Quarter 1:
Alexander the Great, a Greek leader and spreader of hellenistic culture, was actually from this Ancient Kingdom which was eventually conquered by the Greeks.
Macedonia or Macedon
During the Feudal times in Western Europe, many armies developed siege weapons to help destroy enemy's walls and attack enemy castles. What is the name of the siege weapon that uses counterweight to propel large objects, rather than stored energy?
Trebuchet
This type of ship from the age of exploration was a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
Caravel
What is the name of Nelson Mandela's First Wife?
Evelyn Mase
This Russian Leader, who greatly advancedthe development of Russia, also famously required men with beards to pay a Beard Tax.
Peter the Great
This King of Babylon recorded the first written code of justice in 1754 BCE. It is composed of 282 laws, and subsequent punishments.
Hammurabi's code
The Renaissance started in this European country, due to its' prime location as a center of trade on the Mediterranean.
Italy
This man was responsible for the Reign of Terror, which saw 10-12 thousand French citizens beheaded by the guillotine.
Maximilien Robespierre
What were the British selling in China to help settle the trade imbalance?
Opium
Name one of the major companies that started up after the U.S. and U.N. helped rebuild South Korea following the Korean War.
Samsung, Hyundai, Kia
During the post-classical era Islamic leaders became very powerful trading salt and other resources along the silk roads and trans saharan trade routes. What is the title of an islamic leader or government ruled by an Islamic leader?
Caliph or Caliphate
This Alchemist of the Scientific Revolution famously tried to boil his pee into gold, accidentally discovering phosphorous.
Hennig Brand
Francisco Pizarro
A peaceful Pass Law protest in this South African town turned deadly, and causing Nelson Mandela to start his new ANC movement called, The Spear of the Nation.
Sharpeville Shooting
These crime fighting reptiles derive their names from famous renaissance artists.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
What is the name of the time period during the golden age of Rome, characterized by a long period of relative peace and stability.
Pax Romana
During the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther accused the Catholic Church of "selling salvation to the highest bidder" with these cards that promised to absolve the purchaser's sins.
Indulgences
This new trade route from the Age of Exploration led to the exchange of plants, goods, diseases, humans and technology between the old and new world.
The Columbian Exchange
This famous WW2 General, wanted to take over North Korea, invade China, and to eradicate the world of communism.
General Douglas McArthur
The U.S. employed this interesting tactic trying to persuade North Korean soldiers to surrender.
Knowledge Bombs/Leaflets
What was the paleolithic era commonly known as?
The Stone Age
One of the most significant architectural achievements of the entire Renaissance was the construction of this dome that was built without employing an internal support structure.
Brunelleschi's Dome
This intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries focused on increased reason and political equality, rather than tradition. These ideas greatly impacted the French Revolution and sparked other social reform movements throughout history.
The Enlightenment
What major world powers were helping the North Koreans during the Korean War?
This non-violent women's group, composed of mostly European women, famously protested Apartheid.
The Black Sash
This ancient Sumerian writing form is distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, made by means of a blunt reed for a stylus. It is one of the oldest known writing forms.
Cuneiform
Many believe that the plague began in this Empire that is also accused of catapulting dead bodies infested with the plague over the walls of their enemies.
The Mongol Empire
During this stage of the French Revolution 10-12 thousand French citizens were beheaded by the guillotine.
The Reign of Terror 1793-1794
This famous Jungle Book Author was also a well known imperialist who wrote a poem titled, 'The White Man's Burden"
Rupyard Kipling
The black death diminished Europe's population by 1/2 to 2/3. What was the average life expectancy during this time?
35
This region of the Middle East was the birth place of many ancient civilizations.
The Fertile Crescent
What is the title of the book Niccolo Machiavelli, that outlined the qualities of a good leader and argued it was better to be feared than loved? (if you cannot be both)
The Prince
During the Renaissance the political corruption wage gap between the three estates was the major cause of conflict. What were the names of these three estates?
Clergy, Nobility, Commoners
There were many major events that happened in this year:
Mr. Hunt was born
Apartheid officially ended and South Africa had its first election open to the entire public.
Mr. Hunt's first car (Ford Escort) was made
Michael Jordan began his baseball career.
1994
This Byzantine emperor sent a letter to Pope Urban II requesting support against a Turkish (Muslim) Invasion.
Alexios I Komnenos
Following the fall of Rome, Western Europe fell into feudal/manorial warring Kingdoms, and the Roman Catholic Church rose to power. What was the name of the empire that Eastern Rome became.
Byzantine Empire.
After the Byzantine Empire appealed to the Catholic Church for help defending against a Turkish invasion. This Pope gave his famous speech at Clermont, calling for all Christians to, "reclaim the Holy Land" of Jerusalem, starting the First Crusade in 1096.
Pope Urban II
This major invention was vital to increasing the level of education in Europe, and spreading enlightenment ideas of equality to the commoners.
The Gutenberg Printing Press
Robbin Island
What was the name of the operation tasked with sending livestock, grain, and other resources to help rebuild South Korea after the Korean War
Operation Pig Lift
This U.S. President famously fired WW2 General Douglas McCarthur during the Korean War, for insubordination.
Harry Truman