This Italian explorer sailed for Spain and landed in the Americas in the late 1400s
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
This major city was sacked by the Ottomans in 1453
What is Constantinople
100
English philosopher who introduced the world to the modern scientific method
Who is Sir Francis Bacon
100
In summary, the French Revolution was fought based on a desire for what concept
What is social equality
100
The revolution, in a broad sense, was rooted in the issue of
What is economic injustice
200
The first explorer to circumnavigate the globe
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
200
Under this leader, the Ottoman Empire went into a period of slow decline in the 1500s
Who is Selim II
200
This French philosopher introduced the concept of the "social contract"
Who is Rousseau
200
The radical leader who initiated the Reign of Terror
Who is Robespierre
200
This French patriot led the Sans-Culottes
Who is George Danton
300
What were the major motivating factors for the European explorers that arrived in the Americas? (100 pts for each)
What are God, glory, and gold
300
The term for the Ottoman bureaucrats who assist the king in keeping the empire in order
What are the Pashas
300
Italian thinker who fought against excess punishment and the death penalty
Who is Beccaria
300
Under the Napoleonic Code, this group of citizens suffered the most injustice
Who are women
300
This set of laws was created under the new French monarchy in the early 1800s
What is the Napoleonic Code
400
This Spanish explorer conquered the Incan Empire in the 1500s
Who is Francisco Pizarro
400
The term for the bureaucrats under the Mogul rule that helped to control each province
What are the Zamindars
400
This female scientist discovered her own comet and was ultimately turned down from a teaching position at Berlin Academy
Who is Maria Winkelmann
400
The French rebels made this promise after storming the palace in the summer of 1792 to create a new Constitution, bond together as one, and unite against the monarchy
What is the Tennis Court Oath
500
This was the water route across the Atlantic that specifically refers to slaves being transported from Africa to the New Worl
What is the Middle Passage
500
Most of the Safavids were made up of this ethnic background
What is Persian
500
German scientist/philosopher who claimed that humans could not be the only source of intelligence and creation in the world
Who is Margaret Cavendish
500
The members of the French revolutionaries that prided themselves on being average citizens