Where was the world's first republican government?
Rome
100
What is the name of the time period in Europe when artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo became famous as Greek and Roman ideas were "reborn"?
The Renaissance
100
Which of the following was not part of the Triangular Trade? The West Indies, Europe, Asia, Africa, the American Colonies
Asia
100
What is appeasement?
Giving someone what they want to get them to stop complaining (or something like that)
100
Name one of the Communist leaders of Russia
Possible answers:
- Lenin
- Stalin
- Khrushchev
- Gorbachev
200
Name one way the Nile River benefited ancient Egyptian civilization?
Possible answers:
- Floods from the Nile River made Egyptian soil very fertile
- Geography provided natural barriers that protected Egypt
- Egyptians used papyrus to make ropes, baskets and paper (papyrus grew in the river)
200
Why did people like Martin Luther start the Protestant Reformation?
They felt the Catholic Church was corrupt. (It was selling indulgences - paying the church to have your sins forgiven and go to heaven)
200
Before the French Revolution, what were the different social classes in France called?
The Three Estates
200
What Treaty, ending World War I, is frequently considered one of the causes of World War II?
The Treaty of Versailles
200
Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution and carried out the Reign of Terror, where thousands were executed by guillotine?
Maximilien de Robespierre
300
Sparta and Athens were both part of what civilization?
Greek civilization
300
Martin Luther, John Calvin, and King Henry VIII were all leaders of the _________________________
Protestant Reformation
300
During the Crusades, what region did European Christians fight with (and later trade with)?
The Middle East
300
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started ____________________________
World War I
300
Name 2 advanced American civilizations that existed before Christopher Columbus
Possible responses:
- Maya
- Inca
- Aztec
- Olmec
400
What was the first code of written laws?
The Code of Hammurabi (from Mesopotamia)
400
In the Middle Ages, European society was _______________ - your social class was based on your birth
feudal
400
Napoleon Bonaparte took power in France after the French Revolution in a _____________________ (sudden seizure of power by force)
coup d'etat
400
What is the name of the rebellion against foreign imperialists in China? (It was defeated by the US and other imperialist countries)
The Boxer Rebellion
400
In Buddhism, what is the name for the state of enlightenment, when desire and suffering have ceased?
Nirvana
500
What Greek city-state was known for its strict laws? (Hint: the government was NOT democratic, i.e., people didn't get to vote on the laws)
Sparta
500
• Steam Power
• Available labor supply
• Abundance of raw materials
These were all factors that made the ___________________ possible
Industrial Revolution
500
If you were living in Europe in the year 1400, why wouldn't you have had corn and potatoes for dinner?
Corn and potatoes come from the Americas; Columbus didn't visit the Americas until 1492, so these foods had not yet been introduced to Europe
500
What is the name of the United States' unsuccessful invasion of Cuba, designed to eliminate an unfriendly government?
The Bay of Pigs invasion
500
What was the name of Mao Zedong's economic program, designed to modernize China and collectivize agriculture?