RENAISSANCE
This city is widely considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
What is Florence?
The discovery of the Americas took place during this "Age".
What is the Age of Exploration?
These people hated technological innovation and demanded a return to traditional methods of production.
Who are boomers? (just kidding it is Luddites)
This is known historically as the time period containing the process of shifting from hand tools to power machinery.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Hunting lodge? Nope, this monarch transformed his hunting lodge to the luxurious Palace of Versailles.
King Louis XIV (14 NOT 16)
The Earth at the centre of the universe? Blasphemy! Who suggested the theory that the Sun, not the Earth, was at the centre of the universe.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This company had over 260,000 soldiers in 1803.
Who is the British East India Company?
This revolution started in 1791 and lasted roughly 13 years. Leading to the independence of this country.
Bonus question: What was the French colony known as prior to its downfall and subsequent independence.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
Bonus: Saint-Domingue.
This individual was a key figure in the Haitian Revolution, leading the way and becoming the Governor-General of Saint-Domingue.
Who was Toussaint Louverture?
This three-tiered social system existed in pre-revolution France. Provide the names of these social classes and the members associated with each group.
What are the Three Estates?
First Estate - Clergy
Second Estate - Nobility
Third Estate - Common People
The Black Death didn't just wipe out people, it also deeply impacted this common middle-ages social structure.
What is Feudalism?
This policy/company prevented outside influence by only allowing trade through a single port.
What is the Canton System?
An Industrial Revolution turning point, John Kay invented this in 1733 to make a wider piece of cloth.
What is the Flying Shuttle?
This influential pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.
What is Common Sense?
The French nobility that fled during revolutionary conflict were known as this.
What are émigré?
Erasmus and Thomas More were key thinkers of the Renaissance era that shared a belief in Humanism. This individual, however, is considered the "Father of Humanism".
Who is Francesco (Francis) Petrarch?
This ocean served as the route for all three legs of the triangle trade.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This revolutionary figure used his paper L'Ami du Peuple to fan the flames of discontent.
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
This industry was part of the second wave of industrialization. Some innovations include puddling (pig iron to wrought iron through intense heat) and the hot blast (reduce coal use).
What is the steel industry?
This document required that the church officials in France to be elected by the people.
Bonus Question: Which group passed this law?
What is the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?
Bonus: National Constituent Assembly
This giant of history painted the Mona Lisa and sketched a variety of anatomical studies to improve societies understanding of the human body. (hint: he is also a ninja turtle...)
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This royal duo funded Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage. (bonus question: they ruled which kingdoms, before their marriage united Spain?)
Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella? Ferdinand of Aragon & Isabella of Castile (Spain).
The French Royal family was forced to leave Versailles and move into the Tuileries Palace (Paris) as a result of this major event.
What is The Women's March/Storming of Versailles? (slight exam issue, I'll explain)
This event, called for the first time in 175 signified the turmoil the French Monarchy was faced with. Provide the event and the exact date.
What was the Estates-General, May 5th, 1789.
This was the final battle of the Napoleonic era, marking the end of The Little Corporal.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?