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Who was Mansa Musa

The richest man in the Middle ages 

100

Name the trade route from Asia to the Middle East

   

 Silk Road

100

Name the empire that grew as the Roman Empire declined

    Byzantine Empire

100

What is the name of the Japanese social class of great warriors?

Samurai

100

What was one of the Undertakers finishing moves

Tombstone Piledriver, Last Ride, Chokeslam, Hell's Gate

200

Which two natural resources did Africa export the most?

Gold & Salt

200

What is the Quran?

Muslim Holy Test

200

In Europe’s feudal society, what determined an individual’s social status?

Birth 

200

The name of the leader that united the Mongol clans and invaded the Chinese empire

Genghis Khan

200

What is the alleged reason JFK won the popular vote for his debate with Richard Nixon

What is he was more attractive  

300

How was trade with other country's different between Eastern and Western Africa?

Eastern Africa had access to other continents and country's via ocean. 

300

After the death of Muhammad, Islam split into two conflicting sects.  They were . . .

Sunni and Shiite

300

Feudalism is . . .

a political, economic, and social system

300

What country did early rulers of Japan adopt cultural aspects from?

China

300

an actress who is prominent and influential in horror films

What is a Scream Queen 

400

Name an early African civilization?

Songhai, Mali, Ghana, Egypt, etc 

400

Caliph means

Successor

400

What did Justinian I, the emperor of Byzantine Empire do?

Created a code of law that became the basis of law throughout Europe

400

After his fathers death Kublai Khan rule what country 

China

400

Was Childs human at the end of the movie the thing?

There is not a definite answer (Ms. Harvey says he was)

500

Because of Mansa Musa's actions during his Hajj, what do you think Europeans and Muslims thought of Mali?

Mali was a rich empire

500

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

Faith, prayer 5 times a day, giving alms, fasting, pilgrimage (Hajji)

500

Why were the Crusades important to Europe?

   

they opened access to the trade networks of the East

500

Name the religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama

Buddhism

500

When did college football establish a national title game?

1998 - this disqualifies all of Nebraskas