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100

Which monotheistic religion is the oldest among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Judaism

100

What was the name of major trade routes connecting China and Europe?

The Silk Road

100

What does the word “Renaissance” mean?

Rebirth

100

 Originating on the steppes, this leader united the Mongol tribes and launched conquests across Eurasia.

Genghis Khan 

200

Which religion teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?

Buddhism  

200

Which African Empire became wealthy from salt and gold trade?

Mali Empire

200

What technology helped spread Reformation ideas?

The Printing Press

200

This empire connected Europe and Asia and adopted Christianity as the state religion. 

Roman Empire/ Byzantine Empire 

300

The term for belief in a single god.

Monotheism 

300

Name any two belief systems that shaped societies in Asia. 

Possible answers:

Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism

300

What was an indulgence and why were they criticized? 

A certificate sold by the Catholic Church to reduce punishment for sins; seen as corrupt and unfair.

300

This person and their publications would inspire future explorers like Christopher Columbus 

Marco Polo

400

Name the founder or key figure for each:

  • Judaism
  • Buddhism
  • Islam

Abraham

Siddhartha Gautama 

Muhammad 

400

Which Mongol expert established the Yuan Dynasty in China? 

Kublai Khan

400

Name an artist from the Renaissance AND one of their pieces. 

Possible answers:

  • Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa or The Last Supper
  • Michelangelo: David or The Sistine Chapel ceiling
  • Raphael: The School of Athens
  • Donatello: Bronze David
  • Sandro Botticelli: The Birth of Venus
  • Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait or Melencolia I
  • Titian: Assumption of the Virgin
  • Jan van Eyck: The Arnolfini Portrait

 

400

This system structured society in Medieval Japan 

Feudal System 

500

 List AND explain one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Shahada (declaration of faith)

Salat (five daily prayers)

Zakat (obligatory charity)

Sawm (fasting during Ramadan)

Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

500

Explain how the Mongol Empire BOTH  disrupted and facilitated Eurasian connections. 

Possible answers:

Disrupted: violent conquests and population displacements

Facilitated: Pax Mongolia enabled safer trade, postal routes, and exchange of ideas/technology across Eurasia.

500

Name an Inventor AND their invention

Possible answers:

  • Johannes Gutenberg: printing press
  • Leonardo da Vinci: Designs for a flying machine, parachute, armored tank, and anatomical studies
  • Galileo Galilei: Improvements to the telescope, compass, and thermometer
  • Andreas Vesalius: Modern human anatomy (published “On the Fabric of the Human Body”)

500

Spanish conquistador led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire

Hernán Cortés