World History Semester 2 Review

Both Napoleon's and Hitler's military downfalls can be traced to their invasions of this country.

The French Revolution was led by which estate?

The tragic segment of the Triangle of Trade that brought slaves from Africa to the New World.

The idea that markets will take care of themselves and governments should stay out.

The interconnectedness of people, goods, and businesses around the world is called...

Italian explorer who believed he could sail west to get to India and bumped into the New World.

Martin Luther's list of complaints that started the Reformation.

A supposedly humane means of execution that was used extensively during the Reign of Terror.

A global war that is best remembered in America as the French and Indian War.

Armory and prison in France that was stormed by an angry mob on July 14, 1789.

Famous treaty that ended WWI and arguably led to WWII.

President Wilson's ideas for securing "peace without victory," to end WWI.

Famous Italian scientist who confirmed heliocentrism but then had to recant to the Inquisition.

What trade route did the Mongols secure that ran from China to Syria?

Louis XIV was an absolute monarch who built Versailles and fought four losing wars. He was the king of what country?

1885 conference where the European powers divided up Africa. No Africans were invited.

A famous unsuccessful rebellion by Indian soldiers against their British colonial masters.

Famous Renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted La Pieta.

Which invention increased the speed of transportation in the Industrial Rev?

A war for independence fought between American colonists and the British. We won.

The Spanish term for adventurers who went out to gain new territories for the crown.

He started the Protestant Reformation when he put his 95 Theses on the church door in 1517.

French king who, along with his wife Marie Antoinette, was executed during the revolution.

Avengers End Game is the 2nd highest grossing movie of all time. What is the 1st?

The age of reason that began with the philosophes in France was known as

Which country was the first to sail around Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a Renaissance art characteristic?

He invented the moveable-type printing press that helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance.

In feudal Japan, the __________ were a warrior class loyal to local lords.

Which country became Communist and left WWI?

Which resource did the Spanish find in the Andes Mountains?

The concept that the monarch is all-powerful and controls all affairs of the state.

Famous French military leader who overthrew The Directory and named himself emperor.

The name for the alliance between France, Britain, and Russia prior to WWI.

A solemn oath by the Third Estate to continue meeting until they drafted a new constitution.

A form of extreme patriotism and devotion to country that is a contributing cause of WWI.

Which describes the fate of many native Americans?

Political philosopher who believed in natural rights including life, liberty, and property.

The first explorer to lead a mission that circumavigated the globe.

The name for the new trade network between the Old and New Worlds after Columbus.

The Taj Mahal was built during this Indian dynasty.

His assassination in Sarajevo was the spark that led to WWI.

A type of stalemated warfare that became the hallmark of WWI.

Which of the following were ideas in the Scientific Revolution?

The name for when Martin Luther and others started Protestant Christian religions.

Famous English king who decided to start his own church when the Pope denied him a divorce.

Famous conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.

An intercepted German message that encouraged Mexico to attack the United States.

A term that literally means "rebirth" and marks advances in science, the arts, and philosophy.

Period in the French Rev in which Robespierre guillotined dissenters.