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Definition	Term	% Correct
Major civilization in Southeast MesoAmerica with the only fully developed written language in pre-Columbian America.	Maya	67%
Chinese dynasty established after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty. Reestablished ethnic Han rule in China after a century of Mongol rule.	Ming Dynasty	67%
Pandemic disease that spread everywhere in Asia, and devastated Europe in 1350, killing 30-50% of the European population	The Black Death	67%
Chinese moral philosopher (500 BCE): Humans can improve themselves through effort, education and rituals	Confucius	56%
An Italian merchant who traveled across the Mongol Empire (1271-1295) He wrote and published a book: A Description of the World	Marco Polo	56%
Language that developed from the interaction between the Arabs and Native Africans along the East African coast	Swahili	56%
The turks conquered this city in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul	The Fall of Constantinople	56%
Most famous trading city in West Africa; becomes the center of the gold and salt trade	Timbuktu	56%
A Portuguese sailor who reached India in 1498	Vasco da Gama	56%
A huge response to the Pope's call; military expeditions sanctioned by the Pope	Crusades	44%
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	44%
"The Great Charter" signed in 1215 by King John. Put legal limits on Royal Power in England.	The Magna Carta	44%
African ethnic group sharing a common linguistic ancestry who originated in West Africa	Bantu	33%
Qualities idealized by medieval society, especially nights	Chivalry	33%
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	33%
Associations of merchants and craftspeople that work together for the common good. Set prices and laws and offered protection to members	Guilds	33%
Moroccan Islamic scholar who traveled across the Islamic world- Africa and South East Asia	Ibn Battuta	33%
Italian polymath, talented in painting, sculpting, architecture, science and music	Leonardo da Vinci	33%
Emperor/King of the Mali Empire who built a great mosque in Timbuktu. Greatly helped with the spread of Islam through Africa.	Mansa Musa	33%
"Land between two rivers" city located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.	Mesopotamia	33%
Mongolian Pastoralist, united all Mongolian tribes. The "Great King" and his decedents conquered the largest continuous empire	Temujin (Genghis Khan)	33%
Empire founded by the Muslim Keit, a clan/dynasty in the West African Sahel	The Empire of Mali	33%
7	The Roman Catholic Church	33%
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	33%
Chinese dynasty founded by the Mongol, Kublai Khan. (1271-1368)	Yuan Dynasty	33%
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	22%
The persecution and discrimination of Jews. The Jews were accused of causing the Plague	Anti-Semitism	22%
Comprehensive set of laws of commercial and family laws. Written by Babylonians, 1750 BCE	Code of Hammurabi	22%
The capital of the Incan Empire, the "belly button" of the empire	Cuzco	22%
Indian polytheistic religion, developed out of vedic traditions in India. A response to Buddhism	Hinduism	22%
People of the highland Peru, built an large empire in South America beginning in the 1300s.	Incas	22%
Grand Prince of Moscow, tripled the size of his kingdom and decisively defeated the Mongols.	Ivan the Great	22%
The dispersal of the Jewish people across Europe and the Middle East after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem's Temple in 70 CE	Jewish Diaspora	22%
A seasonal weather pattern of reversing wind, accompanied by corresponding changes in rain	Monsoon	22%
Different types of bones that were used for divination in ancient China	Oracle bones	22%
The early stone age	Paleolithic	22%
"The Roman Peace" A prolonged period of peace and prosperity (aprox 250 years)	Pax Romana	22%
He called for a campaign to liberate Jerusalem and win back the Holy Lands	Pope Urban II	22%
Portuguese monarch famous for patronizing a school of navigation in Lisbon.	Prince Henry, the Navigator	22%
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	22%
Strings of knots used to keep records; such as births, deaths and marriages	Quipu	22%
The complete reconquest of Spain from Muslim rulers in 1492	Reconquista	22%
The two major religious sects of Islam, profound disagreement over who should have been the first Caliph	Shia/Sunni Islam	22%
A disease transmitted by flies, makes effected humans and animals sleepy and can be deadly	Sleeping sickness	22%
This empire gained control of central Mexico. Subjects had to pay taxes, but they could continue their culture.	The Aztec Empire	22%
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	22%
(1202-1204) Intended to regain the Holy Lands, but conquered Constantinople instead, proclaimed it a latin empire under the pope	The Fourth Crusade	22%
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	22%
Chinese moral belief that heaven in trust/withdraws the right to rule. Their justification for overthrowing dynasties	The Mandate of Heaven	22%
European revival of ancient learning, art and philosophy began in northern Italy.	The Renaissance	22%
