Say What?
I said "the earth is in the center of the universe"
Who was Ptolemy?
French word meaning “rebirth.” It refers to a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom.
What is the Renaissance?
Theory that placed Earth at the center of the universe.
What is the geocentric theory?
Study of the Earth
What is geography?
The British gained a lot of debt and taxed the colonies as a result of....
What is the French & Indian War?
I said "the planets orbit in an elliptical shape"
Who is Kepler?
A period when Europeans were eager to find new and shorter sea routes so they could trade.
What is the Age of Exploration?
Theory that placed the sun in the center of the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory?
Ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year after the annual flooding. As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain. This is an example of..
What is adapting?
Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the
What is the French Revolution?
I said "my main complaint was against the Catholic Church is selling indulgences."
Who is Martin Luther?
a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Reformation?
Who invented the printing press?
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
Selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money.
What is indulgence?
a period of time when people developed new ideas about human existence, including people’s basic rights and level of control they should have over their government.
What is the Enlightenment?
I said "The church and the state should be separated and why we are at it give us "Freedom of Speech"
Who was Voltaire?
A period during the 1500s and 1600s when mathematics and scientific instruments were used to learn more about the natural world.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
This thinker believed in the separation of powers within a government. Each part should have check and balances over the other parts.
Who is Montesquieu?
In ancient times, the annual flooding of the Nile River produced good soil for growing crops. This is an example of...
What is depending?
Concern of the colonists & opposition to British tax policies led to....
What is the American Revolution?
I said "either you for the Revolution or off with your head". I executed so many of people when I was in control they called it "the Reign of Terror".
Who was Robespierre?
July 4, 1781 is in which century?
What is the 18th century?
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
What is Napoleon?
What Act placed a tax on goods imported from Great Britain?
What are the Townshend Acts?
Which Act punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party, and forced people to take sides?
Intolerable Acts