World History Part 2: 500s-1500

Which of the following was a result of the Black Death in Europe?

• A. Trade and merchant activity increased.

• B. Questions about religion and death became uncommon.

• C. New products and innovations soared throughout Europe.

• D. The cost of wages increased due to shortages of workers.

How did Muslim societies respond to the Crusades?

• A. They converted to Christianity in large numbers.

• B. They sought assistance from the Byzantine Empire.

• C. They formed alliances with Jewish forces to protect the Holy Land.

• D. They united under leaders like Saladin to reclaim lost territories.

How did the Crusades impact European economies?

• They reduced interactions between Muslim and Christian merchants.

• They weakened European economies by increasing taxation.

• They promoted trade and commerce between Europe and the East.

• They led to the establishment of new banking systems in Europe.

Complete the paragraph using the choices from the dropdown menu. The Ghana Empire existed from the 500s through the early ___1___. It was located in ___2___ Africa and was at the heart of the lucrative ___3___ trade that would exist for centuries afterward. In the 900s it became ___4___ empire, leading to expansive trade with similar regions.

• 1200s

• western

• gold

• an Islamic

The crusades stimulated trade between Europe and the Middle East.

• True

• False

The crusades strengthened feudalism by increasing the power of lords.

• True

• False

Drag and drop each item into the correct column. Order does not matter.

• Aztec

• Used "Quipu" to Keep Records

• Inca

• Tenochtitlan was Largest City

• Inca

• Warriors Were Elite in Society

• Inca

• Machu Picchu

• Aztec

• Located in Present-Day Peru

This calendar was MOST likely used by which of these cultural groups?

• Inuit

• Aztec

• Spanish

• Zulu

Use the following terms to fill in the statement about Early American Civilizations. Not all words will be used. The Incan civilization was located in ——— America, in modern day Peru. The civilization developed a system of record keeping called quipu.

• South
• North

• East

• West

Drag the item from the item bank to its corresponding match.

• This Islamic empire was established in the 14th century after defeating the Byzantines and controlled trade through the early 1500s, finally falling as a result of their defeat in World War I.

• Aztec Empire

• They were a Mesoamerican Indian culture that was devastated by Cortez and the Spanish in the 1520s.

• Byzantine Empire

• They were a South American Indian culture that was devastated by Pizarro and the Spanish in the 1530s.

• Mughal Empire

• This was a Muslim Empire that ruled India from 1526 to 1858.

• Ottoman Empire

• This empire began as the eastern half of the Roman Empire, with its capital at Constantinople, but historians have come to refer to it using the name of the town on the site of which Constantinople was founded.

• Inca Empire