World History II (1)
A wave of senseless panic that swept through France at the outset of the French Revolution
The Great Fear
The French term for large social classes
Estates
What’s the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican
Church members who teach and convert others to their religion
Missionaries
Leader of the Pueblo Revolt
Pope'
An assembly of Representatives from all three Estates.
Estates General
France's King during the 1770's and 1780's, whose extravagant spending created massive debt for the country
King Louis XVI (16th)
Which language has the most words (according to dictionary entries)
English, 200,000 words
Spanish explorers of the 1500's, who got their name from the Spanish word for "Conquerors"
Conquistadors
This Explorer Set out in 1540 in search of the Seven Cities
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The 1770's social and political system that divided the people of France into three large social classes
The Old Regime
France's Queen during the 1770's and 1780's, who became known as "Madame Deficit" because she spent so much money on gowns, jewels, gambling, and gifts.
Marie Antoinette
What is the largest bird in the world by wingspan?
Wandering Albatross
A compromise between Spain and Portugal, which gave Portugal a claim to Brazil, but Spain got the rest of the Americas
Treaty of Tordesillas
A famous naval Capitan who circumnavigated the globe in 1577
Sir Francis Drake
A pledge that Third Estate delegates took on an indoor tennis court, stating that they would remain in the room until a new constitution had been drawn up.
The Tennis Court Oath
Bonus Question!
Who made up each of the Three Estates of the Old Regime?
First Estate: Clergy
Second Estate: Nobility
Third Estate: Everyone else
What occasion corresponds with the longest day of the year?
The summer solstice
A Caribbean settler who sailed with Columbus in 1493, explored Puerto Rico, and became Puerto Rico's Governor
Juan Ponce De Leon
Bonus Question!
What were the three G's that motivated Spanish Explorers?
God, Gold, and Glory
The name that Third Estate delegates who passed laws and reforms for the sake of the French people gave themselves
The National Assembly
Bonus Question!
What was the purpose of the storming of the Bastille?
To search for and seize gunpowder and weapons
Which branch of the U.S. armed forces used the slogan, “It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure”?
The Navy
Hernan Cortes
Bonus Question!
Why was the Pueblo Revolt fought?
For Pueblos to try and take back their traditional ways of life.