People
Name of the French emperor who conquered a fair amount of Europe before losing at Waterloo
Who is Napoleon?
Event where Catholic popes waged holy wars against the Muslims for the purpose of capturing Jerusalem
What are the Crusades?
The theory that the universe revolves around the sun rather than the Earth
What is heliocentric?
The most important invention to come out of the Neolithic Revolution
What is farming?
This is Mr. Pechac's first name
What is Samuel?
French king who was beheaded during the French Revolution
Who is King Louie XVI?
Event where Jewish people were targeted for extermination by the Germans during World War 2
What is the Holocaust?
The kind of government the Greeks in Athens created that many countries implement today
What is a democracy?
This invention made executions much easier, leading to the deaths of 16,000 people during the French Revolution
What is the guillotine?
This is the university that Mr. Pechac attended
Scientist from the Scientific Revolution who discovered that planets are made up of matter, not just balls of energy
Who is Galileo Galilei?
Term for the period of time where over 16,000 people were executed via guillotine
What is the Reign of Terror?
The kind of government where one person controls the country, generally through military force and threatening anyone with death who challenges them; mean potato boats
What is totalitarianism/dictatorships?
This invention made it easier for people to learn how to read, due to producing more and more books
What is the printing press?
This is Mr. Pechac's favorite color
What is periwinkle?
Man who conquered Greece and most of the Middle East before dying, leaving behind the Hellenistic Empire
Who is Alexander the Great?
Event where Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church and created the Protestant Church
What is the Reformation?
Government model where farmers work land provided by their lords in exchange for protection from outside forces
What is feudalism?
This Roman invention helped move fresh water from lakes and rivers to cities with little access to it
What is an aqueduct?
This is Mr. Pechac's home town (I will also take home county)
What is Rancho Santa Margarita/Orange County?
Soviet leader who started glasnost and ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
Event where William of Orange and Mary overthrew the previous King in a bloodless Revolution; didn't become rulers till they adopted the British Bill of Rights
What is the Glorious Revolution?
Economic policy that focuses on making as much money as possible by maximizing exports of finished goods, generally coming from European countries
What is mercantilism?
The names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What are Little Boy and Fat Man?
This is Mr. Pechac's favorite Christmas song
What is the Chipmunk's Song/Christmas Don't Be Late?