Review 1
Mesopotamia is remembered for its use of Writing! What was writing primarily used for?
Trade
Which civilization was around for so long that they broke up the era’s into three kingdoms?
Egypt
Herodotus wrote which book that documented most of what we know of the Ancient Greece and their wars?
The Persian War
Which title best completes the partial outline below?
Aristotle
Plato
Pythagoras
Socrates
Greek Philosophers
Of the people who lived in Rome, only the upper class could serve in the Senate. Who were the 2 leaders at the top known as?
The Consuls
Renaissance means rebirth, in Italy what was it a rebirth of?
Culture
A renaissance man is a man who:
Branches their interests into many fields
Which title best completes the partial outline below?
Art Styles of the Renaissance
Thomas Hobbes was one famous enlightenment philosopher, his main idea revolved around basic human needs. What was it called though?
Social Contract
Thomas Jefferson and other American Revolutionaries were inspired by the natural rights written by which enlightenment philosopher?
John Locke
Which title best completes the partial outline below?
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Ideas of John Locke
Why were the people of Boston so upset about the passing of the Tea Act?
They had no representation in parliament
The Sons of Liberty, in an act of rebellion, dumped barrels of tea into the water. What was that called?
The Boston Tea Party
The middle passage was known to be a brutal journey from Africa to the Americas. What was mainly transported in this passage?
Slaves
The French Revolution began when:
French revolutionaries stormed the Bastille
France’s population was made up of three “estates”. Which one paid 100% of the taxes?
Third Estate
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was…
Due to poor regulation a factory trapped it’s workers in during a fire
What is a Union?
Workers coming together to promote workers’ rights
Capitalism is…
The belief in individual ownership, with the freedom of choice
True or False
The movie 300 was based on the battle of Thermopylae, here the Spartans gave their lives so the rest of the Greeks could retreat
True
True or False
Michaelangelo painted the Mona Lisa
False
I ran when Julius Caeser came back to Rome and took it for himself________________
Pompey the Great
I was known as the greatest general of my time and never lost a battle ____________
Alexander the Great
I am responsible for the statue of David and the painting of the Sistine chapel __________________
Michelangelo
I am credited with inventing the light bulb________________
Thomas Edison