A Global View Essay
An empire
Predestination
Who was the leader of the Colonial Continental Army and the 1st president of the United States?
George Washington
3 estates
Where did the Industrial Revolution officially begin?
Great Britain
What was the name of the Old Stone Age, the oldest period of human history?
Paleolithic period
A utopia
This man believed in natural rights, that people can be naturally good, and that a government should help, not control, their people.
John Locke
Which government was created when the 3rd estate broke away from the 1st and 2nd estates?
The National Assembly
What is it called when many people leave small, rural, countryside areas to go to big industrial cities?
Urbanization
People that travel from place to place instead of living in one area for a very long time are called...
Nomads
A government where religion or religious leaders control many of the laws of the country is called a...
Theocracy
This man believed that people are naturally greedy and selfish, the government needs to control its people, and that people enter a social contract with the government, giving up some freedoms in exchange for an organized and civilized society.
Thomas Hobbes
By guillotine
The first major rail line, opening in 1830, went from where to where?
Liverpool to Manchester
Another name for skilled craftsmen and workers.
Artisans
The belief put forward by Nicolaus Copernicus during the Scientific Revolution that the sun is the center of the universe, and everything revolves around the sun.
Joseph II of Austria, Catherine the Great of Russia, and Frederick II of Prussia all are examples of...
enlightened despots.
Where was Napoleon's final battle as Emperor of France located?
Waterloo
If I make 100 dollars a month, and I only need 20 dollars a month to live comfortably, I might invest the other 80 dollars into a business. This is called...
Capital
The name of the New Stone Age
Neolithic Period
What English scientist and mathematician is considered the father of calculus and also the first one to write about the laws of gravity?
Isaac Newton
The practice of banning ideas, practices, books, and other forms of media that go against a government's or religion's traditional beliefs is called...
censorship
The promise made by the 3rd estate that they would meet anywhere they could until they created a fair Constitution for France was called...
The Tennis Court Oath
The economic idea established in the Industrial Revolution, that there's no private property, and the community, not one person, owns the means of production is known as...