Vocabulary
This term is for an artifact created or made by someone first-hand
Primary Source
Members of this religion believe in the life, death, and importance of Jesus of Nazareth
Christianity
This ancient civilization was geographically located around the Saharan desert, Red Sea, and Nile River
Ancient Egypt
Who was the man who conquered ancient Greece and the Persians?
Alexander the Great
This epidemic began by bacteria on fleas, that were on rats, that were on trading ships headed to Europe.
The Bubonic Plague/Black Death/Black Plague
What term means an independently governed city and its surrounding area?
City-state
This is one of the world's first monotheistic religions, following: originated after the covanent between God and Abraham
What's another name for the where Mesopotamia was at, named for its great soil?
Fertile Crescent
Which leader created the Mongol Empire and successfully took over about 1/3rd of Eurasia?
Genghis Khan
What was the name of the event where the Catholic church led military expeditions against the Muslims to recover the Holy Land?
The Crusades
What is the name for a type of government led by a successor of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad?
Caliphate
This religion believes in the Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths written by the "Enlightened One, AKA, Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
This empire was east of Rome, featuring the Code of Justinian, Orthodox Christianity, and its capital, Constantinople
Byzantine Empire
Who was the Reformation's catalyst who challenged the corruption and beliefs of the Catholic Church with his 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
Which invention revolutionized the spread of information in the 15th century, allowing for the mass production of books?
Printing Press/Gutenberg Press
What is the word referring to someone, or groups of people who do not have a permanent settlement. They often move from place to place due to climate or food?
Nomad
This Asian religion/philosophy places emphasis on elements such as virtue, respect, filial piety, and discipline.
Confucianism
During the Golden Age of India, this empire flourished due to their great understanding of astronomy, purana literature, and Hindu temples
Gupta Empire
Who was known as the "richest man in the world" during the Medieval era? He was from the great Ghana empire.
Mansa Musa
This 1215 document signed by King John was the first of its kind by limiting the powers of a king
The Magna Carta
This Medieval European social and labor system was based on land ownership and service
Feudalism/Manorialism
This religion originated in northern India, and places an importance on discipline and doing honest work. They have one God, and do not cut their hair out of respect to this God.
Sikhism
This Chinese dynasty began after the Mongols were kicked out. They originally flourished in maritime trade, but later ended their sea exploration to avoid influence from the rest of the world.
The Ming Dynasty
Who was the Polish astronomer coined the Heliocentric Theory, that the Sun was the center of our solar system?
Nicolaus Copernicus
What was the name of the division of the Christian Church into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 1054?
The Great Schism