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Name
Class
Date
1.
Christian kingdom that conquers Kushites (Nubians)
a)
Axum (Aksum)
b)
Sonnets
c)
Petrarch
d)
Machiavelli
2.
native religion practiced in Africa, believes that animals and living things have souls
a)
Animism
b)
Axum (Aksum)
c)
Sonnets
d)
Petrarch
3.
Ruler of Mali who converted to Islam and went on a hajj to Mecca
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Animism
c)
Axum (Aksum)
d)
Sonnets
4.
Three West African empires which traded Gold for Salt along Islamic Trans-Saharan trade routes
a)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai Empires
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Animism
d)
Axum (Aksum)
5.
South African kingdom (known for great rock art and structures)
a)
Zimbabwe
b)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai Empires
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Animism
6.
Facilitated spread of Islam
a)
Trade routes
b)
Zimbabwe
c)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai Empires
d)
Mansa Musa
7.
3 continents Islam spread to
a)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Trade routes
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai Empires
8.
Language that united the Islamic world
a)
Arabic language
b)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
c)
Trade routes
d)
Zimbabwe
9.
the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace
a)
Mecca
b)
Arabic language
c)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
d)
Trade routes
10.
Mali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Mecca
c)
Arabic language
d)
Europe, Asia, and Africa
11.
Spanish Muslims from North Africa (Morocco)
a)
Moors
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Mecca
d)
Arabic language
12.
The major river of West Africa
a)
Niger River
b)
Moors
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Mecca
13.
A mountainous region located near the horn of East Africa
a)
Ethiopian Highlands
b)
Niger River
c)
Moors
d)
Timbuktu
14.
Located in the southern region of Africa. These rivers help Zimbabwe become the center of South African trade and links the interior of Africa with the coastal trade areas and the Indian Ocean.
a)
Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
b)
Ethiopian Highlands
c)
Niger River
d)
Moors
15.
Professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings within the Mali Empire
a)
griots
b)
Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
c)
Ethiopian Highlands
d)
Niger River
16.
An important trade of resources, in the Kingdoms of Ghana and Mali
a)
Gold-Salt Trade
b)
griots
c)
Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
d)
Ethiopian Highlands
17.
A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
a)
obelisk
b)
Gold-Salt Trade
c)
griots
d)
Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
18.
He brought Christianity to Africa and made it the official religion of Axum.
a)
King Ezana of Axum
b)
obelisk
c)
Gold-Salt Trade
d)
griots
19.
A stone-walled enclosure found in Zimbabwe. Have been associated with trade, farming, and mining.
a)
Great Enclosure
b)
King Ezana of Axum
c)
obelisk
d)
Gold-Salt Trade
20.
City-state on the east coast of Africa that exported gold across the Indian Ocean.
a)
Kilwa
b)
Great Enclosure
c)
King Ezana of Axum
d)
obelisk
21.
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean.
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Kilwa
c)
Great Enclosure
d)
King Ezana of Axum
22.
widely practiced across Trans-Saharan trade routes, not based on race, limited to prisoners of war
a)
Slavery in Africa before European arrival
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Kilwa
d)
Great Enclosure
23.
expanded across the Trans-Atlantic trade routes to the Americas, becomes based on race
a)
Slavery in Africa after European arrival
b)
Slavery in Africa before European arrival
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Kilwa
24.
City-states in Northern Italy
a)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
b)
Slavery in Africa after European arrival
c)
Slavery in Africa before European arrival
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
25.
Khanate of the Mongol Empire in Russia
a)
The Golden Horde
b)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
c)
Slavery in Africa after European arrival
d)
Slavery in Africa before European arrival
26.
Christian sanctuaries for monks to study the Bible and Classical texts
a)
Monastaries
b)
The Golden Horde
c)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
d)
Slavery in Africa after European arrival
27.
Duke of Normandy, wins Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
Monastaries
c)
The Golden Horde
d)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
28.
