Jewish Life in Europe before 1750
When the Jews were expelled from England, what happened to all of the loans that they had given out?
The loans were forgiven and no one had to pay their debts.
What large island off of the coast of the European Continent had almost no Jews living there in 1750?
Great Britain
Why did Jewish people living in France gain citizenship in 1790/1791?
The French Revolution conferred citizenship on everyone regardless of their religion.
Did the Congress of Vienna restore the French monarchy to power?
Yes
How many Jews lived in Russia in 1880?
4 Million
Where was the term ghetto coined?
Venice
Where were most Jews in Europe living in 1750? Modern-day France, modern-day Germany, modern-day Spain, modern-day Scandinavia, or modern-day Poland/Belarus/Ukraine?
modern-day Poland/Belarus/Ukraine
What does assimilation mean?
the process through which individuals and groups of differing heritages acquire the basic habits, attitudes, and mode of life of an embracing culture
What was the Congress of Vienna? Your team must mention basic task of the Congress but does not need to name the attending countries
assembly that met in 1814-1815 to reorganize Europe after the defeat of Napoleon
How many provinces were in the Russian Pale?
25 provinces
What is usury?
lending money at an interest
No
What was Napoleon Bonaparte's code called that conferred citizenship on all people living in France? Your team must name it exactly to get the points.
Civil Code or Napoleonic Code (either of these names is acceptable)
Which of these was NOT a pillar of Conservatism that the attendees at the Congress of Vienna were concerned with? aristocracy, the rising middle class, monarchy, religion
the rising middle class
Which Russian czar pushed for social change after the Crimean War disaster?
Czar Alexander II
How did Aaron of Lincoln contribute to the building of cathedrals and palaces in the United Kingdom?
He loaned money to the bishop and to royalty.
What Flemish city in modern Belgium had a large population of Jews living there in 1750? Think of a large purple dot.
Antwerp
What was the name of the Supreme Court of Jewish People that Napoleon revived as part of his agenda to assimilate the Jews?
the Great Sanhedrin
What two -isms contributed to the revolutionary uprisings in Europe in 1848?
liberalism and nationalism
What word, meaning "to destroy, to wreak havoc, to demolish violently", is used to describe the attacks on Jews living in Russia in the late 1890's and early 1900's?
Pogroms
Where did the Jews of Spain go after they were expelled? Your team must name 4 places.
Italy (Venice), Ottoman Empire, Morocco, Egypt
What city of the Ottoman Empire that is now in modern Greece had a large population of Jews living there in 1750? Think of the large purple dot on the map.
Thessaloniki
1812
Name at least two empires that experienced revolutionary uprisings in 1848.
Austrian Empire, Italian States, German States
What two provinces were Russia and the Ottoman Empire fighting over during the Crimean War?
Moldavia and Wallachia