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100
This man wrote the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, which became the basis of the Protestant Revolution.
Who is Martin Luther?
100
This revolution began in 1791 in the French colony of Saint-Domingue and became one of the first successful slave revolts.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
100
The German invasion of Poland in 1939 signified the beginning of this war.
What is WWII?
100
These supernatural trials occurred in Massachusetts in the 1690s.
What are the Salem witch trials?
100
This city state in Ancient Greece is primarily known for their military.
What is Sparta.
200
The Great Schism (or Western Schism) was a split within this religion caused by disputes over church authority.
What is Catholicism?
200
This famous Incan sight was rediscovered in Peru by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
What is Machu Picchu?
200
This royal house has produced kings in England, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain throughout much of European history, until the death of its last heir, Charles II (the disabled Spanish king), in 1700.
Who are the Hapsburgs/Habsburgs?
200
President Johnson declared an end to this war in 1865.
What is the Civil War?
200
According to legend these two men founded Rome after they were abandoned and raised by a she-wolf.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
300
Theodor Herzl became the father of this Jewish movement, which strove to establish a Jewish nation state.
What is Zionism?
300
In 1960, this city, designed in the shape of an airplane, became the capital of Brazil.
What is Brasilia?
300
This Russian political party founded by Lenin and Bogdanov came to power during the October Revolution in 1917.
What are the Bolsheviks?
300
This American President implemented the New Deal program.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
300
This god was primarily known as the god of prophecy but he was also known as a master archer.
Who is Apollo?
400
In 325, this council was summoned by Constantine I and resulted in a creed now used as the definition of Christianity for most Christian denominations.
What is the Council of Nicaea?
400
This Chilean ruler came to power following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.
Who is Augusto Pinochet?
400
In 1755, the capital of this country was struck by a violent earthquake that destroyed the city and allowed the Marquis of Pombal to come to power.
What is Portugal?
400
This treaty resulted in the Mexican Cession of Alta California and New Mexico in exchange for $15 million.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
400
Ancient Chinese rulers, called emperors, based their government on the this ethical and philosophical system, which taught that the best ruler was a virtuous man who led by example.
What is Confucianism?
500
This branch of Orthodox Judaism founded by Rabbi Baal Shem Tov promoted Jewish mysticism.
What is Hasidic Judaism?
500
This communist won the Cuban 1940 election and adopted the 1940 Constitution.
Who is Fulgencio Batista?
500
This royal dynasty held the title of Count of Anjou in France and ruled England in the late Middle Ages.
What is the House of Plantagenet?
500
Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as President on this day.
What is March 4, 1861?
500
These two important gods of the ancient Egyptians were known as the god of the Nile and the god of fertility.
Who are Osiris (god of the Nile) and Isis (god of fertility)?