Unit 1
This Greek philosopher taught by asking students questions to challenge their thinking, a method now called the Socratic Method.
Who is Socrates?
This monotheistic religion began with the Hebrew people and is based on the belief in one God and the laws of the Torah.
What is Judaism?
This cultural rebirth beginning in Italy focused on art, science, and learning from classical Greece and Rome.
What is the Renaissance?
This intellectual movement emphasized reason, natural rights, and questioning traditional authority.
What is the Enlightenment?
This philosopher, a student of Socrates, wrote The Republic and taught the famous student Aristotle.
Who is Plato?
This religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad in the 600s and follows the holy book called the Quran.
What is Islam?
This Renaissance artist and inventor painted the famous work The Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This philosopher argued that people are born with natural rights including life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This Macedonian king created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by conquering Persia, Egypt, and parts of India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This powerful West African ruler became famous for his wealth and his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This powerful banking family ruled Florence and supported many Renaissance artists.
Who are the Medici Family?
This French king built the Palace of Versailles and is known for saying, “I am the state.”
Who is Louis XIV?
This religion began in India with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama and focuses on reaching enlightenment and ending suffering.
What is Buddhism?
This medieval system organized society into kings, nobles, knights, and peasants in exchange for land and protection.
What is Feudalism?
This German inventor created the printing press around 1440, helping ideas spread rapidly across Europe.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This revolution began in 1789 when the people of France rose up against their monarchy and social inequality.
What is the French Revolution?
In 476 AD, this event marked the end of ancient Rome in Western Europe.
What is the Fall of the Western Roman Empire?
This group of nomadic warriors from Central Asia, led by Genghis Khan, built the largest land empire in history.
Who are the Mongols?
This king of England broke away from the Catholic Church after the Pope refused to grant him a divorce.
Who is Henry VIII?
This French military leader crowned himself emperor in 1804 and conquered much of Europe before being defeated at Waterloo.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?