World History Challenge

What system has Lords, Nobels, Knights, Peasants, and Serfs?

Which early civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

Who invented the movable type printing press?

What was the main reason for improved agriculture in 11th century China?

What killed a third of the population of Europe in the 1300's?

Why did Stone-Age people practice slash and burn agriculture?

What was a Japanese warrior called?

What philosophical movement began The Renaissance?

Where did democracy begin?

What were the wars between Christians and Muslims called?

What religion is based on the Old Testament?

Early humans lived a nomadic lifestyle, they were called...?

Name the Aztec city built upon a lake.

Which Roman emperor was assassinated on the Senate floor?

Who posted the 95 Thesis?

What country established 21 missions in California?

What did the Mayan calendar have in common with our modern calendar?

Which Germanic king first converted to Christianity?

Michael Jordan is better than LeBron James.

Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate?

Which early civilization built the pyramids?

Why was Hammurabi’s Code of ancient Mesopotamia important?

Who wrote Principia Mathematica?

Which king had 6 wives?

What religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad?

What code did the Samurai follow?

Who first said the Sun was at the center of the Universe?

Who discovered America?

What role did vassals play in feudal society?

What Italian city was known as the Cradle of the Renaissance?

How did Pope Leo III reward Charlemagne for his defense of the faith?

What religion is based on the teachings of Jesus?

Which conquistador brought down the Inca Empire?

Which development most enabled early people to form permanent settlements?

What did Charlemagne accomplish?

Which African city was a Muslim center of learning?

Which civilization invented gun powder?

What did Western Europe consist of after the fall of the Roman Empire?

What conflict gave rise to the Hundred Years' War?

An early civilization along the Indus River was in the land later called...

In about 500 B.C., which person started a Chinese social movement that involved ethics and morality?

What was the Catholic Churches response to The Reformation?

Where did the following words in English originate? Atlas, herculean, labyrinth, Olympian

How did the city of Rome retain power in a Europe controlled by Germanic kings?

What military invention allowed the British to defeat the French at the Battle of Crecy?

In Medieval Ghana, what substance was more valuable than gold?

In which city would you find the Hagia Sophia?

What was the main contribution of Emperor Shi Huangdi to China?

Cuneiform & hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of 

Name one of the great civilizations in America prior to European exploration.

What is one of the world's most popular games that was likely invented in India?

What issue provoked conflict between King Henry IV and Pope Gregory?