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100
FINISH THE PHRASE: "every man has the right to life, liberty, and _____"
What is property or pursuit of happiness?
100
Louis XIV (France), Frederick the Great (Prussia), and Charles I (England) are all examples of this kind of monarch
What is absolute?
100
Trade goods from China, India, and Japan were in high demand by this continent
What is Europe?
100
These were the primary motives for European exploration, otherwise known as the 3 “G's”
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
100
Name this building
What is the Taj Mahal?
200
When Voltiare said, "I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it," what freedom was he promoting?
What is speech?
200
A belief that God placed a king on this earth, gave him power, and therefore approves of all his actions
What is divine right?
200
This Muslim empire spread across the Middle East and even conquered Constantinople in 1453 -- although they later renamed it Istanbul
What is the Ottoman Empire?
200
These two (2) countries would blaze a trail for the rest of Europe, behind such explorers as Columbus, Magellan, and Vasco da Gama
What are Spain and Portugal?
200
Name this building
What is the Palace of Versailles?
300
Montesquieu's belief that power should be divided between three branches of government is known as...
What is the separation of powers?
300
This ruler waged two unsuccessful wars against his neighbor based on the assumption that any country ruled by a woman could be easily defeated
Who is Frederick the Great?
300
This empire was made up of Hindus and Muslims, and was made rich by its wide variety of goods such as cotton, silk, and gems
What is the Mughal Empire?
300
Europeans used this “weapon” to wipe out millions of Native Americans...many times by accident
What is disease?
300
Name this event
What is the Columbian Exchange?
400
This man believed that absolute rulers and governments should have the awesome power of leviathan (which is the title of his book btw)
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
400
This monarch switched England's religion back to Catholicism and murdered hundreds of her Protestant citizens. Bloody!
Who is Queen Mary?
400
This empire was dominated by Confucianism, and had some of the most popular trade goods on the planet
What is Ming China?
400
Men like Hernan Cortez, who is given credit for “conquering” the Aztec Empire, are often known by this Spanish name, also meaning "conqueror"
What is "conquistador"?
400
Name this event
What is Triangular Trade?
500
This man gave us the ideas of natural rights and believed that citizens, at times, have the right to overthrow their government
Who is John Locke?
500
This monarch is famous for taxing/cutting off beards in an attempt to westernize his homeland
Who is Peter the Great?
500
This political policy, used by several East Asian countries (most notably Japan) when dealing with foreigners, attempted to keep their country separate from the rest of the world
What is isolationism?
500
This country originally dominated the Age of Exploration, but quickly dropped out because they felt the outside world had nothing to offer them
Who is China?
500
DAILY DOUBLE! Name this place
What is Hagia Sophia?