KB World History 2013 #3 Flashcards
Who was the British prime minister during World War II?
Winston Churchill
What organization, formed after World War II, tries to maintain peace by helping countries resolve their differences without going to war?
United Nations
After World War II, what was the name of the Soviet Union’s harsh government that took away the rights and freedom of the people?
Communism
In 1962, a barbed wire topped wall was built to separate two sections of what German city?
Berlin
Who painted “The Starry Night”?
Vincent Van Gogh
What painter began the art style based on cubes and triangles?
Pablo Picasso
What continent is known as “The Land Down Under”?
Australia
Libya, Jordan, Syria, and the other countries that form the eastern region around the Mediterranean are often lumped together and called what?
Middle East
What country in the Himalayas is called “the rooftop of the world”?
Tibet
Who was the first Caucasian man to climb Mt. Everest?
Edmund Hillary
What is the term given to the time after Rome fell when the knowledge we associate with civilization was forgotten and life was full of conflict, change, and struggle?
the Dark Ages
Who was the first Christian emperor of the Roman empire?
Constantine
During the Middle Ages, what was the system that developed where protection was exchanged for loyalty and labor?
feudalism
During the Middle Ages, what was the name given to the knights’ code that told them to protect the weak and to be brave, religious, honorable and loyal?
the code of Chivalry
What happened in Great Britain in 1066?
the Battle of Hastings (also called the Norman Conquest)
