Revolutions
This Revolution was deeply inspired by the American Revolution and had many of the enlightenment thinkers within this Revolution and used tennis courts.
What is the French Revolution?
Prophet and founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
Ancient civilization in modern-day Iraq, between two rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
Movable type machine that spread literacy in Europe.
What is the printing press?
Belief in one god.
What is monotheism?
European competition for African colonies in the 19th century.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
Explorer who sailed west in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Major pre-Columbian civilization in the Andes.
What is the Inca Empire?
Explosive material invented in China, later used in warfare.
What is gunpowder?
Indian belief in rebirth after death.
What is reincarnation?
16th-century religious upheaval that split Christianity.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Revolutionary who helped free South American countries.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
City-state where democracy began.
What is Athens?
European ship ideal for long sea voyages.
What is the caravel?
Philosophy that stressed order and filial piety in China.
What is Confucianism?
Late 1700s revolt against Britain that inspired many others.
What is the American Revolution?
Mongol leader who created the largest contiguous land empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Empire that controlled India before British colonization.
What is the Mughal Empire?
Farming method used by Mayans to grow food in rainforests.
What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
Economic system emphasizing private ownership and profit.
What is capitalism?
The 1917 event that ended the Russian monarchy.
What is the Russian Revolution?
Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Lock?
Location of the 1884–85 meeting dividing Africa among Europeans.
What is Berlin Conference?
British invention that powered the Industrial Revolution.
What is the steam engine?
Theory by Marx about the proletariat rising against bourgeoisie.
What is communism?