China/Japan
Japan is an isolated chain of islands, which is also referred to as
What is an Archipelago?
The main religion practiced in the Middle East
What is Islam?
The Roman Empire fell in 476 C.E. due to internal conflict foreign invasions, but only one side fell. Which side of the Roman Empire fell?
What is the Western side?
The term Renaissance comes the French word meaning...
A term used for the region in which the Maya and Aztec civilizations were located
What is Mesoamerica?
This fierce and cruel leader lead the Mongols on a conquest which created the largest land empire in history
Who is Genghis Khan?
This man was the founder of Islam who, according to myth, received messages from the Angel Gabriel in a cave
Who is the Prophet Muhammad?
What was the name of the Eastern Roman Empire that continued on after the Fall of Rome in 476 C.E.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The theory that the sun was at the center of the universe and all the planets revolve around it
What is the Heliocentric model?
The staple of crop the Maya and Aztec grew
What is Maize?
Japanese feudal society consisted of samurais, an emperor, and nobles. But what military leader REALLY held the power in Feudal Japan?
Who was the Shogun?
Who was Mansa Musa?
This emperor ruled alongside his wife in the Byzantine Empire and was famous for his Code of laws.
Who is Emperor Justinian?
This man challenged the belief of the Catholic Church and was placed under house arrest for writing about the Heliocentric model
Who is Galileo?
This ritual was commonly performed in Mesoamerican groups as a honor their God(s) and prevent the end of the world
What is human sacrifice?
Who is the Tang Dynasty?
These ancient story tellers were important for preserving Africa's rich and valuable history and also telling it without ever writing it down
Who were griots?
This group traveled on longships and pillaged and plundered cities in Western Europe during the 800's C.E.
Who were the Vikings?
This English philosopher and statesmen was famous for developing the Scientific Method
Who is Francis Bacon?
Who is Montezuma I?
During the time of the Mongols, many changes to China's traditional values and practices were made. THIS dynasty set out to bring back Chinese traditions such as the civil service examinations and the adoption of a census in China. Exploration was also a notable feature of this dynasy
Who was the Ming Dynasty?
This young Arab lawyer from Morocco set out to see the Muslim world and reached West Africa in 1352, where he found people had been following Islam for centuries
Who is Ibn Battuta?
This king was crowned by the Pope and made many reforms for education in the Frankish Empire
Who was Charlemagne?
This family owned the largest bank in Europe at the time during the 1400's
Who was the Medici?
The Inca empire used this method of rope with knotted cords of different colors and lengths for both mathematics and for record keeping.
What is Quipu?