Enlightenment Review

Quipu!!! What is that?

The French people celebrate July 14 as their liberation day called Bastille Day.

What was the cause of the Black Death?

In World War I, Italy and this country were allies -- on the same side.

Christine de Pazan was an amazing female writer and feminist during the Renaissance.

The Articles of Confederation was our first government after the Revolutionary War

The nicknames for the atomic bombs that were used in Japan at the end of WWII were Fatboy and Little Man.

The grand city of the Incas was...

Who am I? Father of modern Italian. Writer, The Divine Comedy, loved Beatrice.

Who am I? Mother of two kings of England. Queen of England and France?

Under the leadership of Kubla Khan, the Japanese rose to power, conquered China, Persia and parts of Europe!

Where in the Pacific Theater did the Japanese Army first lose ground?

The idea of Separation of Powers is all thought up by...

Let's give those kids in 18th place a shot to move up! Which of the following also changed sides during World War II?

How many times did the US military warn Japan about surrendering before using the atomic bombs?

Who became the president and took over leading the USA to the end of the war after FDR died?

What was the system of government that was developed in the Middle Ages, where there were peasants, knights and nobles

He's the medieval scientist that put the sun in the center of the solar system, rather than the earth.

Guess who!! Wrote comedies, British Monk/lawyer/king's confidant, would not support king. Beheaded.

What nation lost Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in the assassination that started WWI?

When it's acceptable for a nation to conquer another nation and colonize it is called Nationalism.

During the Hundred Years War, she rallied forces and almost got the French across the finish line against England.

Where did the American troops under Patton land in the European Theater of operations during WWII?

Where did George Washington get his military experience?

Where did the Allied Leaders meet to discuss post-world war 2 plans?

Italy changed sides in both World War I and World War II.

Which of the following is NOT represented in the tri-color French flag?

Napoleon returned to rule France three times after being exiled for heavy losses in battle.

Henry Hudson did his exploring in North America and a river, a strait and a bay are named after him.

Who's early Middle Ages travels from Vienna to China developed Europeans desire for expanded trade?

Russia was our ally -- on our side -- during both World Wars.

The period of time during the French Revolution when Robespierre took charge and the guillotine got busy.

Voltaire is the Enlightenment's thinker that developed the idea of Checks and Balances.

His discovery of the ancient philosophers of Greece, led to the Renaissance and he is thus called -- Father of Humanism.

This Enlightenment Philosopher was big on religious tolerance and civil rights, as in free speech!

James Cook and Giovanni Verrazzano were eaten by native peoples while exploring Hawaii and the Caribbean.

Which World War II country was Japan's ally?

What important event happened in 1066?

England's alliance with Belgium brought the Brits into WWI when Germany crossed into Belgium on their way into France

Ponce de Leon explored Florida looking for a so-called "fountain of youth."

What in the hey is Huitzilopochtli? And could they jam another weird letter in there, like another z or q without a u?

Who was the very first American president right after we won the Revolution?

If we're talking about ancient cultures, where in the heck were the Shoguns, and Samurai's located?

What happened with the Treaty of Tordesillas?

The Entitlement Era ushered in a new concept of ruling by reason and science.

Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China!! Of the following, what did he NOT do?

Niccolo Machiavelli was a Renaissance painter who worked with Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel.

Which of the following is NOT considered in Locke's philosophy of 'tools of experience.'?

Operation OVERLORD was the name of the D-Day invasion in Europe. What was the name of the overall Pacific operation?

Overall, what was the biggest frustration American colonists had with the British crown?

All the Crusades, to liberate the Holy Land from Islamists, were successful ventures.

Deadly dancing partners during WWII -- Mussolini and ...?

The Russians surrendered to the Germans in World War I because ==

He's commonly called the 'Father of Liberalism!' Believed in government run by the consent of the governed.