Ghana
What two commodities were primarily exchanged in the trans-Saharan trade?
Gold and salt
What is the name of the Inca's famous mountain-top city?
Machu Picchu
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
Located on the Seine River, this is this is the capital city of France
Paris
This Roman general became the dictator of Rome and was famously assassinated on the Ides of March.
Julius Caesar
The kingdom of Ghana was located in what modern-day region of Africa?
West Africa
What type of writing system did the Mayans develop?
Hieroglyphics
This is the empire of the Americas known for their extensive roads
The Inca
Which continent has the Amazon Rainforest?
South America
This British Prime Minister led the United Kingdom during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
What system of trade, used in the gold-salt trade, allowed goods to be exchanged without direct contact between traders?
Silent barter
What is the name of the Aztec emperor during the Spanish conquest?
Moctezuma II / Montezuma II
The Mayans were one of the first civilizations to develop this mathematical concept
The number zero
This river borders Iowa, and is the longest river in North America
This leader united the Mongol tribes and established the largest empire in history.
Genghis Khan
The city in the Sahara where salt was mined was called what?
Taghaza
The conquistador who defeated the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro
The conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire
Hernán Cortés
The highest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, is located in which country?
Tanzania
This South African leader fought against apartheid, was imprisoned for 27 years, and became the country's first Black president in 1994.
Nelson Mandela
Ghana means what?
War Chief
The Mayans built this pyramid temple at Chichén Itzá?
El Castillo
This system of knotted strings was used by the Inca to record information or send messages?
Quipu
The largest city in this country is the only city to be situated on 2 continents. What country is it?
Turkey (The city is Istanbul)
This medieval king, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800, is often called the "Father of Europe" for uniting much of Western Europe.
Charlemagne