Mesopotamia/ Egypt
This practice by Ancient Sumerians and Egyptians means the belief in many gods.
This major city state is the Birthplace of Democracy.
What is Athens?
He was the main prophet of Islam.
Was was Muhammad?
This artist is most famous for his painting of the the Last Supper, among other works.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Hernan Cortez conquered these people in modern day Mexico.
Who are the Aztecs.
This 17th century process of experimentation and observation is used today in Mr. Griffith's and Mrs. Daberkow's classrooms.
What is the Scientific Method?
The clergy, nobility, and everyone else made up this French social structure.
What were the Three Estates?
This is the most clear influence on the development of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
He is was the founder of Christianity.
Who is Jesus?
This was a series of religious wars fought between Muslims and European Christians for the Holy Land.
What were the Crusades?
This German Monk published his 95 thesis in 1517 Starting the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
These are the three G's of Exploration.
What are God, Glory, and Gold?
Life, Liberty, and Property are the three basic rights outlined by this man which inspired Thomas Jefferson's slightly different version.
Who is John Locke?
This 12-Man dictatorship was directly responsible for the Reign of Terror.
What was the Committee of Public Safety?
This ruler created a record of all existing Babylonian laws which featured the principle of "eye for an eye."
Who is Hammurabi?
This conqueror was named Dictator for life, before it was cut short in the Ides of March.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This is the only language of the Quran.
What is Arabic?
This invention influenced the Protestant Reformation and Renaissance by mass producing books, increasing literacy, and allowing for criticism of the Catholic Church to become widespread.
What was the printing press?
This historical process transformed diets of both the Old and New World by spreading crops, animals, and foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat, and sugar between the Americas and the rest of the world.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
This Polish Astronomer was the pioneer of the heliocentric model of the universe.
Who was Nicholas Copernicus?
This "friend of the people" was stabbed to death in a bathtub.
Who was Jean Paul Marat?
This system of government is where the religion is united with government rule.
What is theocracy?
This chain of students and teachers are considered the three greatest Greek Philosophers.
Who are Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates? (In any order)
The Battle of Tours saw this leader drive out the Muslim invaders in France.
Who was Charles "the Hammer" Martel?
This practice by the Catholic Church became the subject of Luther's 95 Theses.
What were indulgences (sale of indulgences)?
This Sun King was at war 36 of his 72 years on the throne. He also built a pretty sweet palace outside of France too.
Who is Louis XIV?
This former Catholic was excommunicated because he created a version of the calendar so accurate it proved the heliocentric system of the universe.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
This royal husband and wife's love of lavish living lead their loss of life.
Who were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
This was the first monotheistic civilization.
Who are the Hebrews?
The outnumbered Spartans held off the Persians for two days in this ancient battle.
What was the Battle of Thermopylae?
(Need the real name not just "300")
These are the five pillars of Islam.
What are Recital (profession of faith), Hajj (pilgrimage), Zakat (alms to the poor), Prayer (5/day), and Fasting (during Ramadan)?
This man is credited with starting the Italian Renaissance.
Who was Giovanni d'Medici?
This Russian Monarch sought to modernize Russia through placing a tax on beards and building his new "Western City."
Who was Peter the Great?
This philosophe "might not agree with a word you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it."
Who was Voltaire? (Maire Francois Arouet)
Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew this 5-man oligarchy due to his rising popularity and military successes.
What was the Directory?
The was the Egyptian Pharoah who united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who was Menes?
After the death of Alexander the Great, this period highlighted the spread of Greek culture to the non-Greek world.
What was the Hellenistic Age?
This document signed by Bad King John limited the English monarchy's power in 1215.
What was the Magna Carta?
Bonus question worth another 600 points:
This American University has a real version of the Magna Carta.
"It is better to be feared than loved.." comes from this work by Nicolo Machiavelli.
What is The Prince?
The economic principle where the money a country controls is directly related to its power is known as this.
What is mercantilism?
Even though he was French, he book , "Spirit of Laws," stated England had the best form of government. Also, he is the father of Separation of Powers into three branches of Government.
Who is Montesquieu? (Baron de Montesquieu)
Who was Louis XVIII?