French Revolution
Who was Madame Deficit?
Marie Antoinette
Who developed the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
Which explorer died while circumnavigating the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was Humanism?
The focus on the potential and achievements of humans
What was the Berlin Conference?
A meeting between 14 European nations to set rules for the division of Africa.
What did the Civil Constitution of the Clergy do?
It subordinated the Catholic church to the French Government
Which english king was executed after his army was defeated by Cromwell?
Charles the first
What was the Line of Demarcation?
The splitting of the world where the Spanish received everything to the west and the Portuguese received everything to the east
What was the peace of Augsburg?
The event that ended the conflict between Protestant and Catholic princes
What were the causes of the Boer War?
Diamonds and gold discovered in South Africa
Boers are conflicted about political rights with outsiders
Which person used a coup d’etat to overthrow the Directory in 1799?
Napoleon
Who was exiled by the catholic church for his belief that the Earth orbited around the sun?
Galileo
Which two explorers tried to reach the country of India while looking for a new trading post from Portugal?
Bajrthelmou Dias and Vascal de Gama
Who wrote Utopia?
Thomas More
What was a Protectorate?
Country with it's own government but it's under the control of an outside country
Which battle was the final defeat for Napoleon?
Battle of Waterloo
Which government restricts the power of the king?
Constitutional Monarchy
Who founded a navigational school on the coast of Portugal?
Henry the Navigator
What did Leonardo Di Vinci become in many minds as an ideal choice?
The Renaissance Man
What was the only successful resistance to the imperialism in Africa?
Menelink II in Ethiopia
What was Russia's retreat policy called?
Scorched Earth Policy
Who proposed the hello centric theory?
Nicolaus Copernicus
What was the most important trade good that was brought from the east?
Spices
What were indulgences?
Pardons that were given from the catholic church to the people who payed for them to relieve sins.
What two countries were involved in the battle of Adwa?
Italy and Ethiopia