What do You Believe In?
This is the largest religion in the world, which has a set of 10 commandments that all members must follow.
What is Christianity?
This movement, from the 1300s to the 1600s, caused an explosion of creativity in Europe, creating playwrights like Shakespeare and artists like da Vinci.
What is the Renaissance?
Ruled under by one person-a king or queen. These type of governments often tend to go out of style due to rebellions...let them eat cake huh?
What is a monarchy?
"Let them eat cake!" was a phrase that this Austrian (turned French) queen never said.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
This ancient civilization, settled in the Yucatán Peninsula, had a very famous calendar that people interpreted as thinking the world was going to end in 2012 (spoiler: the world didn't end.)
Who were the Maya?
For this religion, a pilgrimage to Mecca is vital, and so is covering your hair (if you're a woman that is).
What is Islam?
This movement started when some guy posted up his complaints about the church on a church door, 95 of his complaints to be exact!
What is the Reformation?
This kind of democracy has all of their people voting for any change; it can be slow and only tends to work with smaller groups.
What is direct democracy?
This French king, referred to as the Sun King, hated the nobles so much he created Versailles just to keep them out of government!
Who was Louis XIV?
For having the largest empire in the Americas, they needed a large road system to go along with it, and so this civilization created a 14,000 mile long path of roads to get from place to place with ease.
Who were the Incas?
This religion uses the Torah as their holy book, and has a special coming of age when children in this religion turn 12.
What is Judaism?
This revolution increased the rate at which many things were made, and sparked many inventions-some of which we still use today!
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Also referred to as a representative democracy, this kind of government lets people vote for who they want to lead them, hopefully making decisions that actually represent them...
What is a republic?
This Russian czar went crazy after his wife Anastasia died, executing thousands of people, and even killing his own son. It's clear why he got the title "the Terrible"!
Who was Ivan the Terrible?
Mexico's flag of an eagle eating a snake while perched on top of a cactus is based on a legend from this civilization, when their god Huitzilopochtli told them to find a place where they would see that, and make it their home.
Who were the Aztecs?
Yin and Yang is this religion's symbol, and followers of this religion believe that all creatures should live in harmony with the universe.
What is Daoism?
This movement changed how people thought about their governments, kickstarting the French and American Revolutions.
What is the Enlightenment?
A form of government where the rule lies under a small group-this group wasn't voted into office, but took control somehow.
What is an oligarchy?
This czar was considered an enlightened despot, as he embraced Western ideals to modernize Russia, earning his title as "the Great".
Who was Peter the Great?
Known for their ball games and massive head sculptures, this society was the first in Mesoamerica.
Who were the Olmec?
No killing bugs if you worship this religion! Followers of ______ sweep the ground to avoid killing insects, as they believe that all living beings can have spiritual growth.
What is Buddism?
This revolution changed how we thought about the world, going from using the Bible as evidence to proving theories ourselves.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
A type of government that is ruled by a small group of noble families, based on their lineage and social rank.
What is an aristocracy?
This monarch ruled the Hapsburg monarchy and the Austrian throne, and had a child who was famous for eating cake.
Who was Maria Theresa?
Pueblos, compounds of stone, adobe, or sun-baked clay, were the home of this North American civilization.
Who were the Anasazi?