What was Jared Diamond's answer to the question about why some cultures have so much and others have so little?
Geographic Luck
100
What invention, partly responsible for the Reformation, helped increase the spread of knowledge and literacy?
The printing press
100
What were the Spanish explorers who conquered the Americas called?
Conquistadors
100
What were the sources of authority before the Scientific Revolution?
Greek and Roman Texts, The Church, The Bible
100
Who was exempt from (didn't have to) paying taxes in France?
Clergy and Nobility
200
What is "Big History"?
Up to Judge (teacher)
200
What is reborn in the Renaissance
learning and classical knowledge
200
What is the name for the massive exchange of goods, plants, animals, ideas, etc. that began after the "discovery" of the Americas
The Columbian Exchange
200
Who were the social critics during the Enlightenment?
Philosophes
200
What is the name of the system in France prior to the revolution that was unfair and unequal?
The Old Regime
300
List the 5 levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in order from bottom to top.
Physiological (physical), safety (security), Social (belonging), Self-Esteem, Self-Actualization
300
Define the term secular.
Focusing on worldly, not spiritual things.
300
The idea that a king derived (got) his power from God was known as...
Divine Right
300
The legacies of the Enlightenment were:
Belief in progress, secular outlook, the importance of the individual
300
What gave the people of France a uniform set of laws that eliminated many injustices?
The Napoleonic Code
400
What is the term we use to describe the mixing of ideas, practice, and ways of life (often between societies)?
Cultural Blending
400
What did Martin Luther post on the church door when a priest in his town was selling indulgences?
The 95 Theses
400
What political system was created in England in response to Absolute rulers that checked the king's power with written law?
Bonus: what document set basic rights and limited the power of the king?
Constitutional Monarchy
Bonus: Magna Carta
400
What were the causes of the Scientific Revolution?
Renaissance Travel, Printing Press, Age of Exploration
400
What system of education trained the nation's future bureaucrats?
Lycee
500
Name the key ruler of BOTH the Ottoman and Mughal Empires.
Ottoman=Suleyman
Mughal=Akbar or Shah Jahan
500
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Church?
He wasn't granted a divorce and needed a male heir (son)
500
Habeas corpus limited a king from doing what?
Imprisoning people for no reason, especially for long periods of time
500
What were the five core beliefs/ideas in the Enlightenment?
Reason, nature, happiness, progress, and liberty
500
What did the Russian Nobles do as they retreated into Russia away from Frances advancing forces?