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Definition	Term	% Correct
Major civilization in Southeast MesoAmerica with the only fully developed written language in pre-Columbian America.	Maya	70%
Chinese dynasty established after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty. Reestablished ethnic Han rule in China after a century of Mongol rule.	Ming Dynasty	70%
Pandemic disease that spread everywhere in Asia, and devastated Europe in 1350, killing 30-50% of the European population	The Black Death	70%
Chinese moral philosopher (500 BCE): Humans can improve themselves through effort, education and rituals	Confucius	60%
An Italian merchant who traveled across the Mongol Empire (1271-1295) He wrote and published a book: A Description of the World	Marco Polo	60%
The turks conquered this city in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul	The Fall of Constantinople	60%
Most famous trading city in West Africa; becomes the center of the gold and salt trade	Timbuktu	60%
A Portuguese sailor who reached India in 1498	Vasco da Gama	60%
A huge response to the Pope's call; military expeditions sanctioned by the Pope	Crusades	50%
Language that developed from the interaction between the Arabs and Native Africans along the East African coast	Swahili	50%
"The Great Charter" signed in 1215 by King John. Put legal limits on Royal Power in England.	The Magna Carta	50%
The grandson of "The Great King", overthrew the Song dynasty in China and founded his own Dynasty in 1271; moved the capital to Beijing	Kublai Khan	40%
Italian polymath, talented in painting, sculpting, architecture, science and music	Leonardo da Vinci	40%
"Land between two rivers" city located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.	Mesopotamia	40%
Mongolian Pastoralist, united all Mongolian tribes. The "Great King" and his decedents conquered the largest continuous empire	Temujin (Genghis Khan)	40%
The Chinese Dynasty that restored the Pax Sinica and developed many inventions, issued the world's first paper money. "The Commercial Dynasty"	The Song Dynasty	40%
King of an ancient Greek Kingdom, Macedon. Went on many military campaigns through Africa and Asia. He created one of the largest empires by the age of 30. undefeated and successful.	Alexander the Great	30%
The persecution and discrimination of Jews. The Jews were accused of causing the Plague	Anti-Semitism	30%
African ethnic group sharing a common linguistic ancestry who originated in West Africa	Bantu	30%
Qualities idealized by medieval society, especially nights	Chivalry	30%
The capital of the Incan Empire, the "belly button" of the empire	Cuzco	30%
In this society, peasants are known as vassals and they are given a piece of land in return for serving a lord or king. Europe's response to instability after the fall of Rome	Feudal Society	30%
Associations of merchants and craftspeople that work together for the common good. Set prices and laws and offered protection to members	Guilds	30%
Indian polytheistic religion, developed out of vedic traditions in India. A response to Buddhism	Hinduism	30%
Moroccan Islamic scholar who traveled across the Islamic world- Africa and South East Asia	Ibn Battuta	30%
People of the highland Peru, built an large empire in South America beginning in the 1300s.	Incas	30%
Emperor/King of the Mali Empire who built a great mosque in Timbuktu. Greatly helped with the spread of Islam through Africa.	Mansa Musa	30%
The early stone age	Paleolithic	30%
"The Roman Peace" A prolonged period of peace and prosperity (aprox 250 years)	Pax Romana	30%
He called for a campaign to liberate Jerusalem and win back the Holy Lands	Pope Urban II	30%
A series of conflicts between Rome and Carthage (264-146). Roman victory, the fighting transformed Rome and the way they thought about the world	Punic Wars	30%
The two major religious sects of Islam, profound disagreement over who should have been the first Caliph	Shia/Sunni Islam	30%
Empire founded by the Muslim Keit, a clan/dynasty in the West African Sahel	The Empire of Mali	30%
7	The Roman Catholic Church	30%
Chinese dynasty founded by the Mongol, Kublai Khan. (1271-1368)	Yuan Dynasty	30%