1066 CE, won by William the Conqueror
a)
Battle of Hastings
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
Monastaries
d)
The Golden Horde
29.
English monarch, Common law and trial by jury (father of Richard the Lionheart and John I)
a)
Henry II
b)
Battle of Hastings
c)
William the Conqueror
d)
Monastaries
30.
same laws for all people in a nation
a)
Common Law
b)
Henry II
c)
Battle of Hastings
d)
William the Conqueror
31.
English monarch, Magna Carta in 1215 CE
a)
John I
b)
Common Law
c)
Henry II
d)
Battle of Hastings
32.
1215 CE, limited power of the King
a)
Magna Carta
b)
John I
c)
Common Law
d)
Henry II
33.
French monarch, Capetian Dynasty in Paris
a)
Hugh Capet
b)
Magna Carta
c)
John I
d)
Common Law
34.
England VS France, France WINS
a)
Hundred Years War
b)
Hugh Capet
c)
Magna Carta
d)
John I
35.
French girl who leads troops at Battle of Orleans, captured and burned as a heretic by English
a)
Joan of Arc
b)
Hundred Years War
c)
Hugh Capet
d)
Magna Carta
36.
Spanish monarchs, Reconquista expels non-Christians and send Christopher Columbus to explore
a)
Ferdinand and Isabella
b)
Joan of Arc
c)
Hundred Years War
d)
Hugh Capet
37.
Catholic Church used torture to convert non-Christians in Europe
a)
Inquisition
b)
Ferdinand and Isabella
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
Hundred Years War
38.
Spanish Catholics expelled all Muslims and Jews from the nation
a)
Reconquista
b)
Inquisition
c)
Ferdinand and Isabella
d)
Joan of Arc
39.
Russian czar, expels Mongols
a)
Ivan III (the Great)
b)
Reconquista
c)
Inquisition
d)
Ferdinand and Isabella
40.
Russian czar, centralizes power in Moscow
a)
Ivan IV (the Terrible)
b)
Ivan III (the Great)
c)
Reconquista
d)
Inquisition
41.
Holy War (between Christians and Muslims)
a)
The Crusades
b)
Ivan IV (the Terrible)
c)
Ivan III (the Great)
d)
Reconquista
42.
Pope Urban II calls on European Christians to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims
a)
Cause of the Crusades
b)
The Crusades
c)
Ivan IV (the Terrible)
d)
Ivan III (the Great)
43.
Christian victory, Establish Crusader States in the Holy Land
a)
First Crusade
b)
Cause of the Crusades
c)
The Crusades
d)
Ivan IV (the Terrible)
44.
Muslim victory, Saladin retakes Jerusalem
a)
Second Crusade
b)
First Crusade
c)
Cause of the Crusades
d)
The Crusades
45.
Muslim victory, King's Crusade fails (England, France, and Holy Roman Empire)
a)
Third Crusade
b)
Second Crusade
c)
First Crusade
d)
Cause of the Crusades
46.
Muslim victory, Venetian merchants send Christian knights to sack Constantinople
a)
Fourth Crusade
b)
Third Crusade
c)
Second Crusade
d)
First Crusade
47.
King of England, fought in 3rd Crusade
a)
Richard the Lionheart
b)
Fourth Crusade
c)
Third Crusade
d)
Second Crusade
48.
The leader of the Muslims in the third crusade and captured Jerusalem in 1187 CE
a)
Saladin
b)
Richard the Lionheart
c)
Fourth Crusade
d)
Third Crusade
49.
Increased power and beginning of nation states
a)
Effect of the Crusades on the kings
b)
Saladin
c)
Richard the Lionheart
d)
Fourth Crusade
50.
Disease that spread from Asia to Europe during the Middle Ages killing millions
a)
Bubonic plague, aka Black Death
b)
Effect of the Crusades on the kings
c)
Saladin
d)
Richard the Lionheart
51.
