• When was the world’s first book printed?
  No one knows for certain, but it was probably between AD 600 and 800, ...

• How much were war horses worth?
  A knight's war horse was his most valuable possession. It cost him as ...

• Where did Muslim traders sail?
  All round the Mediterranean, down the east coast of Africa, across ...

• Which French king lost his head?
  Louis XVI. Under his oppressive rule, the poor French rose up in ...

• Who invented astrolabes?
  Muslim scientists who lived and worked in the Middle East, round ...

• Who arrived in America by mistake?
  Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. In 1492, he sailed westward ...

• Which pirate became an explorer, too?
  Sir Francis Drake, an English sailor who grew rich and famous by ...

• Who was the Great She Elephant?
  This was a title of respect given to the Queen Mother in southern ...

• Where did dhows sail to trade?
  Dhows were ships built for rich merchants living in trading ports ...

• Which African city had a famous university?
  Timbuktu, in present-day Mali, West Africa. The city was founded in ...