The Silk Roads connected East and West Asia beginning as early as 114 B.C., but its use declined in the late 1400s and came to a definite halt in the early 1500s. The use of the Silk Roads decreased when

The Black Death of the 14th century was responsible for

Which of these was a key idea of the Renaissance?

The astrolabe, an example of improved technology of the 15th and 16th centuries, had the GREATEST impact on

The spread of religions during this time period would have been made easier by which of these?

Which statement BEST explains why the Renaissance began in Italy?

This was a series of conflicts between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land between 1095 and 1291.

What invention helped the Ottomans lay siege to Constantinople in 1453?

What religion did Siddhartha Gautama found?

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?

What religion originated in India and remains the most practiced religion in India today?

What was the motivation for the exchange of commerce along the Silk Roads, Sea Roads, and Sand Roads?

What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?

What resource made the Mali and Songhai Empires of West Africa wealthy and powerful?

This agricultural method was designed by the Aztecs to farm on Lake Texcoco

The vast system of roads along the Andes mountains allowed for governmental control and quick communication for which empire?

The most powerful man in Japan during the feudal period (1185-1600) was known by this title

This religion originated on the Arabian peninsula and spread quickly throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.

How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

This religion began in Roman Judaea in the 1st century C.E. and spread throughout the Roman Empire and Europe.

In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of

John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau all were