Independence/Revolutions
What was the significant revolution in the history of the United States?
American Revolution
What is the name of the document that was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776, which declared the thirteen American colonies to be independent from British rule and established the United States of America as a new nation?
The Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the Haitian revolutionary leader who played a key role in the successful slave uprising against French colonial rule in the late 18th century.
Toussaint L'Overture
What is the name of the systematic approach to scientific inquiry that is based on empirical evidence, observation, and experimentation, and which involves formulating hypotheses, testing them through various means, and drawing conclusions based on the results?
The selling of prestigious church positions
Simony
What historical event or movement led to the liberation of many Latin American countries from Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule in the early 19th century?
Latin American independence movements
What is the name of the list of propositions that were posted by Martin Luther on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517, which challenged the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences and sparked the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five theses
What is the name of the Italian explorer who, in the late 15th century, made several voyages across the Atlantic Ocean under the sponsorship of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, and is credited with the discovery of the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Papal grants to remit temporal punishment in purgatory
indugences
What is the political ideology or movement that emphasizes the importance of a shared national identity, culture, or history, and often seeks to establish or maintain a sovereign state for a particular nation or people?
Nationalism
What was the name of the major political and social upheaval that took place in France in the late 18th century, which led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a republic?
French Revolution
What is the name of the letter written by the Venezuelan revolutionary leader, Simon Bolivar, while he was exiled in Jamaica in 1815?
Jamaica Letter
What is the name of the French monarch who ruled from 1643 to 1715, and is known for his long and absolute reign, his patronage of the arts, and his role in the expansion of French territory and influence in Europe. As well as his large and lavish parties
Louis XIV
What is the name of the branch of Christianity that emerged in the 16th century as a result of the Protestant Reformation, which rejected the authority of the Pope and emphasized the importance of individual conscience and direct access to the Bible?
Protestanism
Nepotism
What was the name of the revolutionary war that took place in a French colony in the late 18th century, which resulted in the establishment of a new independent nation?
Haitian Revolution
What is the name of the document that was passed by the English Parliament in 1689, which established several key rights and liberties for English citizens and further limited the power of the monarchy?
The English Bill of Rights
What is the name of the French philosopher and political theorist who is best known for his ideas on the separation of powers, which were influential in the development of modern democratic systems and the drafting of the United States Constitution?
Baron de Montesquieu
What is the name of the intellectual and philosophical movement that emerged in Europe in the 18th century, which emphasized reason, individualism, and skepticism, and had a profound influence on the development of modern science, politics, and culture?
The Enlightenment
What is the philosophical theory that knowledge is primarily derived from sensory experience and empirical evidence, rather than by intuition or deduction?
Empiricism
What was the name of the intellectual movement that swept across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries and is characterized by the development of modern science, including the application of empirical methods and the formulation of scientific theories?
Scientific Revolution
What is the name of the document that was adopted by the National Assembly in France in 1789, which proclaimed the basic rights and freedoms of French citizens and was heavily influenced by Enlightenment ideas?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
What is the name of the Mughal Emperor who ruled over a large part of the Indian subcontinent in the 16th century and is known for his religious tolerance, administrative reforms, and patronage of the arts and sciences?
Akbar the Great
What is the name of the religious movement that began in Europe in the 16th century, which challenged the authority and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and led to the establishment of Protestantism as a distinct branch of Christianity?
Protestant Reformation
What is the political theory or movement that advocates for a government that is bound by a constitution and limited in its powers, with the goal of protecting individual rights and promoting the rule of law?
Constitutionalism