Renaissance
Define humanism
System of thought that focuses on human rather than divine matters
What is the Guillotine?
A device designed to cut off the head of a person
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What does the word amphibious mean?
Who is the Berlin wall built by?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What is suffrage?
the right to vote
What town did colonist defeat British army in 1781?
Battle of York Town
What does tribunal mean?
A court
What happened in October 1962?
Soviets agreed withdraw their missiles after the U.S blockaded their feet in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was Cosimo de¨ Medici?
A patron of the arts
What happened on July 14th 1789?
The Storming of the Bastille
What does Ratify mean?
to formally approve
What year did Germany invade the soviet union?
1941
When did the soviets set up the Berlin Blockade?
June 1948
What does the word Flemish mean?
People of the flander region
What impact did the american revolution have on french allies have across the ocean?
Showed people of other countries that they could replace monarchy with democrats
Who's rights were not included in the Bill of Rights?
Women, African americans, and native americans
How many groups were sent to concentration camps?
10
Germany was divided into four zones after World War II who control these zones?
Great Britain, France, the U.S and the USSR
What artist painting with natural materials?
Jan Van Eyck
What is despotism?
American independence came through which 1783 treaty?
The treaty of paris
Germany blamed its boost in image on?
Jews and communist
Who was responsible for Chinas failed great leap forward?
Mao Zendong