Way Back in the Day (1750)
OJ (Ottomans & Japan)
I Feel Enlightened
En Francais
Not Back in the Day (Current Events)
100
This is most people did for work... It's very very rare to find in NYC today.
Farming/Agriculture
100
What is unique about the Tokugawa Social Hierarchy?
The Emperor is at the top but has not political power
100
Without turning around to look, what are the 3 Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, Property
100
This beleaguered group of people, making up over 90% of France's population was the driving force behind the French Revolution
3rd Estate
100
As we speak, a category 4 hurricane is currently making landfall in which otherwise sunny state?
Florida
200
Compared to today, more people found these social belief systems important in their lives
Religion
200
What was the purpose of the Tokugawa Shogunate forcing the Daimyo (wealthy) to live with them?
Maintain Power over all of Japan
200
"Consent of the Governed" is a phrase referring to what source of power?
The People
200
This term refers to rulers like King Louis XVI and Marie Antionette who had complete and total power
Absolutism/Absolute Monarchs
200
The General Assembly of this major international organization is currently meeting in Manhattan, with over 130 world leaders in attendance
United Nations
300
Also the name for a type of butterfly, this was the name for a King or Queen who inherited absolute power.
Monarch
300
Which unique geographic feature helped the Shogun isolate Japan from the rest of the world?
Japan is a chain of Islands
300
According to John Locke, if the government fails it's people, what right do the people have?
Overthrow/change the government
300
The Guillotine was made famous during this radical stage of the French Revolution, resulting in the deaths of over 17,000 people
Reign of Terror
300
This professional sports league saw ticket sales and viewership skyrocket during the 2024 season. It's about time!
WNBA
400
About 300 years ago, new technology caused less work to be done by ________ and more work to be done by __________
Hand, Machines
400
The sprawling Ottoman Empire controlled territory on which 3 continents?
Africa, Asia, Europe
400
Rousseau's Social Contract Theory describes a mutual relationship between what TWO groups?
People & the Government
400
A significant protest in the early stages of the French Revolution, tied to the price of bread, was led by which group?
Women
400
While mostly in the news in the last year, the conflict between these two groups goes back over 100 years
Israel-Palestine 
500
This counterintuitive practice was common among Royal families in Europe, leading to birth defects and impotancy (can't have kids)
Inbreeding, marrying family members
500
The Ottoman Empire was able to maintain power in a diverse empire by employing what "accepting" strategy?
Religious Tolerance
500
Montesquieu suggested a political system that prevented abuse of power by doing what?
Separation of Powers
500
When this governing body was formed by the 3rd Estate in 1789, the French Revolution officially began
National Assembly
500
This African nation is currently experiencing a Civil War, with over 10 million people currently displaced from their homes.
Sudan