• Who made wonderful statues of brass and bronze?
  Artists and craftworkers living in the great rain forest kingdom of ...

• Who built his wife a beautiful tomb?
  Mughal emperor Shah Jehan (ruled 1627-1658). He was so sad when his ...

• Who founded a new religion in India?
  Guru Nanak, a religious teacher who lived in Northwest India from ...

• Who was the Tiger King?
  Tippu Sultan, king of the southern Indian state of Mysore from 1785 ...

• Why did British merchants go to India?
  To make their fortunes! They knew that Indian goods-especially cotton ...

• Why were drains and toilets so important?
  Because without them, deadly diseases carried in sewage could spread ...

• Who lived in a rose-covered palace?
  The rulers of Vijayanagar, a kingdom in southern India. Their royal ...

• Did the Aboriginals always live in Australia?
  No, they probably arrived there from Southeast Asia around 50,000 BC, ...

• How long did the Mughals rule?
  For more than three centuries-from 1526 to 1858. But from around ...

• How did the Maoris cross the vast Pacific Ocean?
  By sailing and paddling big outrigger canoes. They steered by ...