This is Napoleon’s first French Empire, founded in 1804. 

Think early 1800s. 

Which nation is this that encompassed much of Europe? 

This is the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, prior to its partition by Russia, Germany and Austria. 

What former nation was this? 

This is the Papal States, which at the time were quite expansive. Now, the Vatican City is the extent of the city-state. 

What mighty entity existed with these yellow borders? 

This is the extent of the Mughal Empire. 

This often forgotten empire existed prior to colonization of the area.

Mexico became an Empire once separated from Spain. 

These were the borders of the first Mexican Empire. 

This is the Kingdom of Romania around the start of WW1. 

The area highlighted was which of the following?

Many Empires have shared similar borders to this, but this is the extent of a large and powerful Empire. Which of these is it?

This is the largest contiguous Empire in history. 

What massive entity conquered these borders?

This is the Austrian + Hungarian Empire, or a dual Empire of the respective kingdoms. 

This former Empire played a VERY large role in history. At present, it has fractured into several different nations.

This is the Kalmar Union: a union proposed by the Danish Monarch. 

What is the name of the entity that governed these borders?

This former nation was a part of the German Empire, not to be confused with Russia. 

What former Kingdom encompassed the borders in blue?

Which massive Colonial Empire is shown here in red?

The Mongols claimed the largest contiguous Empire, but the British held the most territory including overseas possessions. 

The British Empire was the largest in recorded history. 

These borders look quite close to the Ottoman borders.. which nation ruled these lands? 

Ethiopia liberated Eritrea from the British and is Africa’s oldest independent state. 

This Empire in Africa resisted colonization and remained sovereign (despite a brief occupation during the 1930s)

This was the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history. 

You can see the borders of present-day China here, but what entity was it that encompassed all of the yellow territory?

This is the peak of which former Empire?

These present-day nations made up which former nation?

This borderline separates what two German Nations?

Seems like so many countries have shared this outline…

This is the peak of which of Europe’s Empires? 

Geographers gather around! Anyone who likes history, geography, war, politics and so many more - will be interested in this quiz. I’m going to show you the borders of an old nation and you are going to be put to the test of identifying it. This primarily will consist of World War 2 backwards, since it can’t be too easy!

Keep in mind, there may be some discrepancies in some areas. People still debate certain legalities and possessions of nation’s, possible lapses in information, quick changes in a small window of time and more. There are so many factors beyond the scope of trivia, so I’m going to do my best to keep it fun, accurate, winnable, and informative.