The Renaissance
This man was the catalyst for the 16th-century Protestant Reformation?
Who is Martin Luther?
This 600-mile route extends from Sonoma to San Diego with 21 Spanish missions across its distance
What is El Camino Real?
This country was once a British Colony, but was later taken from them by the Boers, who held control until the end of Apartheid.
What is South Africa?
This Macedonian king created an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to the Indus River Valley
Who is Alexander the Great?
The city in the Khmer Empire was the largest pre-modern metropolis in the world
What is Angkor Wat?
Author of The Prince? Hint: "It is better to be feared than to be loved."
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
This city is the oldest European settlement in California, still around today, built on the land of the Kumeyaay Nation
What is San Diego?
This Pan-Africanist leader was integral to the independence movement of Ghana, and was the country’s first President.
Who was Kwame Nkrumah?
This Egyptian queen and Mark Antony’s defeat at the Battle of Actium to the forces of Octavian and Marcus Agrippa in 31 BC marked the end of the Hellenistic Age and the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire
Who is Cleopatra VII?
In the 18th century, Makassan merchants from Sulawesi introduced this Abrahamic religion to Australian Aboriginals before the arrival of Christianity as they voyaged to the Northern coast of Australia to harvest sea cucumbers.
What is Islam?
This famous Renaissance artwork, painted by Raphael, included ancient Greek philosophers from different eras
What is School of Athens?
This close-knit community was forcibly removed from their homes and destroyed in order to make the Dodger Stadium
What is Chavez Ravine?
Often referred to as one of the most brutal Colonial regimes in history, this colony was the personal possession of King Leopold II of Belgium until 1908.
What is the Congo Free State?
At its height, this successor state to Alexander’s empire stretched from Anatolia to India and was eventually conquered by the Romans in 63 BC
What is the Seleucid Empire?
This was a large and trunked animal that both King Naresuan of Ayutthaya (Thailand) and Prince Mingyi Swa of Toungoo (Myanmar) were recounted as each riding upon as they dueled each other during the legendary Battle of Nong Sarai (1593) in the Nandric War.
What is an elephant?
The Italian Renaissance focused on classical texts and secularist humanism, while this renaissance focused on Christian reform and everyday life
What is the Northern Rennaisance?
This 20th century artist was born in Riverside and became famous for her graphic novel that illustrated her experience in Japanese American internment camps during WWII
Who is Mine Okubo?
The process in which a former colonial state controls a former colony through indirect means, such as economic or cultural influence, rather than direct military control.
What is Neocolonialism?
This battle during the Diadochi Wars in 301 BC which resulted in the death of Antigonus “One-Eye” resulted in the split of Alexander’s empire into four successor states
What is the Battle of Ipsus?
his type of matchlock gunpowder weapon was used all over Asia in the 18th century. However, Chinese sources claimed that the ones produced in the Kingdom of Đại Việt (Vietnam) and the Sultanate of Mataram (Java, Indonesia) were the highest in quality.
What is an Arquebus or Musket (Bonus points for the specific models: “Giao súng” and “Bedil Jawa”)
The recognized father of humanism
Who is Francesco Petrarch?
This SoCal university sent out the very first message on the precursor to the modern internet, called ARPANET, sending simply, “LO” (attempted to write “LOGIN”)
What is UCLA?
This policy enacted by Julius Nyerere had government sponsored agricultural villages set up across Tanganyika, where rural communities were eventually forced to join them.
What was Ujamaa?
In 327 BC, Alexander captured this seemingly impregnable fortress in Bactria by sending 300 mountain climbers to scale its cliffs after being told by the defenders that he would need soldiers with wings to take the fortress
What is Sogdian Rock?
Succeeding the fall of Srivijaya, this seafaring empire originating in Java is considered the most powerful empire in Indonesian history, expanding a vast vassal network across Nusantara. It’s maybe also well known on the internet for being a little hard to spell.
What is Majapahit?