Vocabulary
African History
Civilizations in
Latin America
Latin America
Latin America
Revolutions
Revolutions
Women's History
200
Someone who works to end the practice of slavery
What is an Abolitionist?
200
This valuable metal, abundant in West Africa, was a major driver of European exploration and trade during the Age of Exploration
What is Gold?
200
This powerful Andean empire, known for its impressive stonework and administrative efficiency, dominated much of the central Andes from the 15th to the 16th centuries
What is the Inca Empire?
200
ideals like liberty, equality, and representation inspired many Latin American revolutionaries to challenge the established order
What are Enlightenment Ideals?
200
This powerful English queen resisted an invasion from Spain, established the Church of England, and ushered in a golden age of art and literature
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
400
absence of any form of political authority
What is Anarchy?
400
This process of dismantling European colonial empires in Africa after World War II led to the formation of many new independent nations
What is Decolonization?
400
This starchy root vegetable, a staple food in the Andes, was cultivated by many pre-Columbian South American societies
What is the Potato?
400
Nicknamed "The Liberator," this Haitian general led a successful slave revolt against French rule, establishing the first independent black republic in the Americas
Who was Toussaint Louverture?
400
This Indian independence leader employed nonviolent resistance to challenge British rule and became the first Prime Minister of independent India
Who is Indira Gandhi?
600
the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought
What is Syncretism?
600
This impressive stone city complex in modern-day Zimbabwe, flourishing from the 11th to 15th centuries, was a center of trade and a symbol of a powerful African kingdom
What is Great Zimbabwe?
600
Nicknamed "The Lost City of the Incas," this mountaintop citadel in Peru is a marvel of Inca engineering and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
What is Machu Picchu?
600
This Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary is considered a key figure in the fight for independence from Spain, leading campaigns in Gran Colombia
Who is Simon Bolivar?
600
This American aviation pioneer became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart
800
ideas, etc. used to promote a cause or damage opposing cause
What is propaganda?
800
This 19th-century Zulu leader led a successful resistance against British expansion in southern Africa
Who is Shaka Zulu?
800
a Spanish Dominican friar who dedicated much of his life to the defense and protection of the indigenous peoples of the Americas under Spanish rule during early colonization
Who was Bartolomé de las Casas?
800
This ideology emphasized a socio-economic revolution and state control of the economy, with some Latin American countries adopting its principles or facing US intervention to counter its spread
What is communism?
800
This American civil rights activist refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement for racial equality
Who is Rosa Parks?
1000
a mutual agreement to end a war; truce
What is an armistice?
1000
This anti-colonial uprising in Kenya in the early 20th century, led by Mau Mau fighters, challenged British rule
What is the Mau Mau Uprising?
1000
The Aztec leader at the time of the conquest of Hernan Cortes
Who was Montezuma II?
1000
This revolutionary from southern Mexico, famous for his mustache, fought for land redistribution and indigenous rights
Who was Emiliano Zapata?
1000
This Mexican painter explored themes of identity, surrealism, and indigenous Mexican culture
Who is Frida Kahlo?