Middle Ages
Constantinople is Greek for which of the following phrases?
City of Constantine
The following definition describes what? :
“rebirth” of art and learning
Renaissance
What was King Louis XIV's motto?
I am the state
What is being defined below?
Patriotic feelings about your country marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries.
Nationalism
What was "The Final Solution"?
Systematic killing of Jewish people
What was the Policy of Containment?
Stop the spread of communism
Who was Genghis Khan?
The leader of the Mongol Empire
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
What is a constitutional monarchy?
Monarchy limited by law
What is being defined below?
the extension or use of a nation’s power over other lands.
Imperialism
Who was a German born physicist who offered new ideas on space, time, energy, and matter and also created the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
The Cold war was between the USA and the Soviet Union and was a struggle for…?
struggle for control and power between communism and democracy
Why was Charlemagne crowned the emperor over the Roman people?
he helped the pope reclaim the papacy
What famous written work was created using the printing press?
the Gutenberg Bible
What is being defined below?
kings or queens who believed that ALL power within their state’s boundaries rested in their hands
Absolute Monarchs
What is communism?
government owns almost all means of production and controls economic planning
What is being defined below?
a philosophy based on the idea that people give meaning to their lives through their choices and actions
Existentialism
Which country sent the first satellite into space?
Soviet Union
Define the feudal system.
complex system of government organized by local leaders
Which location became the showplace of the French Renaissance?
Fontainebleau
Which phrase best matches the following definition?
the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God’s representative on earth; an absolute monarch answered only to God, not to his or her subjects
Divine Right
Who were the proletariat during the Industrial Revolution?
Factory workers and Farmers
What is being defined below?
art movement that sought to link the world of dreams with real life
Surrealism
What was the Test Ban Treaty?
US and Soviet Union agree to a Test Ban Treaty (outlawed nuclear testing in the atmosphere, in outer space, and underwater)
What rights did the Magna Carta guarantee (3)?
no taxation without representation
jury trial
protection of the law
The following definition describes which of the following answer choices? :
realistic focus on human potential and achievements
Humanism
What was the Enlightenment?
18th Century movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society
What were the causes of the Industrial Revolution (3)?
Agricultural Revolution
Geography & Markets for Raw Materials
New Technology
What did the original Sanskrit swastika symbolize before the Nazis popularized their hateful version?
Peace and Divinity
What was the purpose of Apartheid in Africa which ended in 1991?
official policy of racial segregation