Explorers & Adventures (Age of Exploration)
Who sailed to the Americas in 1492 thinking it was India?
Christopher Columbus
What’s it called when a king has total power?
Absolute Monarch
What was the Enlightenment all about?
Using Reason- In politics, Religion, etc
What prison got stormed in 1789 to start the Revolution?
The Bastille
What’s the name for a Spanish conqueror like Cortés?
Conquistador
What tool helped sailors navigate by looking at the stars?
The Compass
What fancy palace did Louis XIV build in France?
Versailles
Who said people have natural rights like life and liberty?
John Locke
Which group paid the most taxes—the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Estate?
3rd
Which English queen encouraged exploration in the Americas?
Elizabeth I
Which Spaniard conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
Which Russian ruler built St. Petersburg and modernized the country?
Peter The Great
Which thinker wrote The Social Contract about people ruling together?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What was the promise the 3rd Estate made at a tennis court?
Tennis Court Oath
What big document from 1789 gave French people rights?
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Robert De La Salle claimed what part of the current day United States for FRANCE?
Louisiana
Name of the Absolute Monarch in England who had multiple of his wives killed
Henry IIIV
Who wanted government split into 3 parts to share power?
Montesquieu
Who led the scary Reign of Terror with lots of guillotines?
Robespierre
Which Enlightenment lady fought for women’s equality?
Mary Wollstonecraft
The Slave Trade that started between Europe, Africa, and North America at this time was called
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?
What idea says God picks kings to rule?
Divine Right
Which woman wrote about equal rights for women and better education?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Who became Emperor in 1804 and tried to take over Europe?
Napoleon
What trade system used ships between Africa, Americas, and Europe?
Trinangle Trade