Prussia
British Raj
Great Historians
Colonial America
Impressionist Art
100
Of the nine kings of Prussia, 7 of them had this first name.
Frederick
100
In 1947, the British Raj was split into what two countries?
India and Pakistan
100
Which 5th-century BCE Greek historian is well known for his discussion of the Persian Wars?
Herodotus
100
Which of the thirteen colonies was the last to be founded?
Georgia
100
Which French artist completed a series of paintings entitled Water Lilies?
Claude Monet
200
Which dynasty ruled over Prussia for most of its history?
Hohenzollern
200
Before the raj, who ruled/controlled India?
East India Company
200
Which 18th-century historian attributed the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of Christianity?
Edward Gibbon
200
Who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”?
Patrick Henry
200
Who completed this sculpture, entitled Little Dancer of Fourteen Years?
Edgar Degas
300
Which medieval military crusading order occupied the territory that became Prussia?
Teutonic Order
300
Which English writer was born in British India and wrote The Jungle Book?
Rudyard Kipling
300
Which Roman historian wrote the most famous account of Rome’s founding in 753 BCE?
Livy
300
What was the name of the religious movement in the 1730s and 1740s that advocated for a more personal relationship with God?
First Great Awakening
300
Which Danish-French artist and father of the Impressionist movement painted The Boulevard Montmartre at Night?
Camille Pissarro
400
What year was the state of Prussia officially abolished? (+/- 1 year)
1947
400
After what event did the British Raj begin?
Indian Rebellion of 1857
400
Which two 19th-century German philosophers and historians said that history was shaped by class struggle?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
400
What is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in North America?
St. Augustine, FL
400
Which French artist painted the Luncheon of the Boating Party?
Pierre-August Renoir
500
In 1763, Prussia won which war against Austria, France, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony?
7 Years’ War (in America: the French and Indian War)
500
Which word, originally of Hindi origin, was adopted into English to describe goods obtained from plunder?
loot
500
Which 19th-century historian used the exact French word “Renaissance” to define the period that followed the Middle Ages?
Jules Michelet
500
Which colony was founded as a “utopian medieval experiment,” with a constitution that created a hierarchy of hereditary nobles and landless serfs?
Carolina
500
Who completed the famous pointilist painting A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte?
Georges Seurat