History Flashcards
(56 cards)
Who was an anti-apartheid leader
Nelson Mandela
What was Nelson mandela the leader of
The African National Congress
What did Nelson Mandela found
The spear of the nation
What was cairo close to
The Giza Pyramid Complex and Memphis and Helipolis
What founded Cairo
The Fatimid dynasty
Who was Jean-Bedel Bokassa
he military dictator of the Central Africa Republic from 1966 to 1979.
What did Jean-Bedel Bokassa do
In 1976 he declared himself emperor and ordered the building of the golden eagle throne
What happened after the death of Mongke Khan
The Mongol empire split into four major states
What states were the Mongol empire split into
Yaun Dynasty, Ilkhanate, Golden Horde, and the Chagatai Khanate
In what is widely considered the worst industrial accident in world history, 500,000 people were exposed to toxic gas in the 1984 ____________
Bhopal disaster
What were the Buddha
a wandering South Asian religious teacher in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
What did the Buddha teach
The four noble truths and the noble eightfold path.
What is the capital of Indonesia
Jakarta
What did Jakarta used to be the capital of
The dutch east indies
When Jakarta was the capital of the Dutch East Indies, what was it called
Batavia
What was Cyrus the great the founder of
The Achaemenid
What is the Achaemenid also known as
The Persian empire
What were hieroglyphics
A writing system in ancient Egypt
How were hieroglyphics translated
Using Greek script on the Rosetta stone
What were pharoas
The monarchs of ancient Egypt
Where were Pharaohs buried
The Valley of the Kings
What were the ancient Olympic games
A series of athletic competitions held in ancient Greece
Who halted the ancient Olympic games
Theodosius I
What was the Holocaust
The mass extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany during WWII
