Napoleon
What title did Napoleon give himself in 1804?
Emperor of France
What Dutch painter is famous for dramatic light and shadow (chiaroscuro) in works like The Night Watch?
Rembrandt
What event in 1789 started the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille
Which battle in 1815 marked Napoleon’s final defeat?
Waterloo
Which art movement, led by artists such as Monet and Degas, focused on capturing light and everyday life?
Impressionism
What ancient trade route connected Europe and Asia?
Silk Road
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on which island?
Corsica
Leonardo Da Vinci painted The Last Supper in a monastery dining hall in WHICH city?
Milan
What year did World War II end?
1945
What major naval battle in 1805 secured British dominance at sea and was a crushing defeat for Napoleon’s fleet? The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar
What art movement is known for dreamlike imagery and was influenced by Sigmund Freud’s ideas about the subconscious?
Surrealism
What metal was commonly used before iron in ancient weapons?
Bronze
What was Napoleon’s birth name and what year was he born?
1769, Napoleone di Buonaparte
Which American artist is known for large-scale drip paintings and was a key figure in Abstract Expressionism?
Jackson Pollock
What ancient Greek historian is often called the “Father of History”?
Herodotus