Module 1 - 8th Grade - America, Africa, and Europe before 1500

An investment company where several people pool their money hoping to make a profit was called

The time period when new ideas spread thoughout Europe

Why was the printing press critical to the spread of new ideas?

Which type of government developed during the Greek Classical Period?

How did Mansa Musa introduce his empire to the world?

A movement of people or animals from region to region

What was the government of the Roman Republic like?

Bering Land Bridge

Most Mound Builders lived by the

Which of the following was the earliest civilization in the Americas, and where was it located?

Effects of printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg?

Great Plains Indians lived in temporary homes when following animals called what?

American Indians of the Great Plains relied heavily on ____.

Why did people cross the land bridge?

What does the Renaissance mean?

How did the Crusades in SW Asia and the travels of Marco Polo in Asia help trade in Europe?

Large civilization located in the Andes Mountains in South America

Which of the following views was shared by Native American groups?

What was exposed when sea levels fell and allowed people to cross from Asia to the Americas?

What did the Anasazi and Mississippian (Mound builders) societies have in common?

Who built a city at Tenochtitlan and ruled a large empire in Mexico and Central America?

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were the first 3 powerful West African kingdoms. How were they similar?

A group's common values and traditions, including language, government, and family relationships

This religious war between the Christians and Muslims

What disease killed 25 million Europeans(1/3 the population) in Europe during the Middle Ages?

What did Native Americans living in the Pacific Northwest carve on tall poles?

What did the early civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America have in common?

Native Americans shared the idea