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Modern Connections
100
These Central Asian people went from rival nomadic tribes to the largest connected empire in history over the course of a few decades in the 13th century.
Who are the Mongols?
100
The establishment of colonies in the Americas led to the beginning of this, a transfer of diseases, foods, plants, and animals, named after the Italian explorer who started it.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
100
Specialization of labor, where workers complete only one task in the sequence of production became prevalent with increased mechanization during this era.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
100
WWI began after the Serbian extremist Gavrilo Princip assassinated this man, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
Pope Francis met with Rev. Anne Burghardt in 2024, a prominent leader within the international Lutheran community, marking more friendly relations between the Lutherans and this institution which they broke away from since the 16th century.
What is the Catholic Church?
200
While Christianity, Islam, and Judaism were incredibly influential in the development of states in the period from 1200-1450, Islam, Buddhism, and this other faith were the most prominent influences in South and Southeast Asia.
What is Hinduism?
200
The casta system classified people in Spanish colonies along racial lines, with peninsulares being those born in Spain, mulattoes being those of mixed European and African ancestry, and mestizos being people of this background.
What is one European and one Native American parent?
200
The first successful revolution modeled after Enlightenment ideals was the one seen in this country, which inspired several other movements in the decades to follow.
What is the United States?
200
Benito Mussolini established the first government of this type in Italy in the Interwar Period, defined by extreme nationalism and widespread control and oversight by the state.
What is a fascist government?
200
Far from the imperial examinations, this man was widely condemned as a symbol of harmful classical thought during the Chinese Revolution, but over the last two decades has been embraced by the Chinese government as an essential piece of the national culture, who would be beneficial to study.
Who is Confucius?
300
Not every cross-cultural contact yielded positive results - one example of harmful exchanges would be this, which killed roughly half of the population of Europe in the 14th century.
What is the bubonic plague?
300
One motivating factor behind the conflict between the Ottoman and Safavid Empires was a religious conflict. The Safavids, unlike the Ottomans, were predominantly adherents of this religion.
What is Shia Islam?
300
The term "coolie" - now considered offensive - emerged in the 19th century in reference to indentured servants from this place, which replaced the labor previously provided by slaves throughout the British Empire.
What is India?
300
The Great Leap Forward was a period of economic reform which aimed at developing industry in this country, but ended in disaster and millions of deaths caused by famine.
What is China?
300
Ridley Scott, the director of a 2023 film about this general's life, took a clear stance when he said that, "I compare ________ with... Adolf Hitler, Stalin. Look, he's got a lot of bad s*** under his belt."
Who is Napoleon?
400
This weather phenomenon enabled the long-distance travel which sustained the Indian Ocean Trade for centuries, allowing sailors to travel in certain directions at certain points of the year.
What are the monsoons/monsoon winds?
400
Henry the Navigator, of this country, pioneered many developments in European ocean travel through sponsorship of academics and sailors, such as the development of the caravel and the establishment of the first colony outside of Europe.
What is Portugal?
400
Even though this was not granted in France until 1944 and Switzerland until 1971, calls for it gained prominence along with the Enlightenment's focus on natural rights, as seen in the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.
What is women's suffrage?
400
After NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed between democratic, capitalistic countries, this rival alliance was formed among many of the world's communist powers.
What was the Warsaw Pact?
400
The twin statues of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, both depicted this religious figure, reflecting the religious contact along the Silk Roads in ancient times, contrasted against modern religious fundamentalism.
Who is the Buddha?
500
"Be nothing first! and then you will exist,
You cannot live whilst life and Self persist -
Till you reach Nothingness you cannot see
The Life you long for in eternity…"
This excerpt from the long-form poem Conference of the Birds, written by Farid ud-Din Attar, one of the most prominent of these Islamic mystics who facilitated the spread of that faith from 1200-1450.
Who are the Sufis?
500
Under this government, Japan adopted an isolationist policy in the 17th century, not opening its borders to the outside world for several hundred years.
What is the Tokugawa Shogunate?
500
This book, written by Scottish economist Adam Smith, is often called the basis of the capitalist system.
What is The Wealth of Nations?
500
After Czar Nicholas II was overthrown in the February Revolution of 1917, Russia was ruled for a few months by the so-called Provisional Government, headed by this man.
Who is Alexander Kerensky?
500
Even if you have never seen his face, the name of this man, who was an avid sportsman, the 16th Earl of Derby, and who represented Queen Victoria as Governor-General in one holding of the British Empire from 1888-1893, will be familiar to modern fans of ice hockey.
Who is Lord Frederick Stanley?