History vocab Quiz

What is a ceremonial dinner held by some American Indians of the Northwest Coast to show off their wealth called?

• Astrolabe

• Potlach

• Caravan

• Colony

What term describes an area ruled by a lord, including the lord's castle and the lands around it?

• Manor

• Crusades

• Kinship

• Glacier

What were the series of wars fought by Christians to control Palestine, or the Holy Land, between 1100 and 1300 called?

• Renaissance

• Crusades

• Silk Road

• Turning point

What is a navigational instrument used to determine latitude, or location north or south of Earth's equator?

• Astrolabe

• Caravan

• Glacier

• Colony

What is the name of the network of overland trade routes linking China to the Middle East?

• Crusades

• Silk Road

• Renaissance

• Columbian Exchange

What term describes a group of people who travel together for safety?

• Kinship

• Caravan

• Colony

• Turning point

What is the term for a relationship between people who share a common ancestor, or a system of classifying such relationship?

• Kinship

• Manor

• Astrolabe

• Glacier

What is the burst of learning in Europe from the late 1800s to about 1600 called?

• Crusades

• Renaissance

• Turning point

• Columbian Exchange

What is an area settled and ruled by the government of a distant land called?

• Colony

• Caravan

• Kinship

• Glacier

What term describes a moment in history that marks a decisive change?

• Turning point

• Astrolabe

• Potlach

• Renaissance