World History

6. West African storytellers who passed down history and traditions through oral stories and music.
9. A monotheistic religion founded in Arabia by the prophet Muhammad.
10. The richest and most famous ruler of Mali; made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and spread Islam and learning.
12. A trained warrior in feudal Japan who followed a code of honor called bushido.
13. A Chinese invention used for fireworks and weapons.
14. A group of powerful Romans who made laws during the Republic.
17. A test people took to get government jobs based on knowledge and skill, not family.
19. A step-by-step way to test ideas using experiments and evidence.
22. A government where leaders are elected by citizens.
23. A short Japanese poem with three lines (5-7-5 syllables), often about nature.
25. A group of traders traveling together, often across the desert with camels.
26. A warrior on horseback who followed a code of honor called chivalry.
27. A Spanish conqueror who explored and took over parts of the Americas in the 1500s.
28. A social class system in India where people are born into certain groups with specific jobs and rules.

1. Being kicked out of the Church, often used as punishment.
2. A "rebirth" of learning, art, and ideas in Europe, inspired by ancient Greece and Rome.
3. A Chinese philosopher whose ideas shaped much of Chinese culture and government.
4. A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims over control of the Holy Land.
5. The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia) and the New World (the Americas).
7. A trade route that connected China with Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
8. A machine invented by Johannes Gutenberg that made books easier to make and spread ideas faster.
11. A time when people used reason and science to improve government and society.
15. The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco.
16. A powerful general who became dictator of Rome; he was assassinated by senators in 44 BCE.
18. A region in the Americas that includes central Mexico and parts of Central America; home to early civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
20. A political and social system where kings gave land to nobles in exchange for loyalty and military service.
21. First Roman emperor to convert to Christianity; legalized it with the Edict of Milan.
24. Powerful land-owning lords in feudal Japan who commanded samurai.