Historical Figures
This queen reigned during the Elizabethan Age in England.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
This country, along with France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States, were known as the Allies in World War I.
What is Russia?
This country's motto "Liberté, égalité, fraternité arose during its Revolution.
What is France?
One of the most prominent artists of the Renaissance, his famous works include The Mona Lisa and the statue of David.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Christopher Columbus was hoping to reach this country (too bad he didn't have GPS).
What is India?
This queen never actually said "Let them eat cake."
Who is Marie Antoinette?
The signing of this document formally ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The spread of ideas from this movement sparked several revolutions between 1775 and 1825.
What is the Enlightenment?
The term "renaissance" means this in English.
What is "rebirth?"
Explorers from Europe were hoping to find a faster way East in order to obtain these goods.
What are spices?
The German monk who wrote 95 Theses and started the Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
The United States entered World War II in December of 1941 because of this event.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
A desire for these types of changes sparked revolutions throughout the world.
What are social, political, and economic?
The home of the Renaissance.
What is Italy?
This exchange transferred animals, plants, knowledge, technology, and disease between the Old and New Worlds.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This man was the third head of government at the Yalta Conference, along with Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
The end of World War II also meant the end of this Middle Eastern empire.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Enlightenment thinkers were inspired by thinkers like Isaac Newton, who was a part of this movement.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
Although art and architecture saw changes throughout the Renaissance, these other two areas also saw tremendous growth.
What are science and technology?
This crop, part of the Columbian Exchange, is actually native to Peru, NOT Ireland!
What is the Potato?
This man's assassination kicked off the beginning of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The Iron Curtain split this country into East and West following World War II.
What is Germany?
Taxation without representation was a driving force behind the revolution in this country.
What is America?
The Renaissance came about after this middle period, also known by this name.
What are the Dark Ages?
The Spanish term for explorer.
What is conquistador?