Key Events in World History

The Taj Mahal was completed in 1653. What was it built for?

What happened in Hiroshima in 1945?

The period between the Stone Age and the Iron Age is called the _______________ Age?

In 1893, New Zealand became the 1st country in the world to...

Which deadly disease killed 1/3 of the population of Europe between 1347-1352?

Cars started to be mass produced in 1913 - which company did this?

In 1957, which country was the first to launch a satellite into space?

Why is this person famous?

Who was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?

In 1963, this man gave what we now call the 'I have a dream' speech. What is his name?

In which year did this event happen?

This 1989 photo shows a protester trying to stop tanks in Tiananmen Square - where is that?

In 1989, this man created something that changed the world as we know it - what did he create?

In 1885, the world's first skyscraper was built - where was it?

The Aztec empire reached its peak in 1519 - where in the world was it?

Genghis Khan was famous for what reason?

This temple, built in the 1100's is the largest religious monument in the world-where is it?

Who is this?

World War 1 started in 1914 - what event is said to have caused it to start?

In what year was the first computer built?

This very famous ceiling was painted by Michelangelo in 1509 - where is it?

In 1903, the Wright Brothers were the first people to do what?

By when had Māori explorers discovered Aotearoa?

How old are fossils that show the earliest signs of human life on earth?