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Jeopardy Quiz: History & Religion

Test your knowledge on History & Religion with this fun Jeopardy quiz. Choose a category and answer in the form of a question. How much will you score?

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Jeopardy Quiz: History & Religion

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  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. Religion Middle Ages Exploration EEAbsolutismee French Revolution 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

  4. The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

  5. What is the Koran

  6. Make a declaration of faith, pray five times daily, give to charity, fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca

  7. What are the “Five Pillars of Islam”?

  8. In Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste (law)

  9. What is Dharma?

  10. The central teachings of Buddhism; to live is to suffer; suffering is caused by desire; the cessation of suffering can be achieved; the solution is the Noble Eightfold Path.

  11. What are the “Four Noble Truths”

  12. Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events

  13. What is Daoism?

  14. The cultural movement of the Renaissance. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason

  15. What is Humanism?

  16. Ancient scientist who said earth was the center of the universe

  17. Who was Ptolemy?

  18. A meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers

  19. What was the Council of Trent?

  20. Selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.

  21. What are indulgences?

  22. A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source

  23. What is the Mandate of Heaven?

  24. Portuguese prince who started a school for sailors and sponsored early voyages of exploration

  25. Who was Prince Henry?

  26. This was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world

  27. Who was Magellan?

  28. French explorers who sailed down the Mississippi River to the Arkansas River and claimed this area for France.

  29. Who were Marquette & Joliet?

  30. The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

  31. What was the Columbian Exchange?

  32. An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

  33. What is Mercantilism?

  34. Queen of England from 1558 to 1603 Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England.

  35. Who was Elizabeth I?

  36. Czar of Russia who introduced ideas from Western Europe to reform the government

  37. Who was Peter the Great?

  38. English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)

  39. Who was Thomas Hobbes?

  40. The notion that society is based on an agreement between government and the governed in which people agree to give up some rights in exchange for the protection of others

  41. What is a Social Contract?

  42. This document, signed by King John in 1215, is the cornerstone of English justice and law. It declared that the king and government were bound by the same laws as other citizens of England.

  43. What is the Magna Cartra?

  44. 1-Church clergy 2-Nobles (Emigre) 3-Commoners (bourgeoisie)

  45. What are the Three Estates?

  46. Revolutionary leader who tried to wipe out every trace of France's past monarchy and nobility - lead the Reign of Terror

  47. Who was Robespierre?

  48. Declaration mainly by members of the Third Estate not to disband until they had drafted a constitution for France (June 20, 1789).

  49. What is the Tennis Court Oath?

  50. Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.

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