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Absolutism
100
The Indus and Ganges.
What are the two most important Rivers in India?
100
Confucius
Who is a famous Chinese philosopher who started a major belief system?
100
Mohammed
Who founded the religion of Islam?
100
Bloody Mary
Who was the last Catholic ruler of England?
100
Ivan the Terrible
Who was the first Russian absolute leader? He also liked to beat people with his stick.
200
Rigid social categories that determine an Indian person's position in society.
What is the caste system?
200
Legalism
What is the Chinese philosophy that assumed people were evil by nature?
200
The Quran
What is the name of Islam's holy book?
200
Absolutism
What is a government system where the ruler holds complete power?
200
Oliver Cromwell
Who led the English Civil War?
300
Hinduism
What is the main religion in India today?
300
The Mandate of Heaven
What is the idea that leaders have the right to rule as long as they rule well?
300
Sultan
What is the name for the political and military leader of the Ottoman Empire?
300
The Divine Right of Kings
What is the idea that Kings get their power from God AND only have to answer to God?
300
Enlightened Absolutism
What is the name for the governmental system where rulers try to rule by enlightened principles while also maintaining absolute control?
400
Siddhartha Gautama
Who was "The Buddha"? Or, who founded Buddhism?
400
The Dynastic Cycle
What is the cycle of ruling in China where a family takes over, rules well for a while, becomes corrupt, then is overthrown?
400
Suleyman the Magnificent
Who was the most famous and successful Ottoman Leader of all time?
400
The Spanish Armada
Any real power that Spain had in Europe was ruined when the English navy beat what fighting force?
400
Huguenots
Who were the first French Protestants?
500
Sanskrit
What is the first written language in India?
500
Xiongnu
What group of nomadic horsemen threatened the Qin and Han Dynasties from the North?
500
Gunpowder Empire
What is the term for an empire founded by outside conquerors that unite regions they conquer?
500
Bourbon
The name of the French Royal family that had a lot of men named Louis?
500
The Glorious Revolution
What is the name of the event where William and Mary of Orange came over to England to peacefully take over the throne?