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Renaissance
Exploration
Revolutions
Industrial Revolution
World Wars
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The revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe in the 14th through 16th centuries.
Renaissance
100
This explorer explored China for 17 years, and shared his knowledge with Europeans.
Marco Polo
100
The document the American colonists signed in which they declared their freedom from Great Britain was the ___________.
Declaration of Independence
100
Change in the way work was done in the 18th and 19th centuries was known as the ________________________.
Industrial Revolution
100
What event triggered World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
200
A ruler, like a king or queen or emperor is called a __________.
Monarch
200
These men were warriors in Japan and protected the Shogun.
Samurai
200
How did the American Revolution inspire the people in France?
The French saw the success the Americans had with creating a new form of government that gave power to the people.
200
A group of workers who join together to get fair working conditions is a ___________________.
Labor Union
200
What were the 2 sides during World War I and name 2 countries on each side.
Allies: England, France, Russia Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
300
What did Johannes Gutenberg invent that made printing possible?
The printing press
300
What was Christopher Columbus hoping to find when he sailed west from Spain?
Asia
300
The period in French history in which revolutionists killed many citizens using the guillotine was called the ___________.
Reign of Terror
300
This invention made transportation much easier, which led to the railroad boom. Name the invention and inventor.
The steam engine, invented by James Watt
300
This treaty ended World War I, and listed the consequences Germany had to face.
Treaty of Versailles
400
Henry VIII (8th) started the Church of England because __________.
The pope would not allow him to divorce his wife.
400
Group of people who came to the colonies to have a religion with stricter rules were called __________________
Puritans
400
Who was the French general who made himself dictator and then emperor of France after the revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
400
Describe the working conditions in factories during the Industrial Revolution.
Factories were dirty, cramped, and dangerous
400
Name 2 things Germany had to do after World War I ended.
Germany had to pay back money, Germany could not build up their army, Germany had to give back the lands it took
500
A concern with the needs and interests of human beings rather than religious ideas is called_____________.
Humanism
500
A person or group of people who go to new lands and try to get people to join their religion ___________________
Missionary
500
A time in European history when thinkers and writers tried to solve the problems of society by using reason was called the ______________.
Enlightenment
500
When a stronger country takes over a weaker country in order to gain its natural resources, it is called _________________.
Imperialism
500
Why did the United States finally enter World War II?
Japan bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The U.S. declared war on Japan, who was in an alliance with Germany.