If the Spirit Moves You
This religion is considered "Abrahamic," though it is the last to emerge out of the three in the seventh century
What is Islam?
The beginning of World War II was foreshadowed by the signing of this infamous treaty in a French town
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This is the location where the Industrial Revolution began
Where is England?
This philosopher, economist, and political theorist from the nineteenth century is credited with a new theory of redistribution and equality
Who is Karl Marx?
This "road" connected China with the Mediterranean Sea through a trade network that was used for thousands of years
What is the Silk Road?
This practice was founded by Lao Tzu and has both philosophical and religious elements. The more obvious attribute is the "go with the flow" idea
What is Daoism?
This 1920 genocide against a group of Mediterranean ethnic people killed up to 1.2 million people and is still not acknowledged by the culpable government today
What is the Armenian Genocide?
This Portuguese maritime invention revolutionized ship travel just in time for Columbus' voyage
What is the caravel?
This American founding father was inspired by John Locke, but he's considered an Enlightenment thinker in his own right
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Other than silk, name two items that were often traded on the Silk Road
What are salt, sugar, porcelain; spices
This religion embraces spirituality and indestructability of the soul; it further focuses on meeting social expectations for the specific class rather than overall "goodness"
What is Hinduism?
This is the early twentieth century pandemic immediately following World War I
What is the Spanish Flu?
This twentieth century invention made possible for the first time the ability for remote observers to hear the exact words of a political address and real time updates without having to wait for the periodicals cycle
What is the radio?
This 1791 revolution occurred in the almost immediate aftermath of a European revolution with that revolution serving as an undeniable catalyst
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This exchange of a commodity from the New World to the eastern hemisphere was a derivative of the Columbian Exchange
What is the Silver Trade?
This "Abrahamic" religion incorporates only the "Old Testament" of Christianity as its text
What is Judiasm?
The reason that many African states today suffer from internal disorder
What is past European colonialism?
This mid-twentieth century invention served as a catalyst for gender equity in western culture
This group was responsible for overthrowing Tsar Nicholas II and causing the initial economic rift between the United States and the Tsar's successor government
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This group acted as the bandit "police" on the Silk Road during their control of a large portion of Eurasia
Who are the Mongols?
This religion does not believe in a physical soul but acknowledges the concept of "rebirth" and the abandonment of pleasures
What is Buddhism?
This initial body was the first modern attempt at a supranational organization, but it failed soon after its creation following World War I
What is the League of Nations?
This civilian application of R&D related to ending World War II can now be used for zero-emission electricity (during actual power production process)
What is nuclear power?
This state unexpectedly declares its independence following the defeat of a 600 year old empire in the twentieth century
What is Turkey?
This economic system consists of protectionist policies where a state or empire tries to protect its balance of imports from its exports
What is mercantilism?