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1. The military feats of Genghis Khan extended well into the 1200's AD with his conquest of much of present day China. What nomadic people did he lead?
2. What group of Islamic Turks captured much of the Balkans including the great city of Constantinople?
3. What two great European states fought each other during the Hundred Years War?
4. Religious warfare took place in Europe at a result of the Reformation. In France, Catholics and Huguenots battled. Who were Huguenots?
5. In 1588 Philip II of Spain sent a massive fleet of warships to England. What is this fleet called?
6. What Spanish conquistador landed on the Mexican coast in 1519 with a military force of 600 men?
7. What European conflict began in 1756 and spread around the globe (the North American installment was named The French and Indian War)?
8. During the American Revolution, what country lent the colonies naval support in 1781 at Yorktown?
9. What British naval commander engineered a major sea victory against a combined French and Spanish fleet at Trafalgar?
10. Near what village in Belgium did British commander Wellington oversee the final defeat of Napoleon?
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