Bacteria in blood carried by fleas on rats in cargo of trade ships
a)
Cause of the Black Death
b)
Bubonic plague, aka Black Death
c)
Effect of the Crusades on the kings
d)
Saladin
52.
Decline, 1 out of 3 people die
a)
Effect of the Black Death on the population
b)
Cause of the Black Death
c)
Bubonic plague, aka Black Death
d)
Effect of the Crusades on the kings
53.
Decline, nobles lose power over subjects and manors are no longer self-sufficient due to declining population of serfs
a)
Effect of the Crusades and the Black Death on Feudal System
b)
Effect of the Black Death on the population
c)
Cause of the Black Death
d)
Bubonic plague, aka Black Death
54.
the period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia
a)
Age of Exploration
b)
Effect of the Crusades and the Black Death on Feudal System
c)
Effect of the Black Death on the population
d)
Cause of the Black Death
55.
Prince of Portugal who directed voyages that spurred the European Age of Exploration
a)
Prince Henry the Navigator
b)
Age of Exploration
c)
Effect of the Crusades and the Black Death on Feudal System
d)
Effect of the Black Death on the population
56.
an ancient Mayan city located on the Yucatan Peninsula
a)
Chichen Itza
b)
Prince Henry the Navigator
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Effect of the Crusades and the Black Death on Feudal System
57.
the largest ancient Mayan city in the northern part of Guatemala
a)
Tikal
b)
Chichen Itza
c)
Prince Henry the Navigator
d)
Age of Exploration
58.
Modern day Guatemala in rain forest of Yucatan Peninsula
a)
Mayan Civilization
b)
Tikal
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
Prince Henry the Navigator
59.
Modern day Mexico in arid (dry) central valley of Mexico
a)
Aztec Civilization
b)
Mayan Civilization
c)
Tikal
d)
Chichen Itza
60.
Aztec city (now Mexico City)
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Aztec Civilization
c)
Mayan Civilization
d)
Tikal
61.
Modern day Peru in Andes Mountains of South America
a)
Incan Civilization
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Aztec Civilization
d)
Mayan Civilization
62.
Abandoned city high in the Andes mountains that showcases the terraced farming techniques of the Inca
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Incan Civilization
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Aztec Civilization
63.
The capital city of the Incan Empire, Located in present-day Peru
a)
Cuzco
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Incan Civilization
d)
Tenochtitlan
64.
Roads and bridges, calendar, mathematics, and record keeping system (quipu)
a)
Incan accomplishments
b)
Cuzco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Incan Civilization
65.
Pyramids, calendar, mathematics, and writing system (glyphs)
a)
Mayan and Aztec accomplishments
b)
Incan accomplishments
c)
Cuzco
d)
Machu Picchu
66.
an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
a)
Quipu
b)
Mayan and Aztec accomplishments
c)
Incan accomplishments
d)
Cuzco
67.
A floating garden on which the Aztec grew crops
a)
Chinampas
b)
Quipu
c)
Mayan and Aztec accomplishments
d)
Incan accomplishments
68.
Killing of humans for a purpose like worshiping a god, practiced widely by the Aztecs and a little by the Maya
a)
Human sacrifice
b)
Chinampas
c)
Quipu
d)
Mayan and Aztec accomplishments
69.
Pictograph writing of the Maya.
a)
Mayan glyphs
b)
Human sacrifice
c)
Chinampas
d)
Quipu
70.
An early form of corn grown by Native Americans
a)
Maize
b)
Mayan glyphs
c)
Human sacrifice
d)
Chinampas
71.
Italian navigator who explores the Americas in the service of Spain while looking for a route to the Indies (Asia)
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Maize
c)
Mayan glyphs
d)
Human sacrifice
72.
A Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Maize
d)
Mayan glyphs
73.
Spanish Conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire
a)
Fransisco Pizarro
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Maize
74.
country that sent Columbus, Cortez, and Pizarro to the Americas
a)
Spain
b)
Fransisco Pizarro
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus
75.
the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and killed by Hernando Cortes (1466-1520)
a)
Montezuma II
b)
Spain
c)
Fransisco Pizarro
d)
Hernan Cortez
76.
