History of Europe Questions
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On July 14, 1789, French citizens unhappy with the failed government reforms stormed the Bastille, a medieval fortress prison. What has this event come to represent in French history?
Under the Old Regime, the people of France belonged to one of three estates. What was the basis of these divisions?
In an era of bad harvests, famine, and rioting, the French government took steps to improve the worsening financial crisis. What did the government do?
What was one advantage of being a member of the Second Estate?
Read the quotation from Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This latter consists of the different privileges, which some men enjoy to the prejudice of others; such as that of being more rich, more honored, more powerful or even in a position to exact obedience.-- In this passage, Rousseau refers to political inequality. Of the four inequalities listed here, which enabled the Old Regime to maintain power for as long as it did?
When the National Assembly broke off from the Estates-General, what was the assembly's intent?
What religious practice or sect was established during the Renaissance?
What was the Scientific Revolution? Approximate what years did it take place?
Who created the Statue of David? Where did it stand once it was completed?
Who preserved and expanded Greco-Roman knowledge during the Middle Age
Where is the Mona Lisa located? Who painted it, and what is the name of the real person that is depicted in the painting?
Approximately what years did both the Protestant and Catholic Reformationstake place?
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Why was Napoleon forced to withdraw from Russia following his invasion?
Who overthrows the Directory of France and becomes the Consulate/Emperor of France?
Why did France choose to use the Guillotine?
What was the killing machine of the French Revolution?
Who were the monarchs of France during the French Revolution?
The Nazis persecuted certain groups, including
The Nazi Party divided humans into categories based on ___________ .