Age of Exploration
This phrase describes the three motivations of European explorers during the Age of Exploration.
What is "God, Glory, and Gold"?
Absolute monarchs claimed their authority came from God through this concept.
What is the divine right of kings?
This Enlightenment philosopher argued for natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This event, marked by the storming of the Bastille, symbolized the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the storming of the Bastille?
This Italian leader used nationalist ideas to unite Italy in the 19th century.
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
European explorers sought to fulfill this "divine" mission by spreading Christianity to new lands.
What is "saving souls" or "spreading the faith"?
This French monarch controlled the nobility by forcing them to live at his lavish palace in Versailles.
Who is Louis XIV?
This systematic approach to observation and evidence became a hallmark of Enlightenment science.
What is the scientific method?
The Haitian Revolution was unique because it was led by this group.
Who are enslaved Africans?
Nationalism contributed to the collapse of this multi-ethnic European empire.
What is Austria-Hungary?
This term describes the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This Russian monarch modernized his country by introducing European customs, technology, and military reforms.
Who is Peter the Great?
This Enlightenment thinker was a fierce advocate for freedom of speech and religious tolerance.
Who is Voltaire?
This South American leader, nicknamed "The Liberator," played a key role in Latin America's independence.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This German leader used nationalism to unify German states under Prussian leadership.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
This explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Louis XIV’s famous declaration, “L’État, c’est moi,” translates to this.
What is "I am the state"?
Enlightenment ideals about democracy and rights inspired this 18th-century political event in France.
What is the French Revolution?
This phrase—liberty, equality, fraternity—summarized the main goals of the French Revolution.
What is the motto of the French Revolution?
A negative aspect of nationalism is its tendency to foster these practices against minorities.
What are exclusion and discrimination?
The devastation of indigenous populations during the Age of Exploration was largely caused by this.
What are diseases like smallpox?
Father Miguel Hidalgo’s call for rebellion in 1810 is remembered by this name.
What is the Grito de Dolores?