World History

Jeopardy!

Some of the Early Stuff 100 What does Mesopotamia mean? Land between the rivers

Some of the Early Stuff 200 What were those rivers that land was between? Tigris and Euphrates

Some of the Early Stuff 300 What did Hammurabi do that was so great? Wrote down a law code

Some of the Early Stuff 400 What Roman did Cleopatra have a son with? Julius Caesar

Some of the Early Stuff 500 What Roman emperor had his soldiers build a wall across England? Hadrian (Hadrian’s Wall)

The Middle Ages 100 Why did Rome fall? Germanic/Barbarian invasions and lack of a strong centralized government.

The Middle Ages 200 Where did monks flee to in order to avoid the barbarians? Ireland

The Middle Ages 300 Normans were descendants of these people. Vikings (settled in Normandy)

The Middle Ages 400 What was Joan of Arc tried, accused, and ultimately burned at the stake for? Heresy

The Middle Ages 500 Who was Joan of Arc trying to make king? Charles VII

The Renaissance 100 What does the term “renaissance” mean? Rebirth

The Renaissance 200 What culture was this a rebirth of? Greek culture of learning and art

The Renaissance 300 Who was the best example of a renaissance man? Leonardo Da Vinci

The Renaissance 400 Who painted the Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci

The Renaissance 500 The most important thing to come out of the Renaissance was the way people … Began to question traditional authority (began to think for themselves, instead of blindly following)

The Reformation 100 Who started the Reformation? Martin Luther

The Reformation 200 What did Martin Luther do to start the Reformation? Nailed 95 theses (complaints) to the church door in Wittenberg.

The Reformation 300 What was the main thing that Martin Luther was complaining about? Indulgences (get out of Purgatory free card)

The Reformation 400 Why were the German princes happy about Luther trying to reform the Catholic church? They wanted to lessen the strength and influence of the church.

The Reformation 500 What was a side effect of the Reformation? As the Catholic church decreased in power, monarchies grew in power.

England, Spain, or the New World 100 King Henry VIII reformed the church in England because ….. Political: Pope wouldn’t grant his divorce, and was desperate for a male heir.

England, Spain, or the New World 200 Ferdinand and Isabella drove Muslims and Jews out of this country. Spain

England, Spain, or the New World 300 Elizabeth I used these individuals to defeat the Spanish Armada. Pirates

England, Spain, or the New World 400 Where were the Spice Islands that Christopher Columbus was searching for? Indonesia, between India and Australia.

England, Spain, or the New World 500 What was the effect on the Native Americans as a result of Europeans landing? They died by the thousands as a result of the diseases carried by Europeans

The French Revolution 100 What type of monarch was King Louis XVI? Absolute monarch

The French Revolution 200 Why did the people start the French revolution? Starving – no bread, high bread taxes going to King.

The French Revolution 300 What was the instrument of death during the Reign of Terror? Guillotine

The French Revolution 400 What was the name of the old fortress that held ammunition? The Bastile

The French Revolution 500 What Jacobian was the main person behind the revolution? Robespierre

Napoleon 100 Who crowned Napoleon emperor? Napoleon crowned himself

Napoleon 200 What policy did Russia use to defeat Napoleon? Scorched earth policy

Napoleon 300 Where was Napoleon’s last battle? Waterloo – Duke Wellington of England

Napoleon 400 What did Metternich lead to prevent another Napoleon? Council of Vienna

Napoleon 500 In order, what two islands was Napoleon exiled on? Elba and St. Helen

Industrial and Russian Revolutions 100 What was the main source of power for early factories? Steam

Industrial and Russian Revolutions 200 True/false: Strict rules regarding fair working conditions were established immediately. False

Industrial and Russian Revolutions 300 What were boys who sold newspapers for a living called? Newsies

Industrial and Russian Revolutions 400 What theorist wrote about Socialism and Communism? Karl Marx

Industrial and Russian Revolutions 500 What was the name of the advisor to the Russian Czar and his family? Rasputin

What was the Eastern Roman Empire eventually called (named)? Byzantine Empire

True or False: Slavery was very uncommon in the Roman Empire. False

What did the emperor Hadrian have his soldiers build? Hadrian’s wall across England

True or False: Women were considered equal in the Roman Empire. False

What happened to the town of Pompeii? Buried by a volcano (Mt. Vesuvius)

Some of the Early Stuff What Roman did Cleopatra have a son with? Julius Caesar

The Middle Ages 300 Normans were descendants of these people. Vikings (settled in Normandy)

The Middle Ages 400 What was Joan of Arc tried, accused, and ultimately burned at the stake for? Heresy

The Middle Ages 500 Who was Joan of Arc trying to make king? Charles VII

The Renaissance 100 What does the term “renaissance” mean? Rebirth of Greek culture of learning and art

The Renaissance 300 Who was the best example of a renaissance man? Leonardo Da Vinci

The Renaissance 400 Who painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the Pieta? Michelangelo

The Renaissance 500 The most important thing to come out of the Renaissance was the way people … Began to question traditional authority (began to think for themselves, instead of blindly following)

The Reformation 100 Who started the Reformation? Martin Luther

The Reformation 200 What did Martin Luther do to start the Reformation? Nailed 95 theses (complaints) to the church door in Wittenberg.

The Reformation 300 What was the main thing that Martin Luther was complaining about? Indulgences (get out of Purgatory free card)

The Reformation 400 Why was Luther trying to reform the Catholic church? Faith – wanted to return the church to religion.

The Reformation 500 What was a side effect of the Reformation? As the Catholic church decreased in power, monarchies grew in power.

England, Spain, or the New World 100 King Henry VIII reformed the church in England because ….. Pope wouldn’t grant his divorce, and was desperate for a male heir.

England, Spain, or the New World 200 Ferdinand and Isabella drove Muslims and Jews out of this country. Spain

England, Spain, or the New World 300 Elizabeth I used these individuals to defeat the Spanish Armada. Pirates

England, Spain, or the New World 400 Where were the Spice Islands that Christopher Columbus was searching for? Indonesia, between India and Australia.

England, Spain, or the New World 500 What was the effect on the Native Americans as a result of Europeans landing? They died by the thousands as a result of the diseases carried by Europeans