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: I was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine and I served as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. I was also known as Byzantium
Constantinople
I am the church that developed in the eastern Roman Empire. Greek is the main language and we do not believe in the use of icons or images in religious services
Eastern Orthodox Church
We came from Northern China and conquered much of the Asian and European world. We were expert horsemen and warriors. Many people believe that we were the source of the Black Death
Mongols
I was the most powerful ruler of the Mongols. I was instrumental in the formation and protection of the silk road
Ghengis Khan
I founded the religion know as Islam. I am considered a prophet like Jesus, Abraham, and Buddha
Mohammed
I am a Muslim Church. I can be recognized by my minarets and lack of religious icons.
Mosque
I am the fifth pillar of Islam. Every able body Muslim must complete me once in their life time
Hajj
I am the empire ruled by Mansa Musa. I was located between important trade routes in Africa that controlled gold and salt.
Mali
I am the kingdom that rose as the Mali Empire collapsed. My most famous king was Sonni Ali
Songhay
I was the Muslim ruler of Mali who traveled to Mecca spreading gold along the way
Mansa Musa
I am the basic rules that all Muslims must follow
5 Pillars
: I was invented in China and spread around the world. I was originally used in fireworks. I changed warfare and was instrumental in the defeat of the Aztecs and Incas by the Europeans
Gunpowder
I was a form of beautification practiced by women in China. Because of me many Chinese women were unable to walk or leave their home
Footbinding
: I am a Japanese religion that believes in animism and the love and respect of nature. I am practiced at numerous shrines.
Shinto
I am not an organized religion so much as a way of life characterized by a belief in the rhythms of life and the concept of yin and yang.
Daoism
I was the warrior class of ancient Japan. I lived by a code of behavior known as Bushido
Samuari
I was the real ruler of Japan, not the Emperor. The Samurai served me.
Shogun
I was the equivalent of a European noble in Japan. I owned large amounts of land.
Daimyo
I am the way of the warrior. I am a code of behavior followed by the Samurai.
Bushido
I am a form of Buddhism that concentrated on the pursuit of perfection and purity in all actions whether it be a tea ceremony or sword fighting
Zen Buddhisim
I am the belief during the Renaissance that individuals have worth, and dignity.
Humanism
I came after the Middle Ages and began a rebirth of learning and questioning. I began with the rediscovery of the ancient Greek and Roman classics.
Renaissance
: I am the model of a Renaissance man. I was a painter, inventor, and sculptor. I painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Da Vinci
After posting me on a church door Martin Luther began the Reformation. I complained about the church selling indulgences.
95 theses
: I was the king of England who wanted to divorce my wife. When the church said no I formed my own church called the Anglican church
Henry VIII
I am the piece of paper that the nobles of England forced the king to sign taking power away from the king.
Magna Carta
I am a navigational tool invented to find a sailors way across the oceans
Compass
I discovered America in 1492. I believed that I was in the West Indies
Columbus
I am the first European to sail a ship from Portugal to India around the horn of Africa
Da Gama
I conquered the Aztecs with a much smaller force of soldiers. The Aztecs thought I was one of their gods. I also found native allies to help me fight the Aztecs
Cortez
: I am the illiterate conqueror of the Inca. I kidnapped the Inca king and held him for a ransom of a room of gold. I then had the Inca king strangled
Pizzaro
I am the mutual exchange between the old and new world. Some of the things that were exchanged were good such as potatoes and not good such as small pox.
Columbian Exchange
I became the first Roman Emperor after the assassination of Julius Caesar. I have a month named after me
Ceasar Agustus
Rome went to war with me three times. The final time they sowed my fields with salt so that my civilization would exist no more.
Carthage
I am a time period of about 200 years when Rome went without war
Pax Romana
I brought water to Roman cities by allowing water to travel down from higher elevations at a slight decline.
Aqueduct
I am the Roman Law that was placed in the center of the Roman Forum.
12 Tables
I am considered the founder of the Christian religion. I was crucified under Roman Law.
