Greece and Rome
While western Rome fell in 476 CE, the eastern half lived on, becoming known as this empire.
Byzantine
The word "medieval" literally translates to this.
This cultural movement turns away from religious themes in art, instead favoring the human and natural worlds.
Humanism
The belief that a person's nation deserves the greatest loyalty.
Nationalism
This country was forced to pay the most reparations after the first World War.
Germany
The city-states of this Mediterranean civilization included Corinth and Athens, but did not unify into a true country until 1830 CE.
Greece
This Kentucky native was the country's first Republican president.
Abraham Lincoln
Instead of turkey for the main course, the first Thanksgiving likely involved these kinds of meat.
This Macedonian prince conquered nearly all of Southwest Asia, Egypt, and parts of South Asia at just 20 years of age.
Alexander the Great
A system of ownership in which land is exchanged for loyalty.
Feudalism
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The idea that, because God has appointed the regent, he must have unlimited right to rule.
Absolute Monarchy
This Corsica-born General ended the French Revolution in 1799.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The assassination of this man is considered the "spark" of the first World War.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This ancient polytheistic civilization fought the Battle of Qadesh, resulting in the world's first peace treaty.
Egypt
True or False? Before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, there was no holiday known as Thanksgiving.
False! While Thanksgiving was not a national holiday, days of "giving thanks" were common throughout the religious communities of Europe.
It was under this Emperor that Rome began its 150 years of "Pax Romana".
Caesar Augustus
The death of Edward the Confessor led to a three-way struggle for power in England. This famous battle took place between William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold Godwinson.
The Battle of Hastings
This 18th century movement uses "humanist" concepts to explore society and government.
The Enlightenment
The belief that your nation is superior to others and must therefore expand to "civilize" them through colonization.
Imperialism
This Italy-born political system stresses national strength, military power, and the belief that the state is more important than the individual.
Fascism
This ancient civilization invented decimals, inoculation, yoga, and the concept of zero.
India
This Rough Rider president popularized "Gunboat Diplomacy" and "speaking softly but carrying a big stick".
Theodore Roosevelt
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This tribe of Native Americans joined the pilgrims for their famous feast.
The Wampanoag
The Greek alphabet was based heavily on one pre-existing from this seafaring culture.
Phoenicia
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The argument that the Crusades established trade between Europe and the Middle East can be contested due to this pre-existing route.
The Silk Road
This affluent Italian banking family was famous for their patronage of the arts.
Medici
Great Britain
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Franklin D. Roosevelt declared this "a date which will live in infamy".
The Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941
This Chinese philosopher wrote the Tao Te Ching, codifying and popularizing the concept of Taoism.
Lao Tzu
This armed conflict in Southeast Asia was the first proxy war between the Soviet Union and the United Nations. (Hint: It wasn't Vietnam!)
The Korean War
This woman sent a letter to President Lincoln requesting Thanksgiving become a national holiday.
Sarah Josepha Hale
This Greek politician made huge reforms in paying citizens for their civic duties and established a democracy in Athens.
Pericles
This powerful figure launched the first crusade, calling it a pilgrimage to reclaim the Holy Lands.
Pope Urban II
Galileo Galilei's theory of heliocentrism was rejected, but this man's became accepted and published in 1543.
Nicolaus Copernicus
This country declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821.
Greece
In 1914, the British, French, and Russian governments formed this alliance.
Triple Entente
Originating in Anatolia, these people were the first to popularize the use of iron weapons.
The Hittites
This failed clandestine military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in April 1961 consisted of exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Revolution.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
For dessert, Native Americans taught colonists to hollow out _________, fill them with milk, honey, and spices, then bake over hot ashes.
Pumpkins
After this animal failed to save Rome from invaders in 390 BCE, the empire began a (very sad) tradition where they were crucified each year.
Dogs :(
The Ottoman Turks led by this man were finally able to conquer the Byzantine capital of Constantinople in 1453. It would forever be renamed Istanbul.
Mehmed II
During the 15th century, Prince Henry the Navigator led this European country in trying to discover a direct sea route to Asia.
Portugal
When this country refused to continue trading its tea for British silver, the English sold them opium instead, resulting in two international wars.
China
While it only involved two official countries, dozens of American Indians fought alongside the French and the British in this conflict, and it carried over across multiple continents.
The French and Indian War OR The Seven Years' War
This president owned a parrot named Polly that was taught to curse like a sailor - so much so that the bird had to be removed from his funeral; it wouldn't stop!
Andrew Jackson
This American president did not support a formal declaration of a Thanksgiving holiday.
Thomas Jefferson