The Renaissance
In 1517, Martin Luther famously nailed this list of complaints to a church door.
What are the 95 Theses?
The Crusades were a series of wars between Christians and Muslims over this holy city.
What is Jerusalem?
What were the empires studied in this unit?
The Ottomans and Safavids
This lavish French queen was criticized for saying, “Let them eat cake.”
Who was Marie Antoinette?
What was the name of the last German Emperor before WW1?
Kaiser Wilhem II
He painted the Mona Lisa and designed early versions of flying machines.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
What was the main goal of the First Crusade?
What is to take back Jerusalem?
What was the name of the young boy soldiers that the Turks had?
The Janisarries / Youth Levy
This document declared the rights of French citizens during the revolution.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
Name one famous battle of WW1
battle of verdun, battle of cambrai, battle of the somme, any other approved answer
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped spread Renaissance ideas.
What is the printing press?
True or False: The Crusades only happened in the Middle East.
False! (They also fought in parts of Europe and the Byzantine Empire.)
The Ottomans and Safavids were often in conflict because of differences in this branch of Islam.
Sunni vs Shia Islam
This French prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, symbolizing the revolution.
What is the Bastille?
Who were the most known woman activists during the First World War?
The Suffragettes
This English playwright wrote Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet during the late Renaissance.
Who was William Shakespeare?
Give three main motivations for the crusades?
Any answer relating to eternal glory, absolution from sin, wealth, land ownership, desire to regain sacred lands and recover debts, obligated to by lords
What title did the Ottoman ruler use that means both emperor and religious leader?
Sultan/ Caliph
This event marked the end of the monarchy and the rise of radical revolutionary government.
What is the execution of King Louis XVI?
Give two main participants that fought in the Great Arab Revolt (1916)
Bedouin tribes, Lawrence, British Army, the Ottomans,
He painted the School of Athens, showing classical philosophers like Plato and Aristotle.
Who is Raphael?
Give one reason that caused the Crusades to generally fail
poor planning, lack of support, or strong Muslim resistance
Name one way the Ottomans treated people of different religions in their empire.
they let them practice their religion (or they paid a tax)
After the fall of Robespierre, this general rose to power and declared himself emperor.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
This international organization was created after WWII to promote peace.
What is the United Nations?