Jewish Life in Europe before 1750
Geography
Jews living in France
Aftermath of Napoleon
The Russian Pale
100

When the Jews were expelled from England, what happened to all of the loans that they had given out? 

The loans were forgiven and no one had to pay their debts. 

100

What large island off of the coast of the European Continent had almost no Jews living there in 1750?

Great Britain

100

Why did Jewish people living in France gain citizenship in 1790/1791?

The French Revolution conferred citizenship on everyone regardless of their religion. 

100

Did the Congress of Vienna restore the French monarchy to power? 

Yes

100

How many Jews lived in Russia in 1880?

4 Million

200

Where was the term ghetto coined?

Venice

200

Where were most Jews in Europe living in 1750? Modern-day France, modern-day Germany, modern-day Spain, modern-day Scandinavia, or modern-day Poland/Belarus/Ukraine?

modern-day Poland/Belarus/Ukraine

200

What does assimilation mean? 

the process through which individuals and groups of differing heritages acquire the basic habits, attitudes, and mode of life of an embracing culture

200

What was the Congress of Vienna? Your team must mention basic task of the Congress but does not need to name the attending countries

assembly that met in 1814-1815 to reorganize Europe after the defeat of Napoleon

200

How many provinces were in the Russian Pale?

25 provinces

300

What is usury?

lending money at an interest

300
Was there a significant Jewish population living on the Iberian peninsula (modern-day Spain and Portugal) in 1750?

No


300

What was Napoleon Bonaparte's code called that conferred citizenship on all people living in France? Your team must name it exactly to get the points. 

Civil Code or Napoleonic Code (either of these names is acceptable)

300

Which of these was NOT a pillar of Conservatism that the attendees at the Congress of Vienna were concerned with? aristocracy, the rising middle class, monarchy, religion

the rising middle class 

300

Which Russian czar pushed for social change after the Crimean War disaster?

Czar Alexander II

400

How did Aaron of Lincoln contribute to the building of cathedrals and palaces in the United Kingdom?

He loaned money to the bishop and to royalty. 

400

What Flemish city in modern Belgium had a large population of Jews living there in 1750? Think of a large purple dot. 

Antwerp

400

What was the name of the Supreme Court of Jewish People that Napoleon revived as part of his agenda to assimilate the Jews?

the Great Sanhedrin

400

What two -isms contributed to the revolutionary uprisings in Europe in 1848?

liberalism and nationalism

400

What word, meaning "to destroy, to wreak havoc, to demolish violently", is used to describe the attacks on Jews living in Russia in the late 1890's and early 1900's?

Pogroms

500

Where did the Jews of Spain go after they were expelled? Your team must name 4 places. 

Italy (Venice), Ottoman Empire, Morocco, Egypt

500

What city of the Ottoman Empire that is now in modern Greece had a large population of Jews living there in 1750? Think of the large purple dot on the map. 

Thessaloniki

500
In what year was Napoleon's empire at its height? Stretching from the western edge of Spain to the borders of the Russian empire and from the Kingdom of Denmark all the way down to the southern boot of Italy

1812

500

Name at least two empires that experienced revolutionary uprisings in 1848.

Austrian Empire, Italian States, German States

500

What two provinces were Russia and the Ottoman Empire fighting over during the Crimean War?

Moldavia and Wallachia

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