World History. Jeopardy! Some of the Early Stuff 100 What does Mesopotamia mean? Land between the...

World History

Jeopardy!

Some of the Early Stuff100

• 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

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• What did Hammurabi do that was so great?

• Wrote down a law code


What Roman did Cleopatra have a son with?

Julius Caesar


• What Roman emperor had his soldiers build a wall across England?

• Hadrian (Hadrian’s Wall)

The Middle Ages100

• Why did Rome fall?

• Germanic/Barbarian invasions and lack of a strong centralized government.

The Middle Ages200

• Where did monks flee to in order to avoid the barbarians?

• Ireland

The Middle Ages300

• Normans were descendants of these people.

• Vikings (settled in Normandy)

The Middle Ages400

• What was Joan of Arc tried, accused, and ultimately burned at the stake for?

• Heresy

The Middle Ages500

• Who was Joan of Arc trying to make king?

• Charles VII

The Renaissance100

• What does the term “renaissance” mean?

• Rebirth

The Renaissance200

• What culture was this a rebirth of?

• Greek culture of learning and art

The Renaissance300

• Who was the best example of a renaissance man?

• Leonardo Da Vinci

The Renaissance400

• Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Leonardo da Vinci

The Renaissance500

• 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 Reformation100

• Who started the Reformation?

• Martin Luther

The Reformation200

• What did Martin Luther do to start the Reformation?

• Nailed 95 theses (complaints) to the church door in Wittenberg.

The Reformation300

• What was the main thing that Martin Luther was complaining about?

• Indulgences (get out of Purgatory free card)

The Reformation400

• 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 Reformation500

• What was a side effect of the Reformation?

• As the Catholic church decreased in power, monarchies grew in power.

England, Spain, or the New World100

• King Henry VIII reformed the church in England because …..

• Political: Pope wouldn’t grant his divorce, and was desperate for a male heir.


• Ferdinand and Isabella drove Muslims and Jews out of this country.

• Spain


• Elizabeth I used these individuals to defeat the Spanish Armada.

• Pirates


• Where were the Spice Islands that Christopher Columbus was searching for?

• Indonesia, between India and Australia.


• 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 Revolution100

• 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 Revolution300

• What was the instrument of death during the Reign of Terror?

• Guillotine


• What was the name of the old fortress that held ammunition?

• The Bastile


• What Jacobian was the main person behind the revolution?

• Robespierre

Napoleon100

• Who crowned Napoleon emperor?

• Napoleon crowned himself

Napoleon200

• What policy did Russia use to defeat Napoleon?

• Scorched earth policy

Napoleon300

• Where was Napoleon’s last battle?

• Waterloo – Duke Wellington of England

Napoleon400

• What did Metternich lead to prevent another Napoleon?

• Council of Vienna

Napoleon500

• In order, what two islands was Napoleon exiled on?

• Elba and St. Helen

Industrial and Russian Revolutions100

• What was the main source of power for early factories?

• Steam


• True/false: Strict rules regarding fair working conditions were established immediately.

• False


• What were boys who sold newspapers for a living called?

• Newsies


• What theorist wrote about Socialism and Communism?

• Karl Marx


• 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