles offered protection and land in return for service.
Feudalism
A system of knotted strings used by the Inca people for keeping records.
Quipu
This system was a "work tax" where people under Inca control had to work for the empire for a set amount of time each year.
Mit'a System
This king's Hajj to Mecca was legendary - he spent so much money that it caused runaway inflation to local economies.
Mansa Musa
These predictable winds are what made The Indian Ocean Trade Network possible.
Monsoon
Japanese for "great names" - the noble families in Japan who controlled vast landed estates and relied on the samurai for protection.
Daimyo
A special class of African storytellers who helped keep a people's history alive.
Griot
The civil and religious leader of the Muslim people - this title was created after the death of Muhammad.
Caliph
This event in 1054 marked a major break in Christianity, as the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches each went their separate ways.
The Great Schism
The Black Death led to the rise of this - hostility toward or discrimination against Jews.
Anti-Semitism
This Japanese woman wrote the world's first novel - The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese for "way of the warrior" - the strict code by which Japanese samurai were supposed to live
Bushido