Hist Flashcards
This man sponsored artists like Ibn Khaldun, Hafez, and Sharaf, who participated in a renaissance named after him
Timur
Timur took control of this body in Transoxiana, with which he conquered the Golden Horde, Mamluks of Egypt and Syria, and the Delhi Sultanate of India
Chagatai Khanate
Timur used this title to refer to himself as a ghazi
“Sword of Islam”
Timur defeated this man at the Battle of Ankara against the Ottoman Empire
Bayezid I
Ruy González de Clavijo served as an ambassador from Castile in this man’s court
Timur
Timur was buried at this location. Soviet archeologists discovered his tomb here, sparking a “curse”
Gar-e-Amir
Timur sacked this location after the Knights of Rhodes refused to hang his banner here
Smyrna
Timur defeated this leader of the Golden Horde
Tokhtamysh
Timur defeated Tokhtamysh at this battle
Battle of the Terek River
This law prohibited further funding of the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Reagan administration got around it with unsanctioned funds in the Iran-Contra Affair
Boland Amendment
Manucher Ghorbanifar proposed using weapons sales to win the release of hostages from this Iran-backed group in the Iran-Contra Affair
Hezbollah
This Lebanese newspaper was the first to break news of the Iran-Contra Affair
Ash Shiraa
This Reagan-appointed commission investigated his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair
Tower Commission
This U.S. Deputy Attorney General investigated the Iran-Contra Affair and wrote the book Fireball about his findings
Lawrence Walsh
These two men were convicted in the Iran-Contra Affair; the first one served as Secretary of Defense and the second was Lieutenant Colonel at the time
Caspar Weinberger
Oliver North
This Reagan administration operation was violated when the executive branch sold weapons to Iran
Operation Staunch
“Private Blank Check” was the name of a secret communication channel in this scandal
Iran-Contra Affair
This man, a Texas senator, said “who watches the watchman” while heading a commission to investigate Reagan’s involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair
John Tower
This woman was among those who were tasked with destroying National Security Council evidence in the Iran-Contra scandal
Fawn Hall
This U.S. pilot spilled news of the Iran-Contra scandal to the Sandinista government after he was shot down near Nicaragua
Eugene Hasenfus
This National Security Advisor, the architect of a program derisively nicknamed “Star Wars”, was scapegoated during the Iran-Contra Affair
Robert McFarlane
The Earl of Stafford was executed for trying to prevent this war
English Civil War
This force, including its “Ironsides” cavalry, was led by Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
New Model Army
Thomas Fairfax led a critical counterattack against a cavalry charge led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, at this battle during the English Civil War
Battle of Naseby
Sir Arthur Aston was beat to death with his own wooden leg because his troops believed it contained gold during this conflict
English Civil War
The English Civil War began after a unsuccessful siege of this town
Hull
The Putney Debates were held over the ideal course of the future after the first part of this conflict
English Civil War
This man famous denied kingship with a refusal to “build Jericho again” after his victory in the English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
The Scottish-backed Royalists lost again at this battle after Charles II became Presbyterian
Battle of Worcester
This group got their nickname in derisive reference to Spanish knights who oppressed Dutch protestants
Royalists (Cavaliers)
This political group wore rosemary twig and supported popular sovereignty, equality, and religious tolerance during the English Civil War
Levellers
This man committed suicide after he was betrayed to Rome by the Kingdom of Armenia
Hannibal Barca
Who is Hannibal’s brother that participated in the battle of Trebia?
Mago Barca
Who is Hannibal’s brother that planned the Siege of Saguntum?
Hasdrubal Barca
What Spanish river was set as a border in a treaty that Hasdrubal the fair signed with Rome?
River Ebro
Hannibal Barca’s siege of this Spanish-Roman possession sparked the Second Punic War, he sent funds from the siege to defeat political opponents in Carthage and pay mercenaries
Saguntum
Who did Hannibal serve in the court after his voluntary exile from Carthage?
Antiochus III the Great
At which battle did Hannibal advise Antiochus III the Great?
The battle of Magnesia
This man, whose death at the hands of Ducarius is famously depicted in a painting, lost to Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene
Gaius Flaminius
This man threw pots of venomous snakes at his opponents to win a naval battle
Hannibal Barca
This strategy was employed in a scorched earth campaign against Hannibal
“fabian strategy”