Jesus
I am the head of the Roman Catholic Church and my headquarters is at the Vatican in Rome. During the Middle Ages I held immense power.
Pope
I am the law given by God to Moses for the Jewish people to follow. I was written on stone tablets.
10 Commandments
I am the first Christian Roman Emperor. I named the eastern Roman capital after myself.
Constantine
I am the Roman Emperor who split the Roman Empire into two separate halves. My name begins with “D: like divide
Dioclectian
In my part of the Roman empire they spoke Greek, followed Eastern orthodox Christianity, and lived in Constantinople.
Eastern Roman Empire
In my part of the Roman Empire they spoke Latin and practiced Roman Catholic Christianity
Western Roman Empire
I am a small piece of land during the middle ages.
Fief
I am a warrior in the Middle Ages. I usually wore armor, rode a horse, and followed a code of honor.
Knight
I am the land where a lord would live with his serfs and have his castle.
Manor
I am peasant during the Middle Ages. I live on the lords land and help grow his crops
Serf
I am the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages. This immense power eventually became corrupt when I began to sell tickets to heaven.
Roman Catholic Church
: I am the system where people owe loyalty to those above you in rank. My system included lords, knight, and serfs who exchanged land for food and service.
Feudal System
When you are kicked out of the Catholic Church you are said to be
Excommunicated
When you pay 10% of your income to the church you are paying a what
Tithe
I am the attempt by European Knights to capture the holy land from the Muslims. I started the commercial revolution in trade along the silk road
Crusades
I am the giant churches that were built during the Middle Ages. I have giant stain glass windows and flying buttresses
Medieval Cathedral
I am the disease that entered Europe from the silk road in 1348. I was responsible for the death of 1/3 of Europe.
Black Death
I was unhappy because of the Catholic Church was corrupt. I wrote the 95 thesis which started the Protestant Reformation. I translated the Bible into German.
Martin Luther
I was when people began to break away from the Catholic Church. People like Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII were part of my movement.
Protestant Reformation
I was an English religious reformer. I inspired the Pilgrims and the Protestants.
John Calvin
I was the law code written by the Eastern roman Emperor. I was the first collection of law books.
Justinian's Code
I was the most famous Emperor from the eastern Roman Empire. I wrote a series of law codes. My wife was one tough woman
Justinian
I am when a colony exists to serve the mother country. I am the reason Absolute Rulers became so wealthy
Mercantilism
I am the French ruler that built Versailles and ruled for 72 years. I loved to wear high heels and wigs. I had the nobles compete amongst themselves to see who had the honor off waking me up in the morning
Louis XIV
I am a ruler who does whatever I please whenever I please and I only care about myself. I have a lot of money and I know how to spend it…..all on me.
Absolute Ruler
: I am a ruler that uses my power for good. I tried to help those less fortunate than me. I saw the light????
Enlightened Despot
I am a huge palace in France that was built by Louis XIV. I was built for one man but 10,000 people lived here.
Versailles
I am the English version of Congress
Parliment
: I am an Enlightened Despot from Russia that opened schools for children. I also fought so that my country could have a warm water port.
Catherine the Great
I am the 7ft tall Enlightened Despot that wanted Russia to catch up to the West in technology and culture. I made the nobles shave their beards and I built a city named after myself.
Peter the Great
I am an English philosopher and thinker that inspired the American and French revolutions. I believe that people are born good and deserve liberty
John Locke
: I am the opposite of Locke in that I believe that people are born bad and need to be controlled by an absolute ruler.
Thomas Hobbes
I am the middle class in France that started the Revolution
Bourgeoisie
I cut off your head during the French revolution. I was sharp and cut straight to the point.
Guillotine
I am the second phase of the French revolution. I am when the revolution went a bit crazy and everyone started getting their heads chopped off.
The Reign of Terror
I was in control during the Reign of Terror. I ordered thousands of people to their death. As I lived by the sword I also in the end died by the sword.
Maximillian Robespierre
: I am the short dictator that took over France after the revolution. I restored order after the craziness of the terror. I started wars with all of Europe and took over most off it.
Napoleon