World History A 2020

Ruler was a patron to Renaissance artists. The time period is named after her and was the last of Henry's children

What group was responsible for bringing the Plague to Europe from Asia?

Who was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas?

The Renaissance began in 

Final emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Was killed in Constantinople.

Where did the Black Death begin?

Famous Byzantine emperor who created a code from old Roman laws.

What direction did Columbus sail when he tried to find a new route to the Indies from Europe?

Ottoman Turk leader who was able to defeat Constantinople and turn the city Islamic.

Messages runners for the Inca. Similiar to our postal service today.

Type of rock the Aztecs used to fight and in human sacrfices.

Pope who kickstarted the Crusades by ordering Catholics to help the Christians defeat the Muslims in the Middle East.

A _______ was a grant of land during the European Middle Ages.

The Mongolian Empire began in _____________

French woman who inspired France to important victories during the Hundred Years' War.

Medievil people who believed if they whipped themselves they could repent for their sins.

Islam spread through North Africa through _____________.

What two goods were most important to people outside of Africa for trade?

Capital city of the Aztec Empire

All of the following were native to the Americas EXCEPT:

Book where the Mayans kept information to pass on to future generations.

____________ is considered the holiest city in the world (people are still fighting for it today).

Important Crusader leader during the Crusades period.

Settled/colonized present day Canada, Michigan and the Mississippi River region.

What was the famous church/cathedral of the Byzantine Empire?

Empress of the Byzantine empire at one point. Was important in bringing rights to women.

Someone who legally could not leave where they were born.

A member/worker in the Catholic Church.

Painted the famous School of Athens

All of the following goods/things were native to Europe/Africa/Asia EXCEPT:

The Byzantine Empire was actually the ________ part of the Roman Empire before it collapsed

Possibly the greatest writer of all time. Wrote many famous tragedies in his time.

First artist to really begin using oil based paints. It helped blend paints easier

How many theses (complaints) did Martin Luther have against the Catholic Church?

Important Muslim leader during the Crusades period.

The journey across the Atlantic Ocean when Africans were forced into slavery in the Americas.

Painted the famous portrait of the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Also was a great inventor.

The ______ is the head of the Catholic Church.

Officially excluding someone from participation in the Christian Church

What animal was important to African caravans in early African Trade?

What Renaissance artist is famous for his painting of the Sistine Chapel?

His crew/voyage were the first to sail around the world. (He didn't make it)

Who was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs?

Colonized/settled in Central and South America.

Important religious ceremonies in the Catholic Church.

___________ was a famous trader who worked for and respected the mongols.

The system that involved the movement of goods, slaves, ideas between Europe, Africa and Asia.

An ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.

A person who traveled place to place during the Middle Ages preaching god's word.

What animal was responsible for the spreading of the Plague throughout the world?

The person who united the Mongols was ___________.

_______ was the capital city of the Incan Empire

Russian King who married a sister of the Byzantine Empire. Turned Russia into Christian country