Pillars and Paths
Art & Anarchy
Kings, Gold, & Continents
Reason's Rumble
"Who Am I?"
100
This refers to the core duties required of all followers of Islam, including the Shahada and daily prayer.
What are the Five Pillars?
100
This political and economic system based on loyalty and land ownership was the dominant social structure in Europe prior to the Renaissance.
What is Feudalism?
100
This transfer of plants, animals, culture, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds following 1492 had devastating effects on the Indigenous populations.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
100
This English philosopher argued that all people have natural rights (life, liberty, property) and that government legitimacy is based on the consent of the governed.
Who is John Locke?
100
"My followers believe that I am the Messiah and the Son of God. While I was in ministry, my teachings challenged traditional expectations, but they have formed the basis of the world's largest religion."
Who is Jesus?
200
This major trade network involved the exchange of gold, salt, and enslaved people across North Africa.
What is the Trans-Saharan route?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This German friar is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation by posting his 95 Theses in 1517.
Who is Martin Luther?
200
This political principle asserts that a monarch's authority comes directly from God, granting them unquestionable power.
What is Divine Right?
200
This Enlightenment concept, championed by Montesquieu, refers to an agreement between the people and the government where the people willingly give up some freedom for protection.
What is the social contract?
200
"I wrote The Prince, advising rulers that it is better to be feared than loved, and that when governing, the ends truly justify the means."
Who is Machiavelli?
300
This overland trade network primarily connected East Asia (China) with the Middle East and Europe, facilitating the movement of goods and ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
300
This revolutionary technology enabled the rapid spread of the 95 Theses and other ideas throughout Europe, fundamentally altering communication.
What is the printing press?
300
This type of government is characterized by a monarch holding supreme and unrestricted power, often personified by figures like Louis XIV.
What is an absolute monarchy?
300
This French Enlightenment philosopher argued for the separation of powers into three branches (legislative, executive, judicial) to prevent tyranny.
Who is Montesquieu?
300
"I spent four long years lying on my back painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but I still consider my sculpture of David to be my greatest work."
Who is Michelangelo?
400
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are grouped together under this term because they all trace their origins to the prophet Abraham.
What are the Abrahamic religions?
400
This wealthy Italian banking family were famous patrons of the arts, helping to finance and inspire the Italian Renaissance.
Who are the Medici?
400
The need for vast labor to support this profitable New World crop was the primary driver for the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade.
What is the sugar trade?
400
This term refers to the period of brutal repression in France led by Robespierre, who sought to eliminate all opponents of the revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
400
"At a time when kings set economic policy as what was best for them, I penned The Wealth of Nations and championed the idea of the invisible hand, arguing for a free market system that my followers now call capitalism."
Who is Adam Smith?
500
This Chinese philosopher stressed the importance of filial piety, respect for elders, and a structured social order, which deeply influenced Chinese government and culture.
Who is Confucius?
500
The movement that focused on the individual's potential and achievements, leading to a renewed study of classical Greek and Roman texts.
What is Humanism?
500
This system of forced labor established by the Spanish in the New World required Indigenous populations to work in mines and fields in exchange for "protection" and religious instruction.
What is the encomienda system?
500
Extreme debt, poor harvests, and the unfair taxation of the Third Estate are all considered these, leading to the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy.
What are the causes of the French Revolution?
500
"My revolutionary use of the telescope confirmed the heliocentric theory, but I had to publicly recant my findings to avoid serious punishment from the Church."
Who is Galileo?