Revolutions
Industry
Economics
People
100
In the French Revolution, which group revolted against the richest classes of people in France?
Third Estate - Peasants
100
The invention of which type of engine was a major cause of the industrial revolution?
The Steam Engine
100
What was the largest empire in history?
Land: The Mongol Empire
Land and Sea: The British Empire
100
What was the name of the man crowned Emperor of France after the revolution?
(Bonus 100 for correct spelling)
Napoleon Bonaparte
200
In the Haitian Revolution, which group revolted against the plantation owners of Haiti?
Enslaved people
200
The Spinning Jenny was a machine that...
A machine that could spin thread with up to 120 threads at a time. A human could typically only spin 1.
200
What is the name of the economic system where businesses are owned by private owners?
Capitalism
200
What was the name of the French King who lost his head during the French Revolution?
(Bonus 100 for correct roman numerals)
King Louis XVI
300
What was the name of the period of the French Revolution where the government executed tens of thousands as traitors?
The Terror, The Reign of Terror
300
The industrial revolution led to which three shifts? More people in agriculture -->
More people in rural -->
People make things with their hands -->
More people in agriculture --> More people in manufacturing
More people in rural --> More people in urban
People make things with their hands --> People operate machines which make things
300
A term for a raw material or agricultural product that can be bought, sold, or traded.
Commodity. (Natural resources are not applicable because this includes agricultural products! grown food!)
300
What was the name of the leading general of the Haitian Revolution?
(Bonus 200 for correct spelling)
Toussaint Louverture
400
Which two intellectual movements contributed to the French Revolution?
(One political, one social/cultural)
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
400
What are three reasons the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain?
Easy access to coal, geography of rivers and oceans, agricultural revolution in Britain freed up workers, Steam Engine invented in Britain, could pull resources from colonies.
400
What is another name for the Proletariat in the Industrial Revolution?
The working class.
400
John Locke was a thinker of which intellectual movement?
The Enlightenment
500
Define Absolute Monarchy
A monarchary (kingdom/empire) where a single ruler has complete and direct control of the state.
500
The Education Act of 1870 passed in Great Britain had what effect?
It guaranteed that children under 10 had to go to school.
500
Toss up: Both teams try by writing a response on paper. What is the meaning of this political cartoon? 
Wealthy business owners profit from the labor of children while not doing work themselves.
Whichever team gives a more thorough explanation wins! If it is too close to call, its a tie.
500
Name one of the founding thinkers behind Communism
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels