World History: Ancient
The first Mauryan Emperor to promote the spread of Buddhism during his reign
Who is Ashoka?
Japanese revolution that marked the final demise of the Tokugawa Shogunate and returned the country to direct imperial rule by an emperor
What is the Meiji Restoration?
the Author of the speech, "Ain't I a Woman"
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This amendment granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
Winners of this competition show include Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Phillip Phillips, and Jordan Sparks.
What is American Idol?
China's only female emperor who first gained power and influence as one of Tang Emperor Taizong's concubines
Who is Empress Wu?
The first Yuan Emperor
Who is Kublai Khan?
the First President to be elected as a Democrat
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Our current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Who is Ben Carson?
This challenging potion includes leeches, fluxweed, powdered horn of a Bicorn, and a bit of whoever the drinker intends to turn into, among other elusive ingredients.
What is polyjuice potion?
The earliest surviving great work of literature
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The viceroy of India behind India's partition in 1947
Who is Lord Mountbatten?
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was drawn as a result of this conflict
What is the French and Indian War?
a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that ensures the safety of the nation's food supply, among other things
What is the FDA?
Phoebe Buffay's alter ego
Regina Phalange
Linguistic evidence suggests that this migration introduced agricultural practices and metallurgy to Sub-Saharan Africa
Bantu Migration
Leader of the only successful independence movement led by self-liberated slaves in modern history, known for his letter to the French Directory in 1797
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
This compromise admitted California as a free state
What is the Compromise of 1850?
the first president to be born in the independent United States
Who is Martin Van Buren?
A mixture of equal parts fat and flour, used for thickening stocks and sauces
What is a roux?
The Roman games, held in the Circus Maximus, honored this Roman god
Who is Jupiter?
A settlement after this battle canceled the Treaty of Wichale and acknowledged the full sovereignty and independence of Ethiopia
What is the Battle of Adwa?
This 1810 bill stated that if either Britain and France repealed its commercial restrictions, America would restore its embargo against the non-repealing nation
What is Macon's Bill No. 2?
the only President to later become a chief justice
Who is Taft?
The best selling single of all time, with over 50 million sold worldwide
What is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby?