American History
This president helped the Union through their victory over the Confederacy in the 1860s.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This Greek City State was the home of the colossus.
What is Rhodes?
The peninsula that Spain and Portugal are on.
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
What was the last country to leave the Soviet Union in 1991?
What is Kazakhstan?
This Emperor was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE by Pope Leo III.
Who is Charlemagne?
What is the American Dream?
The Mesopotamian kingdoms lived between what two rivers?
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
This European region is known for having many diverse peoples there and has a history of conflicts and unification attempts. "The powder keg of Europe"
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
This country very recently had military coup.
What is Myanmar (Burma)?
Along with Europe, this eastern region also used feudalism.
What is Japan?
Boston citizens started to attack British soldiers in the streets at night and the soldiers fired back. What was this event?
What is the Boston Massacre
The Great Pyramids of Giza were built for this Pharaoh.
Who is Khufu?
This country borders 14 other countries, which is more than any other country.
What is China?
The island that the Republic of China still holds.
What is Taiwan?
This Chinese dynasty fell to the Mongols for having a bloated bureaucracy and a small military.
What is the Song dynasty?
"YEEYEEYEYEEEYE" Was a common phrase that many confederate soldiers used. What was this known as?
What is the rebel yell?
The kings of this empire were known as "The king of kings".
What is Persia?
The grassland region between the Sahara Desert and the African Jungles.
What is the Sahel?
This ethic group are fighting for their independence in the middle east against Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
Who are the Kurds?
This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire. It depressingly fell in 1453. ;(
What is the Byzantine Empire?
During the Korean War, this US General (who also tried to run for president) was fired by Truman for attempting to nuke North Korea.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
This was one of the first Mesoamerican civilizations who would influence the later Mayans.
Who were the Olmecs?
Name 1 of the 4 countries that have guns on their flags.
What is Mozambique, Guatemala, Haiti, or Bolivia?
What country is leading vaccination efforts? (30% of their population is vaccinated)
What is Israel?
This battle between the Franks and the Umayyad Caliphate ended in the Franks victory and kept the Umayyads from conquering France.
What is The Battle of Tours?