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Geography and General Social Studies Knowledge
100

The geographical term that describes the landscape of of Mongolia:

Steppe

100

Islamic in religion, conquered over land, used explosives to conquer. 

Who are the Gunpowder Empires?

100

"Floating gardens". An agricultural techniques used by the Aztec. It involved creating islands out of mud and reeds in order to grow crops. 

What are chinampas?

100

Leader of the Reformation

Who is Martin Luther?

100
The spreading of culture from one group to another

What is cultural diffusion?

200
The leader who first united the Mongol tribes

Who is Genghis Khan?

200
Leader of the Ottomans; conquered Constantinople

Who is Mehmed II?

200
The Incan labor system of recruiting citizens to work on public works projects such as bridges and roads. 

What is the Mita system?

200

The Catholic Church sold forgiveness of sin. What was this practice called?

Indulgences

200

The lake the Aztec lived on. 

What is Lake Texcoco?

300

The leader of the Mongols who conquered the Chinese and established the Yuan dynasty

Who is Kublai Khan?

300
The majority of Indian people are this religion, which led to conflicts with their conquerors, the Mughals.
What is Hindu?
300

Aztec and Incan people worshipped many gods, what is this type of religion called?

What is polytheism?

300

Classicalism, Humanism, Realism, Single-Point Perspective are characteristics of what era of art?

What is Renaissance Art?

300

The mountain range the Incan empire spanned across. 

What are the Andes?

400
The leader of the Japanese social and political heirarchy

What is Shogun?

400
Perhaps the greatest example of Mughal architecture. 

What is the Taj Mahal?

400

Coricancha and Templo Mayor are examples of this cultural attribute. 

What is architecture?

400

Three Renaissance artists

Who are any of the following: Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Jan Van Eyck, Donatello, Durer...?

400

A small political entity that is independently governed. Kilwa on the East Coast of Africa is an example of this. 

What is a city-state?

500

The era of peace established by the reign of the Mongols over Eurasia. 

What is the Pax Mongolica?
500

Seasonal winds that blow across the Indian Ocean, making maritime trade easier.

What are monsoons?

500

Conquered the Aztec 

Who is Hernan Cortes?

500

This invention led to the spread of Renaissance and Reformation ideals

What is the printing press?

500
The ocean to the east of Africa.
What is the Indian Ocean?