HISTORIC NAMES
Defeated in his 1835 run to represent Tennessee in Congress, he headed for Texas; that did not work out well
Davy Crockett
Reflecting the continent's colonial heritage, it's an official language of 20 African countries including Burundi & Gabon
French
This river starts in Colorado, rising 12,000 feet above sea level in the Rockies
the Rio Grande
An iteration of Troy was founded in the Greek these, a term long used of the supposedly ignorant & backward early medieval time
the Dark Ages
In 1521 Magellan claimed these Asian islands for Spain, which held them until losing a war in 1898
the Philippines
This Scottish king was a rival of the real-life Macbeth & did have a son named Malcolm
Duncan
This most populous country in Africa is also one of the richest
Nigeria
This 1,560-mile-long river rises on the Indian side of the border with Tibet
the Ganges
For more years Çatalhöyük, a city with houses but no streets, thrived in the Anatolia region of what's now this country
Turkey
This ruling dynasty of English monarchs that came to power in 1485 originated in Wales
the Tudor Dynasty
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Out of Africa, this German general had the assignment of defending Normandy in 1944, which didn't work out for him
Rommel
This African capital city of about 2.5 million lies on sites that were once part of the ancient empire of Carthage
Tunisia
Entering Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir, it winds its way across the state up into Washington, south of Pasco
the Snake
Tel Lachish was the most important city after Jerusalem in this biblical kingdom south of Israel
Judah
17th century Muslim pirates who gave 10% to their wealthy backers operated off this North African coast named for a local people
the Barbary Coast
In 1786 crystal seller Jacques Balmat packed some brandy & maybe a coat & set off to climb this highest Alpine mountain
Mont Blanc
Mandingo & Malinke are other names for a West African people but "I do know" them as this, the name Alex Haley used
Mandinka
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2,900 miles long, this river, formerly the Zaire, flows into the Atlantic
the Congo
A royal tomb from the early B.C. era of this 3-letter dynasty yielded the skeleton of a giant panda
Han
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"...Min...g?"Rivals of Rome, the Parthians ruled a vast empire from their kingdom south of the Caspian Sea in what is today this nation
Iran
Ras Makonnen of Harar led troops during the Battle of Adwa in an 1895 to 1896 war named for these two countries
Italy & Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
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Russia and Turkey
Once part of the Portuguese Empire, it's the small African nation just south of Senegal.
Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea
Bingen Bonn! Those 2 cities will be on your tour as you pass along the "Middle" section of this river
the Rhine
Around 1000 B.C. these people, no kin to Conan the Barbarian despite the name, were among the first to occupy Crimea
Cimmerians
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This Native American tribe share their name with one of the Finger Lakes and were the largest in the Iroquois Confederacy
the Seneca
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the Huron