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History Test #12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Johann Gutenberg | Printer who invented the movable-type printing press |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese navigator who began the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the earth |
| Obelisks | Tall, pointed pillars to honor gods |
| Muammar Al-Qaddafi | Man who overthrew the Libyan monarchy and set himself up as its dictator |
| Sultan Mohammed V | The man who overthrew the Libyan monarchy and became its king. |
| Congo River | Deepest river in the world |
| Great Dividing Range | Australia's longest mountain range |
| Torres Strait | Body of water that separates Australia from Papua New Guinea |
| Winston Churchill | Prime minister of the United Kingdom during most of WWII |
| Adolf Hitler | Leader of the Nazi party who ordered the German invasion of Poland, starting WWII |
| Kwame Nkrumah | 1st leader of an independent Ghana |
| Haile Selassie | Emperor remembered for improving Ethiopia's educational system |
| Captain James Cook | Explorer who claimed the eastern portion of Australia for Great Britain |
| Roald Amundsen | 1st explorer to reach the South Pole |
| Richard E. Byrd | Explorer responsible for photographing & mapping Antarctica |
| Berlin | capital of Germany |
| Madrid | capital of Spain |
| Cairo | capital of Egypt |
| Kinshasa | capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nairobi | capital of Kenya |
| Canberra | capital of Australia |
| Great War (WWI) | fought from 1914 to 1918 |
| Inuits | original inhabitants of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, & Russia |
| Nicolae Ceausescu | Communist dictator of Romania after WWII |
| Oral Cultures | Societies who record their history through spoken word |
| Scramble for Africa | European countries rushed to claim territory in Africa from 1800 to 1914 |
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | 1st elected female head of state in Africa |
| Horn of Africa | Africa's easternmost peninsula |
| Shaka | Zulu chief responsible for growing the Zulu Empire into a powerful military force |
| Aboriginal People | Original inhabitants of Australia |
| Polynesia | Largest island group of Oceania |
| Vinson Massif | Highest Point in Antarctica |
| Mikael Agricola | Student of Martin Luther who published a Finnish translation of the New Testament |
| Slavs | Largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe |
| Kingdom of Aksum | Africa's 1st Christian kingdom |
| Great Barrier Reef | Longest & Largest Coral Reef in the World |
| Biomes | Large regions of the biosphere where certain plants and animals thrive |
| Rainforests | Areas that receive plentiful rainfall and are covered by thick forests of tall trees |
| Timbuktu | Wealthy city and center of learning in Mali Empire |
| Nile | Longest river in the world |
| Queen Hatshepsut | Egypt's most famous female pharaoh |
| Tasmania | Australia's Largest Island |
| Maoris | Earliest people of New Zealand |
| Climate | Typical weather conditions an area experiences year-round |
| Snow Line | Point beyond which there is snow on mountains all year long |
| 1492 | Christopher Columbus landed in the New World |
| Great Zimbabwe | Wealthy city that was part of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe |
| United Nations | Organization created with the goal of maintaining peace and helping countries with political, economic, and social development |
| Maasai | Nomadic herders & skilled warriors in Kenya with vivid clothing & jewelry |
| Victoria Falls | One of the largest waterfalls in the world |
| David Livingstone | Scottish missionary & explorer who spread the Gospel in Africa |
| Nelson Mandela | 1st Black president of South Africa who helped to end apartheid |
Created by:
Ms Hastings
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