A doctorine stating the pope is the rightful head of the Christian Church as successor to Peter	Apostolic Primacy	11%
3	Architecture	11%
Small highly agile sailing ships designed for exploration, developed in the 15th century	Caravels	11%
"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	11%
2	Country became united	11%
4	Decimals were developed	11%
God's intervention in the world. Part of the Hebrew tradition	Divine Plan	11%
The view that sensory experience is the only source of useful and true knowledge	Empiricism	11%
4	Fast during Ramadan	11%
Chinese pilgrim that traveled to India in 400 CE. He collected Buddhist sculptures to translate. Helped with the spread of Buddhism	Fa Xian	11%
The Chinese custom of binding young women's feet painfully tight to prevent further growth	Foot-binding	11%
A religious order founded by Francis of Assisi (1209). They are dedicated to living a life of poverty, charity and chastity	Franciscans	11%
3	Give alms to the poor	11%
5	Go to Mecca if you can	11%
Legacies of the Han Dynasty	Government struc	11%
Using human reason to solve problems	Greek rationalism	11%
The spread of Greek culture and ideas across Alexander the Great's Empire. Spread architecture, art, and philosophy.	Hellenization	11%
The importance of the human experience, dignity and concerns; use reason to solve problems	Humanism	11%
A merit based exam system to selective local talent for civil service. Developed during the Han Dynasty in China	Imperial Examination	11%
The world's first paper currency, issued by the above dynasty.	Jiaozi	11%
"action" good or bad action attached to your soul	Karma	11%
1	Latin language	11%
4	Law	11%
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	11%
Four Noble Truths	Life equals pain, to live is to suffer	11%
Solar calendar with fixed dates and starting and ending points.	Long Count Calendar	11%
An institution of higher learning in the Islamic world	Madrasa	11%
Ethnic group originally from nomadic Mexico (1250 CE) Barbarians that excelled at warfare	Mexica	11%
Communities the Incas forced to settle in designated regions for strategic purposes	Mitimaes	11%
A sustained peace across Eurasia. Trade flourished, people, goods and ideas moved freely due to the Mongol Empire	Mongol Peace	11%
Differing economic and political structures of the native peoples before Columbus arrived	Native American Diversity	11%
The first orthodox statement of Christian belief under the offices of Constantine I. The church councils accepted 4 gospels	Nicene Creed	11%
Islamic imperial people who began to build an empire in the wake of the Mongolian decline. Powerful military, conquered Constantinople	Ottoman Turks	11%
Nomadic people who's economy revolves around animal husbandry. Generally tribal people	Pastoralists	11%
All other religions that have a holy book or Bible	People of the Book	11%
Wars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BCE. Greece won against many odds	Persian Wars	11%
The first alphabetic script to be widely used, helped to promote trading.	Phoenician alphabet	11%
Tight knit, small community of ancient Greeks who agreed on certain rules and customs	Polis	11%
The migration and settlement of Polynesian peoples in island chains in the Pacific	Polynesian Diaspora	11%
A time after the classical period of ancient Greek and Latin culture	Post Classical	11%
2	Pray 5 times a day	11%
2	Roman Alphabet	11%
Created a new alphabet, Christianized Slavic people of Central Europe and developed an alphabet for them closely related to Greek.	Saint Cyril	11%
Thought the new Caliph should have been the prophet's son-in-law, a blood relative, Ali	Shia Islam	11%
A person of the Jewish faith who cultivate mystic beliefs and practices not interested in sharia law	Sufis	11%
Independent political entities in Mesopotamia, each had their own governments. Babylon, Nippur, Lagash, Uruk, Erida and Ur	Sumerian City States	11%
The Caliph was chosen by a council and a vote. The more numerous faction	Sunni Islam	11%
Hourglass shaped drum from West Africa, used to mimic tones of human speach	Talking drum	11%
The island city istablished by the Mexica in 1325, the Aztec capital	Tenochitlan	11%
An alliance between Mexica and two other simular cities near lake Texcoco	The Aztec Triple Alliance	11%
Gun powder, magnetic compass, moveable type for printing, and paper; These were all known as:	The Four Great Inventions	11%
3	The idea of zero	11%
Five pillars of Islam	There is no god but god	11%
1	There is no God, but God	11%
China's civil servants who have passed the imperial examination	The Scholar Gentry	11%
Term used to describe Moscow and the Russian Christian Church after the fall of Constantinople	The Third Rome	11%
3 \| Legacy of the Abbasid Cliphate	Trade flourished	11%
1	Unified India	11%
A King in modern day Ukraine (900s) converted to Christianity and had subjects baptized	Vladimir the Great	11%
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	11%
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%
Male dominant society, ruled by the fathers	Patriarchy	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%