Alliances and World War One
The Central Powers included the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, and this empire governed from Berlin.
German Empire
This Soviet leader from Georgia defended against a country that invaded in 1941.
Name a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire.
[Accept any reasonable cause]
Most of Mesopotamia is in this country governed from Baghdad.
Iraq
This empire governed from London colonized much of Africa.
British Empire
Russia, the UK, and this country formed the Triple Entente in World War One.
France
This French emperor invaded Russia in 1812.
Napoleon
Name two religions that influenced Indonesia in the 1200s.
Islam, Buddhism, OR Hinduism
The Olmec civilization established themselves in this Mexican state named after a type of hot sauce.
Tabasco
This power colonized most of Indonesia in the 1800s.
Dutch Republic OR the Netherlands OR the DEIC OR the VOC (DO NOT ACCEPT HOLLAND)
Russia was allied to this Slavic nation during World War One.
Serbia
This power led by Genghis Khan invaded Russia and defeated a coalition at the Battle of the Kalka River.
Mongol Empire
Random people appeared out of this rainforest when loggers when cutting it down.
Amazon Rainforest
WARNING! This civilization, situated on the floodplains of the Yellow River established several dynasties.
Chinese Civilization (DO NOT ACCEPT REPUBLIC OR PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
This Ottoman Empire genocided these peoples during World War One.
Germany's invasion of this country marked the start of British involvement in World War One.
Belgium
This last leader of the Soviet Union introduced policies of glasnost and perestroika.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Name a cause of the fall of the Byzantine Empire that is not related to being conquered.
Great Schism, Internal Divisions, Civil Wars, Ineffective Rulers, Trade Deals With Genoese/Venetians, Colony of Galata
This military-based empire governed from Nineveh and Assur succeeded the Akkadians but preceded Neo-Babylonians.
Assyrian Empire
The Maori invaded this country's Moriori people, who inhabited its Southern Alps.
WARNING! The Triple Alliance (not the entente) consisted of those three countries.
Austria-Hungary, German Empire, Italy
This power fought the Livonian War with Ivan the Terrible.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth OR Swedish Empire
The fall of this empire is often attributed to the repeating cycle of droughts and monsoons.
Khmer Empire
Gilgabro was from this Mesopotamian civilization.
Sumeria/Ur
On this Africa river, Queen Nzinga Mbande surrendered to the Portuguese.
Congo River