Chapters 1-7
Charles was king of three thrones. Can you name 2 out of 3?
Princess Nzinga was famous for her servants do what?
Newton discovered the scientific concept of ______. (Hint: think falling apple)
Gravity
What are the 3 branches of government?
Judicial, Legislative, Executive
Describe Napoleon Bonaparte.
A liar, thirsty for power!
Was Mary, Queen of Scots, Catholic or Protestant?
Catholic! She was a good ruler, but the Scottish noblemen wanted a Protestant ruler, so she was imprisoned.
The Taj Mahal really serves what purpose?
Peter, Czar of Russia, founded what city?
St. Petersburg
What are the two houses in government, collectively called congress?
House of Representatives
Senate
The Island of Saint Domingue became what country?
Haiti
James, king of two countries, England and Scotland, created a new version of the Bible. What was it called?
NKJV!
Who was the Sun King?
Louis XIV
Chi'en-lung ordered that all of China's ______ be destroyed.
Australia was originally what?
A prison colony!
Describe the working conditions for factory workers in England.
HORRIFIC!
In search of the Northwest Passage, Henry Champlain explored what region?
Canada
a state
George Washington led an attack on the Ohio River and won the French fort. It was renamed Fort Pitt. This is where the modern day city of _______ stands.
Pittsburgh
Describe the 3 estates of the French Revolution.
1st estate: catholic priests
2nd estate: the noblemen
3rd estate: everyone else
Jefferson hired two explorers, Lewis and Clark, to travel across the ________ territory to map it out.
Louisiana
That all colonists must agree on a law before it was passed.
Ferdinand's pursuit of the Holy Roman Crown made him the enemy of the _________. (Protestants or Catholics)
Protestants
How did Washington's army of Minutemen get their name?
They were ready to fight in an instant (minute)!
Describe the mining conditions required to retrieve coal for steam engines.
HORRIFIC!
The most famous saying from Chapter 40 when Texas fought against Santa Anna.
Remember the Alamo!