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WorksheetsFamous Empires/Lost Treasure
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
After the 15th century, this Empire relied greatly on Trading posts rather then in-land expansion and sought to completely control the Indian Ocean spice trade.
Ottoman Empire
Portuguese Empire
British Empire
Spanish Empire
In which year did the Austro-Hungarian Empire annex Bosnia?
1911
1899
1905
1908
Where did the Abbasid Caliphate reestablish the Caliphate in 1261 CE?
Istanbul
Iran
Cairo
Mecca
Early in the 16th century, this first Emperor founded the Mughal Empire.
Babur
Bahadur Shah II
Akbar
Aurangzeb
No it's not the Mongols, but it's this nation that terrorized the Romans and the Chinese in the 5th and 6th centuries.
Timurid Empire
Hunnic Empire
Parthian Empire
Seleucid Empire
Forming in 1429, the Ryukyu Kingdoms within the islands of Okinawa became a vassal state to this Chinese Dynasty that provided an interval of native Chinese rule between the eras of the Mongol and Manchu dominance.
Qing Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The HRE itself did not have a capital city yet the Emperor's residential city in the later years was this Austrian city.
Vienna
Zwettl
Bagdastein
Wolfsberg
Following a division created by religious controversy, the Byzantine's soon found themselves face-to-face with this nation that dominated Asia Minor.
Khwarazmian Dynasty
Seljuk Empire
Aq Qoyunlu
Timurid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire before it's fall to Alexander ranged as far as the Balkans to this former river civilization.
Yellow River Civilization
Tigris-Euphrates River Civilization
Nile (Egyptian) River Civilization
Indus River Civilization
Born within Spain during the period between 1450 to 1750, this group of colonials residents though small in group size had the most power.
Peninsulares
Criolles
Mestizos
Mulattoes
Proclaimed by Emperor Gojong in 1897, the Korean Empire went through this reform that modernized Korea's military, economy, land system, and education system.
Gabo Reform
Gwangmu Reform
Shame-covering Reforms
Meiji Renovation
Following expansion, the Tu'i Tonga Empire eventually collapsed in this year.
1778
1870
1898
1865
When the Great Northern War concluded in 1721, Sweden had lost her status as a great power and most of her territories. Which of these cities did Sweden manage to keep?
Christiana
Stralsund
Grodno
Pärnu
Yamashita's treasure consisting of war loot stolen in Southeast Asia was said to have been hideen in underground complexes and caves within this island nation.
Palau
Papau New Guinea
Philippines
Taiwan
According to the most popular theory, his riches are said to rest on the bottom of Lake Texcoco after the fall of the Aztec's.
Moctezuma II
Ahuitzotl
Itzcoatl
Moctezuma I
Since then, more than 300 expeditions have tried and failed to find the treasure located in this current capital of Peru.
Chimbote
Lima
Puerto Maldonado
Tacna
His band of guerilla raiders surprised federal troops at Fairfax Courthouse and reportedly took a sack stuffed with more than $350,000 worth in gold, silver, and other family heirlooms.
William Penn Adair
John Singleton Mosby
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Alfred Harris Abernathy
Nazi officers are believed to have sunk billions of dollars worth of Reichsbank gold-none of which has been recovered in this lake located in Austria.
Attersee
Wolfgangsee Lake
Traunsee
Lake Toplitz
Constructed in her Palace in Russia within the 18th century, the Amber Room contained gold-gilded mosaics, mirrors, and carvings
Catherine I
Catherine II
Anna of Russia
Elizabeth of Russia
Created by Swordsmith Gorō Nyūdō, this famous sword fell into Tokugawa Leyasu and passed down throughout the generations until its disappearance during Japan's occupation in '45.
Onimaru Kunitsuna
Honjo Masamune
Juzumaru-Tsunetsuga
Otenta-Mitsuyo
The Ark of the Covenant after being carried for 40 years by the Israelites was said to be housed in King Soloman's temple in this holy city until its disappearance in 607 B.C.
Jerusalem
Tiberias
Hebron
Safed
Said to be buried in the sands and silt of Malacca, this famous Portuguese trading vessel was said to have carried as much treasure the Portuguese could lay their hands on.
São Gabriel
São João Baptista
Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai
Flor de la Mar
She was the ship to be known as the "Millionaires ship" apart of the White Star Line Navigation Company and eventually sank with over 3 million worth in gold eagles in 1909.
WSL Baltic
WSL Republic
WSL Britannic
WSL Olympic
A Chelengk which was made of diamonds was given to this famous naval officer by the Ottoman Empire for his service in the Battle of The Nile.
Edward Hawke
Brueys d'Aigalliers
Horatio Nelson
Sir John Norris
Dubbed as the "heist of the century". Diamonds, gold and other jewels worth $180 million were stolen in this Belgian city.
Antwerp
Namur
Tournai
Mons
