North America
_______ _________ killed an estimated 25–30 million people in Europe between 1347 and 1351, wiping out about a third of the population
Bubonic Plague
Who was the first European explorer to reach South America?
A) Hernán Cortés
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Amerigo Vespucci
D) Ferdinand Magellan
B. Christopher Columbus
Which Japanese city was the first to be hit by an atomic bomb during World War II?
Hiroshima
Which South African leader spent 27 years in prison and later became the first Black president of South Africa in 1994?
Nelson Mandela
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?
The New Deal
Which South American country was ruled by the Inca Empire?
A) Peru
B) Brazil
C) Argentina
D) Chile
A.) Peru
What major trade route connected China to the Mediterranean, facilitating cultural and economic exchanges?
The Silk Road
In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?
Scotland
Which famous monument built in the 1600's, did Shah Jahan build to immortalize his wife?
Taj Mahal
Which African country was the first to gain independence from European colonization in 1951?
Libya
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
27 years old!
Which treaty ended the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru/Bolivia?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Tordesillas
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Ancón
D) Treaty of Ancón
Saloth Sar (Pol Pot) was the leader of what type of government, in which country, during the 1970's?
A. Communist Government in Cambodia
B. Anarchy in Malaysia
C. Rightist Government in Laos
A. Communist Government in Cambodia