History

Question 1

In 1860, ______ was the port that sent the last recorded shipment of slaves to the United States, even though that country had prohibited the transatlantic slave trade in 1808. This illegal shipment was aboard the Clotilda and went to Mobile, Alabama.

Answer 1

Whydah is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin.
The Viceroy of Ouidah is a novel published in 1980 by Bruce Chatwin
portrays the life of a fictional slave trader named Francisco Manuel da Silva, who is loosely based on a historical Catholic Brazilian, Francisco Félix de Sousa. He became powerful in Ouidah, on the so-called Slave Coast of West Africa,
The novel was adapted for the 1987 film Cobra Verde, directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as Francisco Manuel da Silva.

Question 2

Gjergj Kastrioti (Latin: Georgius Castriota; Italian: Giorgio Castriota; 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as _________
became a central figure in the Albanian National Awakening in the 19th century. He is honored in modern Albania, and is commemorated with many monuments and cultural works.

Answer 2

Skanderbeg is the national hero of the Albanian people.

Question 3

Massacre of ________ - delacroix. town famous by lord byron’s death place by fever

Answer 3

Missolinghi.

3rd siege of missolinghi by ottomans - lead to western intervention. battle of navarino earliest battles of the Greek War of Independence.

Question 4

hooded tunic roman emperor

Answer 4

caracalla

Question 5

Cankilli II was last king of aryachakravarti dynasty of _____. defeated by portuguese and beheaded in goa.

Answer 5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryacakravarti_dynasty last king of aryachakravarti dynasty of jaffna kingdom. statue of matryed cankilli in jaffna