Europe
This famous British author caused an exodus of men from England after suing for libel
Oscar Wilde
These Ottoman infantry that served the sultan, initially drawn from the enslavement of Christian boys in the Balkans, were massacred in the Auspicious Incident of 1826 when they stood in the way of the development of a modern Ottoman army
Janissaries
BW’s original religious affiliation
Methodist
This man was the first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamilton
The 1912 discovery of a bust of this famous Egyptian Queen sparked one of the first international debates about repatriation.
Nefertiti
The Protestant reformation began with Martin Luther’s criticisms of the Catholic church in what year?
1517
This 13th-century Sufi theologian is famous for his Persian-language poetry.
Rumi
He served as president of BW from 1955-1981, doubling the school’s enrollment and building fifteen new buildings, and has a building on campus named after him
Alfred Bonds
This common house hold item was also used as clothing material during the great depression
flour/feed bags
This year, known as the Year of Africa, saw all French-African colonies gain their independence.
1960
In 711, General Tariq Ibn-Zayid landed at Gibraltar and began a conquest of Spain on behalf of which empire?
Ottoman
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh was the king of this prominent ancient Mesopotamian city.
Uruk
The name of the BW mascot before Stinger
Jackie Jacket
This 1917 message from Germany to Mexico, which proposed a military alliance against the U.S., was intercepted and helped pull America into World War I.
the Zimmermann Telegram
This Ethiopian emperor was widely considered a messianic figure to Rastafari practitioners in the 20th century.
Haile Selassie
The 588th unit of Soviet Fighter Pilots during World War 2 was given this nickname to honor their all-female membership.
The Night Hags/Night Witches
This Pan-Arab ideology, developed primarily by Michel Aflaq, split into Iraqi and Syrian wings, providing the name for the parties that Saddam Hussein and the Assad family would belong to
Ba’athism
A graduate of the class of 1949, he was nicknamed the “World’s Fastest Man” during the 1948 Olympics, where he won the 100 meter hurdles event, and has a track named after him and a statue dedicated to him on campus.
Harrison Dillard
In 1964, a coalition of prominent Civil Rights organizations joined together to protest voting segregation called this
Freedom Summer
Queen Nzinga of this 17th century kingdom resisted Portuguese colonization through guerilla warfare and unique diplomatic strategies.
Ndongo & Matamba (Modern day Angola)
This Mercian queen and wife of King Offa was the only woman to have coinage named after her in the Anglo-Saxon era of England.
Cynethryth
He was Muhammad’s father-in-law and the second caliph, responsible for expanding the Rashidun Caliphate beyond Arabia and defeating the Sasanian Empire
Umar
This is what used to be in the basement of the Union where the Sandstone rooms are now
A Bowling Alley
This agreement allowed the United States to continue its control of the Philippines following the end of the Russio-Japanese war
Taft-Kasura Agreement
Oba Ehengbuda was the last warrior king of which West African medieval kingdom?
Benin