Lost Civilizations
What word was carved into a tree at the abandoned site of Roanoke?
Croatoan
Who ruled Spain when Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492?
Isabella and Ferdinand
What event signified the beginning of the Great Depression?
the stock market crash of 1929
In what year did the Ottomans conquer Constantinople, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire?
1453
Name two (of the 7) countries that made up Yugoslavia?
Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia
The lost city of Atlantis was first mentioned by which ancient philosopher?
Plato
Which Viking discovered Greenland?
Erik the Red
What was the name given to shanty towns during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
On which side did the Ottomans fight during WW1?
Central Powers
What was the name of the military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
Which ancient civilization developed the Linear A script?
Minoan
Who was the first person to complete a transatlantic flight?
Charles Lindbergh
Which state experienced the highest influx of migrants during the Great Depression?
California
Under which leader did the Ottoman Empire reach its peak?
Suleiman the Magnificent
Which republic became the first satellite state of the USSR in 1924?
Mongolian People’s Republic
The lost city of Petra was the capital of which ancient civilization?
Nabatean
Which 1494 treaty divided discovered land between Portugal and Spain?
Treaty of Tordesillas
What ended the Great Depression?
Outbreak of WWII
To which European crisis in the 1840s and 50s did the Ottomans provide aid to?
Irish Potato Famine
What was the name of the Czechoslovakian revolution that led to the end of communist rule and the establishment of a democratic government?
The Velvet Revolution
Which empire built the towers of Angkor Wat in the 12th century?
Khmer
Which famous Chinese admiral led vast naval expeditions in the 15th century, reaching Africa?
Zheng He
Which New Deal Program created millions of jobs by building infrastructure?
The Public Works Administration
How far west into Europe did the Ottoman Empire expand (to where/what point)?
gates of Vienna
Was the name of the Polish trade union movement that challenged and weakened communist rule in the 1980s?
Solidarity