Americas
The only US President to resign
Who was Richard Nixon?
The first Roman emperor
Who was Augustus?
The Arab prophet and founder of Islam
Who was Muhammad?
The German priest whose 95 Theses sparked the Protestant Reformation
Who was Martin Luther?
The phrase coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division of Europe between the communist East and democratic West during the Cold War
What was the Iron Curtain?
The moniker coined by Mark Twain to refer to the period of American history during the late 1800s defined by rapid economic growth, industrialization, corruption, and wealth inequality
The writing system used for many Mesopotamian languages like Sumerian characterized by wedge-shaped impressions
What was cuneiform?
The English legal document signed in 1215 by King John which limited his power
What was the Magna Carta?
The wealthy Italian banking family who first consolidated political power in Florence and were patrons of Renaissance art
Who were the Medici?
The 1815 battle in Belgium marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars
The Venezuelan statesman and military commander who founded Gran Colombia
What was Simón Bolívar?
The empire ruling much of Classical India that coincided with its "Golden Age"
What was the Gupta Empire?
The church built by Byzantine emperor Justinian I following the Nika Riots that was the largest Christian cathedral for nearly a thousand years
What was the Hagia Sophia?
The ethnic group that conquered the Ming Dynasty to form the Qing Dynasty
Who were the Manchu?
The country where an Islamic revolution ended the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty
What is Iran?
The largest Native American city in North America that existed in present-day Illinois and was known for its massive earthen mounds built by the Mississippian culture
What was Cahokia?
The region south of Egypt home to the Kingdom of Kush, which conquered Egypt in the eighth century BC
The Morrocan traveler who visited Europe, China, and much of the Islamic World
Who was Ibn Battuta?
The Japanese shogunate founded in 1603 following the end of the Sengoku period and known for strict social hierarchy and isolation from trade
What was the Tokugawa Shogunate?
The Qing empress dowager that held de facto control of China for nearly 50 years
Who was Cixi?
The animal the Incan capital of Cusco was planned in the shape of
What is a puma?
The region in present-day Gansu province conquered by the Han Dynasty that linked China to Western Asia and the Silk Road
What was the Hexi Corridor?
The Tang Dynasty empress who became the only female emperor of China
Who was Wu Zetian?
The Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal in Agra for his wife
Who was Shah Jahan?
The royal and divine throne that served as the ultimate symbol of power for the Ashanti kingdom
What was the Golden Stool?