Category 1: World Religions
He is recognized as the historical founder of the religion of Islam.
Who is Mohammed?
This French absolute monarch famously proclaimed ("I am the state")
Who is Louis XIV?
$200 Clue: This 1884–1885 European diplomatic meeting directly resulted in the colonial partitioning and political division of Africa.
What was the Berlin Conference?
This series of medieval religious wars between Christians and Muslims led to a widespread diffusion of both faiths throughout Europe and the Middle East.
What were the Crusades?
This type of government concentrates unlimited centralized authority in a single monarch, as epitomized by 17th-century European rulers.
What is an absolute monarchy?
Both the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China shared this primary, underlying goal.
What was attempting to end foreign interference?
He is traditionally recognized as the foundational patriarch and founder of Judaism.
Who is Abraham?
This forward-thinking Tsar heavily influenced and transformed Russia by introducing Western European customs, technology, and governance
Who is Peter the Great?
$600 Clue: This major 19th-century conflict between Great Britain and China was fought over trade rights, commercial access, and European drug smuggling.
What were the Opium Wars?
The political philosophy that individual freedom should be completely subordinated to the power of a highly centralized state, which controls nearly all aspects of public and private life.
What is totalitarianism?