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100

The primary cash crop in the Carribean and Latin America was this

What is Sugar?

100

She was known as the Maid of Lorainne and is credited for saving France in the 100 years war.

Who is Joan of Arc? 

100

This Chinese tradition which started with women of the court but eventually caught on to commoners, was a way to ensure marriage by making you more attractive.

What was foot-binding? 


100

These Mountains create a natural border between India and China

What are the Himalayas?

100

This religion dominated Sub-Saharan Africa

What was Islam?

200

The treacherous journey for slaves across the Atlantic was known as this

What is the Middle Passage?

200

This economic system was based on a nations accumulation of gold and silver and required that you sell more than you bought in order to create wealth. 

What was mercantilism?

200

These valuable porcelain vases from this particular dynasty are examples of syncretism as they blend the technology of China, with the blue dye of Persia, and the Islamic geometric designs of the Mongol influence.  

What was the Ming dynasty? 

200

Double the Points if you can name the building and the man who had built it

What was the Taj Mahal? 

Who was Shah Jahan? 

200

This is what they called the Western Coast of Africa where slaves were traded

What was the Ivory coast? 

300

The system of forced labor in the Silver mines of Peru was known as this

What was the Mi'ta system?

300

From 1547 - 1584 he ruled Russia and was considered Russia's first Tsar who expanded Russia yet was known for torturing its people.

Who was Ivan IV (or Ivan the Terrible)?

300

                       DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!

If you can name the Dynasty and its famous ruler

This was the name of the Mongol Dynasty in China and its ruler was famous for his friendship with Marco Polo. 


What was the Yuan Dynasty and who was Kublai Khan?? 

300

This was the ritual where a widow would throw herself onto the pyre (burning ashes) of her dead husband.

What was Sati? 

300

This tribe was known for its highly sophisticated metallurgy and sculptures 

Who were the Benin? 

400

The Casta System placed this group at the top of the social hierarchy because they were indigenous to Spain.

Who are the Peninsulares? 

400

In 1688  Catholic King James II, was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. It gave Parliament more power over the Monarchy and planted seeds for the beginnings of a political democracy.

What was the Glorious Revolution? 

400

This was the northern nomadic tribe that ruled during the Qing Dynasty. 

Who were the Manchu?

400

Founded by Babur, this "gunpowder" Empire ruled India from 1526 - 1857

What was the Mughal Empire? 

400

THey were the first Europeans to establish trade ports along the African Coastline and started the slave trade

Who were the Portuguese? 

500

This was the King and Queen of Spain that Sponsored Columbus's voyages and drove the Moors out of Spain restoring the state religion to Catholisism 

Who was King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella? 

500

In 1765 James Watt improved this invention and is credited for the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England

What was the steam engine? 

500

He was the Ming emperor that sponsored the 7 voyages of Zheng He

Who was Yongle? 

500

He was considered the Great Mughal ruler (1542 - 1605) because he rewarded talent and intellect without regard to ethnicity or religious affiliation.

What was Akbar the Great? 

500

Queen Nzinga was known for doing this

What was resisting slavery? Or trying to stop the Portuguese slave traders.