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This is the year that Columbus discovered the New World.
What is 1492?
Leader during the France's "Reign of Terror."
Who is Robespierre?
Young girl who helped France in the 100 Years' War.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This is the year that the British colonies in North America declared their independence.
What is 1776?
Napoleon found the Rosetta Stone in this country.
What is Egypt?
The king who had two of his wives beheaded.
Who is Henry VIII?
A Hapsburg ruler who was known for enlightened absolutism.
Who is Maria Theresa?
This was the year Martin Luther displayed his 95 theses.
What is 1517?
Columbus was hoping to find a route to this area when he sailed west from Europe.
What is Asia?
Russan Tsar who killed his own son.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
While she echoed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, her words extended to the rights of women and slaves.
Who is Olympe De Gouges?
What year was the Storming of the Bastille, which basically started the French Revolultion.
What is 1789?
This person established the largest empire in Europe since Roman times.
Who is Napoleon?
He signed Charles I, King of England, death warrant.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
She advocated for the smallpox vaccine in Russia.
Who is Catherine the Great?
When was the printing press developed in Europe by Gutenberg?
What is circa 1440?
The Atlantic Revolutions occured in South America, North America, France and this country?
What is Haiti?
This ruler had Pope Boniface VIII kidnapped.
Who is Philip IV?
She was Henry VIII's second wife, and mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Who is Anne Bolyen?