This apostle of Jesus wrote almost half the New Testament and is credited with spreading Christianity across the Roman world. Who is it?

Roman tribunes had power to block or cancel laws. The US President has this same power today to _________________ laws he thinks are bad for the country.

A technology Romans built to transport water over long distances.

The difference between serfs and peasants was --

The bishops of major cities disagreed over who should be in charge of the Church. Eventually the bishops of the city of Rome claimed authority and took the title of ______________.

The Romans had two social classes. Which one was the wealthy, land-owning class?

In 768 A.D., Charles Martel's grandson became king of the Franks and was named as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire?

When the Christian Church in the East and West grew farther apart over a dispute over the use of holy icons in 1054, what was that called?

Who was the great prophet of Islam?

The holy book of Islam is __________________

In the Five Pillars of Islam, what is the Hajj?

This Muslim empire was based in modern-day Turkey.

Which of the Muslim empires was based in modern-day Iran and was predominantly Shiite?

The Silk Road was a major trade route that connected Asia and Europe. The route began in _______________________ and ended in Chang'an China.

Muslim scholar Al-Khwarizmi pioneered the study of ________________________.

Africa is very large and it posed many geographical barriers to travel and trade. These include waterfalls, thick forests, and the _______________________ Desert in northern Africa.

Mansa Musa, the richest man in the history of the world according to some estimates, was the king of this country.

Swahili was an important language in Africa. It was based in the Bantu language, but it used some words and the written letters from this language.

Who was the founder of Sikhism, a world religion that developed in India after the conflicts between Islam and Hinduism?

In the Tang and Song dynasties, this was the lowest social class.

A Mongel chieftain who united several warring clans and took the name meaning "Universal Ruler" was:

After a period of Mongol rule, general Yi Songye overthrew the rulers and set up the ___________________dynasty, the longest-lasting, but final Korean dynasty.

Two important religions in Japan are ______________ and ____________.