Comprehensive set of laws of commercial and family laws. Written by Babylonians, 1750 BCE	Code of Hammurabi	20%
The view that sensory experience is the only source of useful and true knowledge	Empiricism	20%
Grand Prince of Moscow, tripled the size of his kingdom and decisively defeated the Mongols.	Ivan the Great	20%
The dispersal of the Jewish people across Europe and the Middle East after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem's Temple in 70 CE	Jewish Diaspora	20%
A seasonal weather pattern of reversing wind, accompanied by corresponding changes in rain	Monsoon	20%
Different types of bones that were used for divination in ancient China	Oracle bones	20%
Wars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BCE. Greece won against many odds	Persian Wars	20%
Portuguese monarch famous for patronizing a school of navigation in Lisbon.	Prince Henry, the Navigator	20%
Strings of knots used to keep records; such as births, deaths and marriages	Quipu	20%
The complete reconquest of Spain from Muslim rulers in 1492	Reconquista	20%
A disease transmitted by flies, makes effected humans and animals sleepy and can be deadly	Sleeping sickness	20%
This empire gained control of central Mexico. Subjects had to pay taxes, but they could continue their culture.	The Aztec Empire	20%
The first decisive defeat of the Mongol forces by the Turks. Halted the Mongol advance into Northern Africa and Western Europe.	The Battle of Ain Jalut	20%
(1202-1204) Intended to regain the Holy Lands, but conquered Constantinople instead, proclaimed it a latin empire under the pope	The Fourth Crusade	20%
Took place in 1054, The Bishop of Rome sent a personal representative to meet with the Bishop of Constantinople, they disagreed about the Nicene Creed	The Great Schism	20%
Chinese moral belief that heaven in trust/withdraws the right to rule. Their justification for overthrowing dynasties	The Mandate of Heaven	20%
European revival of ancient learning, art and philosophy began in northern Italy.	The Renaissance	20%
3	Trade flourished	20%
A doctorine stating the pope is the rightful head of the Christian Church as successor to Peter	Apostolic Primacy	10%
3	Architecture	10%
Small highly agile sailing ships designed for exploration, developed in the 15th century	Caravels	10%
"the great" Roman Emperor, built a capital city in the Eastern part of the empire- Constantinople. He promoted and favored the new religion, Christianity.	Constantine I	10%
2	Country became united	10%
4	Decimals were developed	10%
God's intervention in the world. Part of the Hebrew tradition	Divine Plan	10%
4	Fast during Ramadan	10%
Chinese pilgrim that traveled to India in 400 CE. He collected Buddhist sculptures to translate. Helped with the spread of Buddhism	Fa Xian	10%
The Chinese custom of binding young women's feet painfully tight to prevent further growth	Foot-binding	10%
A religious order founded by Francis of Assisi (1209). They are dedicated to living a life of poverty, charity and chastity	Franciscans	10%
3	Give alms to the poor	10%
5	Go to Mecca if you can	10%
Legacies of the Han Dynasty	Government struc	10%
Using human reason to solve problems	Greek rationalism	10%
The spread of Greek culture and ideas across Alexander the Great's Empire. Spread architecture, art, and philosophy.	Hellenization	10%
The importance of the human experience, dignity and concerns; use reason to solve problems	Humanism	10%
A merit based exam system to selective local talent for civil service. Developed during the Han Dynasty in China	Imperial Examination	10%
The world's first paper currency, issued by the above dynasty.	Jiaozi	10%
"action" good or bad action attached to your soul	Karma	10%
1	Latin language	10%
4	Law	10%
Philosophy: Human nature is evil and chaotic, people either farm or serve in the military strong central government, harsh laws. scholars and merchant class are suppressed	Legalism	10%
Four Noble Truths	Life equals pain, to live is to suffer	10%
Solar calendar with fixed dates and starting and ending points.	Long Count Calendar	10%
An institution of higher learning in the Islamic world	Madrasa	10%
