Periods
This period, known for knights and castles, is often called the "Middle Ages.
What is the Medieval Period?
This South African leader fought against apartheid and later became president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
In 1492, he famously sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and "discovered" the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This civilization invented a 365-day calendar based on astronomy.
What is the Maya civilization?
This war between North and South Korea never officially ended with a peace treaty.
What is the Korean War?
The Gupta Empire, often called the "Golden Age" of this country, advanced mathematics, art, and science.
What is India?
He was the King of Macedonia who destroyed the Persians and conquered an empire that stretched to India.
Who is Alexander the Great
This 1929 event triggered a worldwide economic depression.
What is the Stock Market Crash?
Ancient Mesopotamians are credited with inventing this form of early writing.
What is cuneiform?
In the 1960s and 70s, the U.S. fought in this Southeast Asian conflict.
What is the Vietnam War?
During this period, powerful city-states like Tenochtitlán rose in Mesoamerica.
What is the Aztec Period?
This Mongol leader created the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The fall of this empire in 1521 marked the end of native rule in central Mexico.
What is the Aztec Empire?
The Polynesians were famous for inventing sophisticated techniques for this type of travel across the Pacific.
What is navigation or seafaring?
In the early 20th century, indigenous Maori people fought against British colonization in this country.
What are the New Zealand Wars?
From the 7th to the 13th century, this era saw rapid expansion of Islamic culture and science.
What is the Islamic Golden Age?
This leader helped free much of South America from Spanish rule in the early 1800s which led to him having a country and currency named after him.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This overland trading route connected China to the Mediterranean and spread goods, ideas, and diseases.
What is the Silk Road?
This explosive Chinese invention eventually changed warfare around the world.
What is gunpowder?
This war saw Napoleon rise to power in France and fight much of Europe.
What are the Napoleonic Wars?
Between the 14th and 19th centuries, this Japanese period isolated the country from most outside influences.
What is the Edo Period?
This philosopher from ancient China emphasized respect, family, and education.
Who is Confucius?
In 1789, enslaved Africans in this Caribbean colony began the only successful slave revolt in history.
What is the Haitian revolution?
This Scottish inventor improved the steam engine, fueling the Industrial Revolution.
Who is James Watt?
This ancient war featured the famous Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans fought Persian forces.
What are the Greco-Persian Wars?