The Ancient World
This ancient civilization worshipped gods like Ra and Osiris
What is Ancient Egypt
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The Italian dictator who led the Italy's National Facist Party during WWII
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Recognized as a Latin American country by the UN, this Spanish-speaking island nation shares its western border with Haiti
What is the Dominican Republic?
Located within the Middle East, this region relied on the Tigris and Euphrates to support early civilizations
Thought to be the richest man in the world at the time, this Mali Empire ruler decreased the value of gold in Egypt after flooding its markets with the currency
Who is Mansa Musa?
On March 30, 1981, this president was almost assassinated after speaking at Washington Hilton in D.C.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
She was considered the "The Grandmother of Europe"
Who is Queen Victoria?
Known as the Liberator of America, this 19th century Venezuelan military officer liberated six countries from the Spanish Empire
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This war was fought between the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens from 431-404 B.C.E.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
The large South Asian country which gained independence from Britain on August 15, 1947 after 200 years of control
What is India?
Christa McAuliffe was a teacher and one of seven who died in this 1986 aerospace accident
What is the Challenger Disaster?
This Serbian secret military society was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is the Black Hand?
Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés, was greeted by this Aztec emperor
Who is Moctezuma II?
West coast South American civilization which relied on terrace farming and llamas to thrive in the Andes mountains
What is the Incan Civilization?
The Khoisan and Bantu peoples lived as hunter-gatherers in this nation before the arrival of the Dutch in 1652
The Lakota, Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho were all Native tribes who fought together in this battle, also known as Custer's Last Stand
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
William Wallace was hung, drawn, and quartered at the order of this English king
Who is King Edward the First?
A military coup led by General Agusto Pinochet led to a military junta controlling this country for nearly 17 years?
What is Chile?
In an attempt to live forever, Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi died after ingesting this chemical, shown as Hg on a periodic table.
What is Mercury?
14th century Turco-Mongolian conqueror significant for his partial-reunification of Genghis Khan's fallen empire
Who is Timur or Tamerlane?
Significant for reinvigorating Black nationalism, this Progressive Era leader encouraged fellow African-Americans to go "Back to Africa"
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Son of Pepin the Short, he inherited the title King of Franks and united the former Western Roman Empire under his rule in 800 C.E.
Who is Charlemagne?
The Falkland Islands War was a 10-week undeclared war in 1982 between Britain and this nation
What is Argentina?