Blue history study guide 2024 Flashcards
Oromia and Tigray are separatist regions in this country
Ethiopia
Capital of Egypt’s Ptolemaic Empire.
Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE.
Known for the Pharos lighthouse, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
Alexandria
Shaka was the leader of this kingdom in southern Africa
Zulu kingdom
This king killed his brother, Remus, and founded Rome
Romulus
This physician was known as the “Father of Medicine”
Hippocrates
This distance race originated from Pheidippides running 25 miles from a namesake battle to share the news that the Athenians won
The marathon
This was the earliest recorded battle in history
Battle of Kadesh
This was a group of 9 people who represented inspiration and the arts
The muses
This Southeast Asian country had a long war with the USA from 1955-1975
Vietnam
This writing system was used in Mesopotamia and was notable for its wedge-shaped characters
Cuneiform
This man was a Babylonian king who was famous for his namesake code
Hammurabi
This character was the charioteer of Arjuna in the Mahabharata as well as an avatar named Vishnu, a reincarnation of the preserver god
Krishna
This city was the final capital of the British Raj and housed the Red Fort which contained the Koh-i-Noor, a large diamond
New Dehli
After the dissolution of this dynasty, a series of revolts came about such as the Xinhai Rebellion, the Dungan Revolt, and the Boxer Rebellion
The Qing dynasty
This conflict was between the USA and the natives of the Philippines
The Moro rebellion
This man was the last emperor of Brazil and signed the Golden Law which made Brazil the last Western country to outlaw slavery
Dom Pedro the Second
This country was once an empire where Maximillian the First led it before gaining independence and electing presidents such as Benito Juarez
Mexico
This Russian composer was best known for “The Rite of Spring” which legendarily caused a riot at its 1913 premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Hernando de Soto was the first European to see this river
The Missippi
This man was the leader of the Rurikid dynasty and was the one who initiated the construction of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, also considered the first tsar of Russia
Ivan the Terrible
This Swedish king led protestant forces during the Thirty Years’ War
Gustavus Adolphus
This microstate gained attention when Prince Rainier the Third married Grace Kelly
Monaco
This was a 1687 work by Sir Isaac Newton that established laws of motion and universal gravitation
Philosopiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
This was a union of traders that was centered in the German port of Lubeck
The Hanseatic League
This campaign was a failed operation during WW1 where Allied powers attempted to weaken the Ottoman empire
The Gallipoli Campaign
This was an event in which Ferdinand and Isabela of Spain tried to execute Muslim and Jewish people on the Iberian peninsula
The Inquisition
This person was considered the first computer programmer when she designed parts to help with an analytical computer developed by Charles Babbage
Ada Lovelace
This woman was a British Primatologist who conducted a 30-year study in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania
Jane Goodall
This monarch was the first of the kingdom of Greece
King Otto
This man led Germany during WW1 after dismissing the “Iron Chancellor” Otto von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm the Second
This woman co-founded an organization known as the 99’s to help women find opportunities in aviation.
Amelia Earhart
This man was a general who served the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War before being fired by Abraham Lincoln and replaced by Ambrose Burnside
George B. McClellan
While serving as a senator in this state, Al Gore promoted the modern idea with the High Performance Computing Act of 1991
Tennesee
Major artists like Picasso, van Gogh, and Monet are all featured in this museum
The Art Institute of Chicago
This holiday is celebrated in New York on November 25th to celebrate the British left in 1783
Evacuation Day
This company was founded at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington
Starbucks
This New York City neighborhood is home to several venues and home to its namesake renascence
Harlem
This is an award given to citizens who show extreme courage, 40% of recipients were earned from the Civil war
The Medal of Honor
This is the president’s official retreat in Fredrick County, Maryland
Camp David
This state city of Montgomery is home to a lot of civil rights moments such as Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a white inky bus
Alabama
This is a term to describe how politically stable everything felt when James Munroe was president
The Era of Good Feelings
This group and the Dakotas are part of a greater Sioux group
Lakota