Middle Ages
What is the term for believing in just one god?
Monotheism
Which ancient empire turned into the Byzantine Empire?
Roman Empire
Copernicus used what new tool to make his observations?
Telescope
What conditions made it easy for people to put their faith in dictators like Hitler?
Economic and political instability
What invention allowed knowledge to be spread quicker and cheaper?
Printing Press
**DOUBLE POINTS**
Name 1 of the "Infinite Money Glitch" plans
Marshall Plan
Dawes Plan
Which faith includes daily prayer, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca?
Islam
Who was the West African king known for his extremely wealthy pilgrimage to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
What goods and ideas were brought from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?
Horses
guns
diseases
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What revolution inspired others to revolt?
American Revolution
During the Cold War, "Domino Theory" had what to do with Communism?
If one country fell to Communism, the next one will too
What idea did kings like Louis XIV claim gave them the right to rule without limits?
Divine Right
**DOUBLE POINTS**
What American civilization was unique in having many independent city-states?
The Maya
**DOUBLE POINTS**
What are 2 reasons Europeans wanted colonies?
raw materials
markets (people to sell to)
It brought more countries into the war
**TRIPLE POINTS**
What is special about the Haitian Revolution?
First successful slave revolt in history
What did NATO and the Marshall Plan work together to accomplish?
Contain communism
During the Islamic Golden Age, name 2 subjects that saw major breakthroughs?
Math
Science
Art
Architecture
**TRIPLE POINTS**
Which African city was a center of education and trade
Timbuktu
Why was Copernicus placed under house arrest by the Catholic Church?
He said the sun was the center of the solar system
What document forced Germany to take responsibility for World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
During the Enlightenment, philosophers believed the world's problems could be solved using ____________ and _____________
Reason and Logic
Why did President Truman decide to use atomic bombs in World War II?
To end the war quickly and save lives
**DOUBLE POINTS**
How did many people in medieval Europe explain the Black Death?
They thought it was God’s punishment or blamed minorities
What major city did the Ottoman Empire capture, marking the fall of the Byzantines?
Constantinople
Most famous person of the Renaissance. Known as a "true Renaissance man"
Leonardo da Vinci
**DOUBLE POINTS**
Locke believed governments were created to protect what 3 things?
Life
Liberty
Property
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in 3 separate branches of government?
Montesquieu
**DOUBLE POINTS**
What event resulted in European Imperialism beginning in China?
Opium Wars