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Age of Exploration
Protestant Reformation
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Imperialism & Nationalism
100
This man "discovered" a previously unknown land mass in the Western Hemisphere.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
This man's writings began the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
100
This group lacked true representation in the government, and was expected to pay ALL taxes.
What is the Third Estate?
100
The Industrial Revolution began in this country due to its navigable rivers and plentiful coal ore.
What is England?
100
The love of one's country and/or the desire for a separate nation.
What is nationalism?
200
These "conquerers" helped build the Spanish empire in the New World.
What are conquistadors?
200
The sale of these "get out of hell free" cards was a direct cause of the Protestant Reformation.
What are indulgences?
200
This lawyer, ironically enough, presented an address to the king a few years before he led the French Revolution.
Who is Robespierre?
200
This economic system emphasizes private ownership, business profits, and supply and demand.
What is capitalism?
200
This corporation was founded in 1600 by Queen Elizabeth to trade tea and spices; the company took control of India in 1757.
What is the British East India Company?
300
This Portuguese royal trained sailors to become better navigators and cartographers in the 15th century.
Who is Prince Henry?
300
This invention uses movable components to reproduce a document, allowing for the rapid spread of communication and ideas.
What is a movable type printing press? BONUS (100): Who invented it?
300
The French king's support of this war against England directly contributed to the French Revolution.
What is the American Revolution? BONUS: Name the king and queen.
300
According to Karl Marx, society was divided between these 2 groups; the first oppressed the masses, the second would rise up to "seize the means of productions."
What is the bourgeoisie and the proletariat? BONUS (100): What economic/government structure did Karl Marx's writings influence?)
300
This poem influenced imperialism by encouraging Europeans to "Go send your sons to exile / To serve your captives' need..."
What is the White Man's Burden? BONUS (300): Who wrote it?
400
This device allowed sailors to determine their location by using the stars and other natural phenomenon.
What is an astrolabe?
400
This British monarch broke away from the Catholic Church and created a new Protestant sect because he wanted a male heir.
Who is Henry VIII? BONUS (100): Who was his youngest daughter, and why was she important?
400
This newspaper publisher was murdered by Charlotte Corday and became a martyr of the French Revolution?
Who is Marat?
400
This (discredited) theory claims that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same laws of natural selection as plants and animals. "Survival of the fittest [race or ethnic group]"
What is Social Darwinism?
400
This conference led to the partitioning of Africa into various European colonies, which caused ethnic strife that exists to this day. Bonus: What area/country in Africa did Belgian King Leopold exploit for rubber?
What is the Berlin Conference? BONUS (100): the Congo
500
This is an economic system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metals.
What mercantilism?
500
This document was the first attempt to limit the power of a monarchy (the English one).
What is the Magna Carta?
500
This philosopher's idea of "natural rights" directly contributed to the Enlightenment, as well as the French Revolution.
Who is John Locke? BONUS (100): Name the 3 basic natural rights.
500
The rapid industrialization and modernization of Japan after the shogun is deposed and they are forced to open their borders.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
500
This treaty ended the Opium Wars and broke China into "spheres of influence" for the benefit of European trade.
What is the Treaty of Nanjing?