Ethnic group originally from nomadic Mexico (1250 CE) Barbarians that excelled at warfare	Mexica	10%
Communities the Incas forced to settle in designated regions for strategic purposes	Mitimaes	10%
A sustained peace across Eurasia. Trade flourished, people, goods and ideas moved freely due to the Mongol Empire	Mongol Peace	10%
Differing economic and political structures of the native peoples before Columbus arrived	Native American Diversity	10%
The first orthodox statement of Christian belief under the offices of Constantine I. The church councils accepted 4 gospels	Nicene Creed	10%
Islamic imperial people who began to build an empire in the wake of the Mongolian decline. Powerful military, conquered Constantinople	Ottoman Turks	10%
Nomadic people who's economy revolves around animal husbandry. Generally tribal people	Pastoralists	10%
Male dominant society, ruled by the fathers	Patriarchy	10%
All other religions that have a holy book or Bible	People of the Book	10%
The first alphabetic script to be widely used, helped to promote trading.	Phoenician alphabet	10%
Tight knit, small community of ancient Greeks who agreed on certain rules and customs	Polis	10%
The migration and settlement of Polynesian peoples in island chains in the Pacific	Polynesian Diaspora	10%
A time after the classical period of ancient Greek and Latin culture	Post Classical	10%
2	Pray 5 times a day	10%
2	Roman Alphabet	10%
Created a new alphabet, Christianized Slavic people of Central Europe and developed an alphabet for them closely related to Greek.	Saint Cyril	10%
Thought the new Caliph should have been the prophet's son-in-law, a blood relative, Ali	Shia Islam	10%
A person of the Jewish faith who cultivate mystic beliefs and practices not interested in sharia law	Sufis	10%
Independent political entities in Mesopotamia, each had their own governments. Babylon, Nippur, Lagash, Uruk, Erida and Ur	Sumerian City States	10%
The Caliph was chosen by a council and a vote. The more numerous faction	Sunni Islam	10%
Hourglass shaped drum from West Africa, used to mimic tones of human speach	Talking drum	10%
The island city istablished by the Mexica in 1325, the Aztec capital	Tenochitlan	10%
An alliance between Mexica and two other simular cities near lake Texcoco	The Aztec Triple Alliance	10%
Gun powder, magnetic compass, moveable type for printing, and paper; These were all known as:	The Four Great Inventions	10%
3	The idea of zero	10%
Five pillars of Islam	There is no god but god	10%
1	There is no God, but God	10%
China's civil servants who have passed the imperial examination	The Scholar Gentry	10%
Term used to describe Moscow and the Russian Christian Church after the fall of Constantinople	The Third Rome	10%
3 \| Legacy of the Abbasid Cliphate	Trade flourished	10%
1	Unified India	10%
A King in modern day Ukraine (900s) converted to Christianity and had subjects baptized	Vladimir the Great	10%
Chinese admiral who undertook multiple voyages of discovery during the above dynasty, traveled to collect tribute from foreign rulers and to project power.	Zheng He	10%
Flat lands where mud and sediment carried by rivers renews the land and enriches the soil	Alluvial Plains	0%
5	Culture	0%
2	Desire is the course of suffering	0%
The integration of people and communities	Globalization	0%
1	Government structure	0%
Selective breeding of animals and the cultivating crops	Husbandry	0%
The only state reliable route from Asia to Europe (the Mediterranean World)	Indian Ocean Trade	0%
Legacy of the Roman Empire	legacy	0%
1	Life equals pain, to live is to suffer	0%
A group of people that thought the end of the world was about to occur; Flagellents	Millenarianism	0%
2	Sharia-Islamic law	0%
2	Spread of ideas	0%
Set of edicts issued by the Japenese Emperor trying to enhance power by adopting the Chinese form of a highly centralized government	Taiki Reforms	0%
6	Technology	0%
4	The eightfold path can end your desire	0%
1	The spread of Arabic language and writing	0%
3	To end suffering is to end your desire	0%
The Legacy of the Gupta Empire	Unified India	0%

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