Assassinated in 1914, this political leader's death was considered one of the main motivators for World War I

This religion is common around the world and used as the baseline for dates today.

The first tools used by Homo Sapiens were created using this substance.

Typically associated with an egg dish, the scramble for this happened during the 20th century.

This empire was formerly the Western part of the Roman Empire.

During World War I, The Allied Powers were the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and this country.

Emphasizing living within the Harmony of life, this Chinese Philosophy was dominant within the Han Dynasty.

Ancient Egyptian civilizations were founded upon this river valley.

This country colonized Haiti, until the eventual slave revolt in 1791.

The Abbasid Caliphate was of this religion.

At the end of World War I, this predecessor of the United Nations was created in an attempt for World Peace.

This religion, being the first of monotheistic religions, emphasizes the role of Abraham in god's instructions.

Ancient Egyptian societies built Pyramids by hand, to be used as these.

The mentality that the European settlers within North America had the inherent right to expand to the Pacific Ocean was known as this.

The Ottoman Empire, also known as this, was the naming inspiration for one of the countries who later took up it's geographical space.

The arduous fighting during World War I caused armies to fight closer to each other, and for this type of warfare to be invented.

Founded in Iran around 3,500 years ago, this monotheistic religion was founded by the prophet, Zarathustra.

This ancient European society built the first system of democracy, influencing the political systems of today.

India regained independence from Britain in this year.

The Byzantine Empire's capital was named after this Roman Emperor.

Gavrilo Princlip, a nationalist from this land, shot an Archduke, effectively beginning World War I.

Following the Dharma, Mahayana Buddhism practices this, which values an "enlightened mind".

Early Mesopotamian society, existing between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is in the place of this modern day land.

After gaining independence from Britain, India split into two countries. This was the primary motivation of this split.

The Persian Empire is one of the oldest and largest empires in existence. Born in 590 B.C.E., this man was the founder of the great empire.