Last Incan emperor
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Montezuma II
c)
Spain
d)
Fransisco Pizarro
77.
Connects Eastern China to Mediterranean
a)
Silk Road
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Montezuma II
d)
Spain
78.
Connects Indian Ocean, South China Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf
a)
Maritime Trade Routes
b)
Silk Road
c)
Atahualpa
d)
Montezuma II
79.
Paper, porcelain, printing, silk, and horizontal water wheels
a)
Chinese trade goods and technology
b)
Maritime Trade Routes
c)
Silk Road
d)
Atahualpa
80.
triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind; used in the Indian Ocean trade
a)
lateen sail
b)
Chinese trade goods and technology
c)
Maritime Trade Routes
d)
Silk Road
81.
Cotton textiles, spices, and sugar
a)
Indian trade goods and technology
b)
lateen sail
c)
Chinese trade goods and technology
d)
Maritime Trade Routes
82.
Religion spread from India to China to Korea to Japan
a)
Spread of Buddhism
b)
Indian trade goods and technology
c)
lateen sail
d)
Chinese trade goods and technology
83.
Religion spread from Middle East to West Africa and Central and Southeast Asia
a)
Spread of Islam
b)
Spread of Buddhism
c)
Indian trade goods and technology
d)
lateen sail
84.
Magnetic compass, used by European explorers
a)
Chinese navigational development
b)
Spread of Islam
c)
Spread of Buddhism
d)
Indian trade goods and technology
85.
Paper money, adopted by European merchants
a)
Chinese economic development
b)
Chinese navigational development
c)
Spread of Islam
d)
Spread of Buddhism
86.
Set of islands close together (like Hawaii)
a)
Archipelago
b)
Chinese economic development
c)
Chinese navigational development
d)
Spread of Islam
87.
Mountainous archipelago to the East of Korean peninsula
a)
Japanese geography
b)
Archipelago
c)
Chinese economic development
d)
Chinese navigational development
88.
Religion unique to Japan
a)
Shinto
b)
Japanese geography
c)
Archipelago
d)
Chinese economic development
89.
Polytheistic, focus on nature, ancestor worship, Emperor worship, and elements of Buddhism
a)
Shintoism basic beliefs
b)
Shinto
c)
Japanese geography
d)
Archipelago
90.
Emperor, Shogun/Daimyo, Samurai, merchants, and peasants
a)
Japanese Feudalism
b)
Shintoism basic beliefs
c)
Shinto
d)
Japanese geography
91.
Japanese warrior, like a feudal knight
a)
Samurai
b)
Japanese Feudalism
c)
Shintoism basic beliefs
d)
Shinto
92.
Like a feudal lord
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Japanese Feudalism
d)
Shintoism basic beliefs
93.
Like a feudal king
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai
d)
Japanese Feudalism
94.
Like a feudal serf
a)
Peasant
b)
Emperor
c)
Shogun
d)
Samurai
95.
divine wind in Japanese, refers to the typhoon that wiped out the Mongol fleet
a)
kamikaze
b)
Peasant
c)
Emperor
d)
Shogun
96.
Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force; created largest single land empire in history in the 13th century.
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
kamikaze
c)
Peasant
d)
Emperor
97.
The period of approximately 150 years of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire.
a)
Pax Mongolica
b)
Genghis Khan
c)
kamikaze
d)
Peasant
98.
Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China and established the Yuan Dynasty.
a)
Kublai Khan
b)
Pax Mongolica
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
kamikaze
99.
Mongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's grandson Batu. It was based in southern Russia until Ivan III expels the Mongols in the 16th century.
a)
Golden Horde
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Pax Mongolica
d)
Genghis Khan
100.
