| A | B |
| Philosophy that stressed human potential and achievements | Humanism |
| God decides in advance who will be saved | Predestination |
| Belief found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | Monotheism |
| Church group that investigated suspected heretics | The Inquisition |
| Practice by which a country gains wealth from its colonies | Mercantilism |
| People investing what they own in hopes of earning profit | Capitalism |
| Code of conduct for Japanese warriors, based on loyalty and fighting skills | Bushido |
| Key idea of the Roman legal system | Equality before the law |
| Activity that helped Islam and the Arabic language spread into West Africa | The sub-Saharan trade |
| Vassals gave military service to their lords in exchange for land | Feudalism |
| Religion that expanded because of the trans-Saharan caravan trade | Islam |
| Religious belief shared by the Maya, Aztecs, and Inca | Polytheism |
| Legal right guaranteed by the Magna Carta | Trial by jury |
| Items that moved between Europe and the Americas | The Columbian Exchange |
| Gaining knowledge through observation, hypotheses, and experimentation | Scientific method |
| Visit all devout Muslims must make to Mecca | The hajj |
| Device that helped spread new ideas during the Renaissance | Printing press |
| Higher form of mathematics first developed by the Muslims | Algebra |
| Scientific device used by Galileo to make a revolutionary scientific discovery | Telescope |
| Where paper, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were developed | China |
| Science developed by Muslims to determine the location of Mecca from other places | Astronomy |
| Language used by traders in medieval West Africa | Arabic |
| Refers to the everyday language used instead of Latin in Renaissance translations of the Bible | Vernacular |
| Technique introduced during the Renaissance to produce paintings that appeared three-dimensional | Perspective |
| Form of fine handwriting used by Muslims to decorate building, swords, armor, and books | Calligraphy |
| Places the preserved learning after the fall of the Roman Empire | Monasteries |
| Three countries that strongly supported Roman Catholicism during the Reformation | Spain, France, and Italy |
| Two kingdoms made rich by the West African gold-salt trade | Ghana and Mali |
| Countries where many Calvinist believers lived | Scotland and the Netherlands |
| Where Buddhism spread after reaching Korea | Japan |
| Used a difficult test to select its government officials | China |
| Home to many Lutheran Christians | Germany and Scandinavia |