Vocabulary
Events
Mixed Bag
Concepts/Ideas
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100

This person moves from place to place in search of food and water...

What is a nomad

100

A mutated strain of bubonic and pneumonic plague was...

What was the Black Death/Plague

100

This man sailed the ocean blue and thought he'd discovered an all-water route to India...

Who is Christopher Columbus

100

In this system, one field is left empty so as to not exhaust the soil...

What is crop rotation (or the Three-field system)

100

This man is largely responsible for the spread of Christianity because he thought it was a message for all people...

Who is Paul (formerly known as Saul)

200

Worship of one, all-powerful god is...

What is monotheism

200

The era where humans started using agriculture and moved away from hunting/gathering was...

What is the Neolithic Revolution

200

This event resulted in a 300% increase in the population of Europe...

What is the Second Agriculture Revolution

200

This Pope approval reduces time in purgatory by reducing sins...

What are indulgences

200

This person is the root of three major religions...

Who is Abraham

300

Islam's holy text is...

What is the Qur'an?

300

This interaction resulted in new, worldwide trade between the "Old World" and "New World"...

What is the Columbian Exchange

300

This is a system of canals that links fields to nearby streams and storage basins of water...

What is irrigation

300

This man saw a vision of Archangel Gabriel and wrote a holy text...

Who is Muhammad

300

This individual has won the most Olympic Medals...

Who is Michael Phelps

400

Officially excluding someone from participation and services in the Christian Church is...

What is excommunication?

400

Men went to fight for indulgences in the Holy Land during this event...

What is the Crusades

400

This battle tactic involves surrounding the enemy and cutting off supplies and reinforcements--used successfully at the Battle of Jerusalem...

What is siege warfare

400

These diseases spread quickly amongst native populations due to the fact they didn't have any tolerance for them...

What are New Ground Epidemics

400

The world's 23.5 degrees tilt on its axis causes these...

What are seasons

500

Soil that is suitable for growing crops is...

What is arable

500

This event resulted in the Eastern (Orthodox) Christian Church and the Western (Catholic) Christian church both excommunicating the other...

What is the Great Schism

500

This trading city was the origin of the plague in Europe...

What is Kaffa (or Caffa)

500

A Savior and spiritual leader is...

What is a messiah

500

These two men conquered the Aztec and Inca empires, respectively...

Who are Cortéz and Pizarro