World History Quizzie

A’ishah al-Bauniyyah

Syrian Sufi poet; one of the most prolific female Muslim writers.

Al Razi

Persian doctor; wrote medical encyclopedias and identified smallpox vs. measles.

Genghis Khan

Mongol leader; united tribes and created the largest land empire.

Gutenberg

German inventor; printing press spread books, literacy, and ideas

Ibn Battuta

Moroccan traveler; recorded journeys across Afro-Eurasia.

Ibn Khaldun

North African historian; wrote on how empires rise and fall.

Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

Persian scholar; wrote Canon of Medicine, used for centuries.

Kublai Khan

founded Yuan dynasty in China.

Mansa Musa

rich, famous pilgrimage to Mecca, boosted Islam in West Africa.

Marco Polo

Venetian merchant; described travels to Yuan China.

Margery Kempe

English mystic; wrote first autobiography in English.

Minamoto Yoritomo

first shogun, founded Kamakura shogunate.

Nasir al-Din Tusi

advanced astronomy and math.

Pachacuti

expanded and organized Inca Empire.

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese prince; sponsored voyages along Africa’s coast.

Rumi

Persian poet and Sufi; famous for spiritual poetry.

Sundiata Keita

West African king; founded Mali Empire.

Tamerlane (Timur)

Central Asian conqueror; built short-lived but brutal empire.

Urcuchillay

Inca llama-shaped god/constellation; protector of animals.

Zheng He

Ming admiral; led treasure fleet voyages across Indian Ocean.