Mongol state that ruled Persia after the Siege of Baghdad and defeat of the Abbasid empire in the 13th century
a)
Ilkhanate
b)
Golden Horde
c)
Kublai Khan
d)
Pax Mongolica
101.
regional Mongol empires that arose following the death of Genghis Khan
a)
khanate
b)
Ilkhanate
c)
Golden Horde
d)
Kublai Khan
102.
Venetian (Italian) merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China's Yuan Dynasty offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands in the 13th century and stimulated interest in Asian trade.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
khanate
c)
Ilkhanate
d)
Golden Horde
103.
Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of the 14th century. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.
a)
Ibn Battuta
b)
Marco Polo
c)
khanate
d)
Ilkhanate
104.
An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor with a series of voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa.
a)
Zheng He
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Marco Polo
d)
khanate
105.
The era in Japanese history from A.D. 794-1185, arts and writing flourished during this time
a)
Heian Period
b)
Zheng He
c)
Ibn Battuta
d)
Marco Polo
106.
Nomadic people from Central Asia when united under Genghis Khan ended up creating the largest single land empire in history.
a)
Mongols
b)
Heian Period
c)
Zheng He
d)
Ibn Battuta
107.
means Rebirth
a)
Renaissance
b)
Mongols
c)
Heian Period
d)
Zheng He
108.
City-states at the focal point of the Renaissance
a)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
b)
Renaissance
c)
Mongols
d)
Heian Period
109.
Wealthy Italian family who sponsored Renaissance art
a)
Medici
b)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
c)
Renaissance
d)
Mongols
110.
individual who financially supports the arts
a)
Patron
b)
Medici
c)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
d)
Renaissance
111.
Separating politics, banking, and art from religious institutions
a)
Secular
b)
Patron
c)
Medici
d)
Florence, Venice, and Genoa
112.
Money paid to hold and lend someones money
a)
Interest
b)
Secular
c)
Patron
d)
Medici
113.
the practice of lending money at high interest rates
a)
Usury
b)
Interest
c)
Secular
d)
Patron
114.
Use of Arabic numerals and issuing letters of credit
a)
Change to the Italian economy
b)
Usury
c)
Interest
d)
Secular
115.
expanded the supply of money throughout Europe
a)
Letters of Credit
b)
Change to the Italian economy
c)
Usury
d)
Interest
116.
wrote Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Nights Dream, Macbeth
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Letters of Credit
c)
Change to the Italian economy
d)
Usury
117.
wrote Utopia
a)
Sir Thomas More
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Letters of Credit
d)
Change to the Italian economy
118.
wrote In Praise of Folly
a)
Erasmus
b)
Sir Thomas More
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Letters of Credit
119.
invented the Printing Press
a)
Johann Gutenberg
b)
Erasmus
c)
Sir Thomas More
d)
Shakespeare
120.
wrote Canterbury Tales
a)
Geoffrey Chaucer
b)
Johann Gutenberg
c)
Erasmus
d)
Sir Thomas More
121.
philosophy that focuses on the person both individually and collectively
a)
Humanism
b)
Geoffrey Chaucer
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
Erasmus
122.
painted the Mona Lisa and Last Supper
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Humanism
c)
Geoffrey Chaucer
d)
Johann Gutenberg
123.
sculpted Statue of David and painted Sistine Chapel
a)
Michaelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Humanism
d)
Geoffrey Chaucer
124.
complex layered technique with plaster and multiple paints
a)
Frescoes
b)
Michaelangelo
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Humanism
125.
Local, daily, informal language (like Italian, not Latin)
a)
Vernacular
b)
Frescoes
c)
Michaelangelo
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
126.
wrote Divine Comedy and The Inferno
a)
Dante
b)
Vernacular
c)
Frescoes
d)
Michaelangelo
127.
wrote The Prince
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Dante
c)
Vernacular
d)
Frescoes
128.
wrote sonnets, "Father of Humanism"
a)
Petrarch
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Dante
d)
Vernacular
129.
a fourteen-line lyrical poem written in an iambic pentameter (rhythm)
a)
Sonnets
b)
Petrarch
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Dante