2021-2022 World History Final Review

Man who developed the theory of gravity

What is the term for an ideal society often with the implication that such a society is ultimately impractical?

Who was the philosophe who believed that people were naturally good until society corrupted them?

What was the name of the king of France's wife?

Leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

Byzantine emperor determined to revive ancient Rome

Name of the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire in WWI

Name of the telegram the Germans sent to Mexico inviting them join them in World War 1.

Name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution

On July 14, 1789, citizens of Paris stormed a fort where prisoners were kept. What is the name of this French holiday?

French leader who began the Reign of Terror

Philosophe who believed that people were naturally cruel? Without strict control people would fall to anarchy

What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for rebuilding and establishing peace in Europe called?

Name of the alliance of France, Britain, and Russia in WWI

American President who played the tuba, was the first at a baseball game, and died of a heart attack.

Russian Tsar who killed his own son

an earth centered model of the universe is called...?

American President who started his New Deal that tackled the Great Depression

a citizen of Florence who lived in the 1300s, was an early Renaissance humanist, poet, and scholar

A polish scholar who determined that the earth revolved around sun

French term for the old order that ruled France before the Revolution

Philosophe who believed that people are naturally reasonable and believed that people could overthrow a tyrannical gov.

What caused Lenin's death?

What were WWI American soldiers called?

Who succeeded Lenin as dictator of the Soviet Union after his death?

Name of the British passenger ship that the Germans sank, adding pressure on America to enter WWI

an intellectual movement that stressed getting people educated

What is the term for the policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference?

Monarch of Great Britain during the American Revolution

Known as the "Leonardo of the North". One of the first major northern artists

What was the name of the Mexican bandit that raided American towns. General Pershing was sent to track him down?

What is the term for the idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation and who would not?

Capital of the Byzantine Empire

a financial supporter

The Germans failed to seize Paris in WWI

Holy Images

Term for restricting access to ideas and information

Russian Tsar who brought much of northern Russia under his rule

What is the city of Constantinople known as today?

Mongol armies who ruled much of medieval Europe

a sun centered model of the universe is called...?

Frenchman who participated in two revolutions. Was head of the French national guard

Name of the Serbian terrorist organization that planned to assassinate the archduke in Sarajevo

What was the name of the time in France where many people were executed simply because they were counter-revolutionaries

Capital city of the first Russian state

Who became king of France after the final defeat of Napoleon?

Scottish economist who wrote the Wealth of Nations and advocated for the free market to regulate business activity

Who was king of France during the Revolution?

American President who was despised and blamed for the Great Depression

Alphabet that became the written script that is still used today in Russia

What is the name of the supposed prophet who received a divine revelation and created the religion of Islam?

Renaissance sculptor and painter. Sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Renaissance painter who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

Who invented the guillotine?

Renaissance author who wrote The Prince. Believed that one must do whatever is necessary to gain power

Informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, and philosophes and others exchanged ideas

Name of the man who shot and assassinated an Austrian archduke in Sarajevo

the force that keeps the planet in orbit is called...?

Name of the French political party that took over and began the Reign of Terror.

The term for "the right to vote" is what?

Young Renaissance painter who painted The School of Athens

What is the term for an agreement by which people gave up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos

Highest official in the Byzantine Church

Who was the King of England who broke away from the Catholic Church and founded the Church of England?

Name for the area of southeastern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea

Name of the man who was assassinated in Sarajevo, kicking off WWI

German man who printed the first complete edition of the Bible using a printing press

Napoleon's final battle.

Term for an absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change

What is the term for the everyday language for ordinary people?

What does the word "Soviet" mean?

American general who is infamous for betraying America

Document written by French revolutionaries that echoed the American Declaration of Independence

subjects such as grammar, poetry, rhetoric, and history