Kellenberg Sophomore Trimester 1 - European History (Honors)
What was the famous quote of Philip II's that explained his feelings towards those around his kingdom?
"His smile and his dagger were very close."
How much would it cost to build the Palace of Versailles in U.S dollars in 2003?
$2.5 billion
How many votes did each estate have in the Estates-General?
1 vote each
This estate owned 10% of the land and made up about 1% of the French population, made up the Catholic Church (Clergy), and were exempt from taxation
1st
How many people lived in France during the time period of the French Revolution?
26 million
Although only making up 2% of the French population, this estate owned 20% of the land, taxed the people that they rented their land to, was made up of important, major families, rich nobles, and was exempt from taxaton
2nd
This estate was made up of the bourgeoisie, paid high taxes to the King and Nobility, had no influence in the government, embraced enlightenment ideas, and by 1780s, they spent 50% of their salary on taxes to the other estates
3rd
Approximately how many pages of writing in Leonardo's own hand writing exist today?
5,700
What time in the morning was the ceremonial awakening of Louis XIV (the Sun King)?
8:30 AM
What was the Battle of Leiden?
A battle where William of Orange would flood the lands to defeat the Spaniards in 1573.
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam
What is the Estates-General?
An assembly of representatives from all 3 estates
What is the capital of Andorra?
Andorra la Vella
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
What is the capital of Serbia?
Belgrade
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
What is the capital of Slovakia?
Bratislava
What is the capital of Belgium?
Brussels
What is the capital of Romania?
Bucharest
What is the capital of Hungary?
Budapest
Who was the Cardinal that would assist Louis XIV in ruling France until his death in 1661?
Cardinal Mazarin
What is the capital of Moldova?
Chisinau
What is the capital of Denmark?
Copenhagen
Who were the Farmers General?
Corrupt tax collectors for the estates and monarchy that originated from the Hapsburg dynasty
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
What inequalities in the Old Regime helped cause the French Revolution?
Economic and social inequalities
Which member of the first estate (clergyman) wrote a political essay called "What is the Third Estate?" a couple days after the Estates General?
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (Abbé)
Which member of the first estate supported the Third Estate and wanted the Third Estate to be more significantly valued in government
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (Abbé)
True or False: Because Jacques Necker released the taxes of France, Jacques was killed by Louis XVI
False. Jacques was dismissed by Louis XVI, not killed
True or False: The Second Estate demands more political influence and allow equal voting
False. The Third Estate demanded more political influence and allow equal voting
Why did Louis XVI call a meeting of the Estates General?
France was faced with bankruptcy so Louis XVI was forced to call a meeting of the Estates-General
Who was the Protestant General (1630 - 1632) that will defeat Ferdinand II and the Hapsburg family during the 30 Years War?
Gustavus Adolphus
What is the capital of Finland?
Helsinki
What was the name for a French Protestant?
Huguenots
What was the significance of Louis XVI calling a meeting of the Estates-General?
It was the 1st time in 175 years a meeting of the Estates General was called
People thought that this man was a supporter of a revolution by revolutionaries
Jacques Necker
The people of France liked this person who worked for Louis XVI because he published the expenses of the government to show where France's tax money goes to.
Jacques Necker
Who is the Director General of Finances for Louis XVI?
Jacques Necker
When does the Third Estate vote to create the National Assembly, thereby eliminating the absolute government and creating a representative government?
June 17, 1789
When was the Tennis Court Oath?
June 20, 1789 (3 Days after the creation of the National Assembly)
Who invited the members of the Nation Assembly to come to Versailles and file grievances?
King Louis XVI
Who realizes that he would probably abolish the National Assembly later and as a result, locks the National Assembly members out of Versailles to avoid his problems.
King Louis XVI
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kyiv
The Mona Lisa is a painting of a young Italian woman named
Lisa del Giocondo
What is the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon
What is the capital of Slovenia?
Ljubljana
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
London
Who am I? "I admit that I am not fit to be king."
Louis XVI
Who am I? "When I was a kid, I wanted to be a locksmith instead of a king because I was very fascinated with the mechanisms of locks."
Louis XVI
Who am I? "While I was king, I was very indecisive and paid little attention to government issues."
Louis XVI
What is the capital of Luxembourg?
Luxembourg City
What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
Salons in France suspected that this famous woman would be the cause of France's downfall.
Marie Antoinette
The French affectionately referred to this woman as the "Austrian Bitch"
Marie Antoinette
Who am I? "I was the Austrian Wife of Louis XVI."
Marie Antoinette
Who am I? "My habit of lavish spending using tax dollars hurt my popularity and gave me the nickname Madame Deficit."
Marie Antoinette
When did Louis XVI call a meeting of the Estates-General
May 5, 1789
Who wrote Don Quixote de la Mancha in 1605?
Miguel Cervantes
What is the capital of Belarus?
Minsk
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
Can someone move, for example, from the 3rd estate to the 2nd estate?
No
What is the capital of Norway?
Olso
What is the capital of France?
Paris
The Thirty Years War ended with which treaty in 1648?
Peace of Westphalia
What is the capital of Montenegro?
Podgorica
What is the capital of the Czech Republic?
Prague
What is the capital of Kosovo?
Pristina
This idea says that the King has the power to grant people special advantages.
Privilege
What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavik
What is the capital of Latvia?
Riga
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
What is the capital of Bosnia Herzegovina?
Sarajevo
What is the capital of Macedonia?
Skopje
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Sofia
What is the capital of Sweden?
Stockholm
Who did King Louis XVI employ to protect the palace of Versailles?
Swiss Roman guards( MERCENARIES)
What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn
Which estate wanted a constitutional monarchy?
The 3rd Estate
Louis XVI eventually gives into the Third Estate and creates what?
The National Assembly
What passed laws and reforms for the French people?
The National Assembly
What treaty ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714?
The Treaty of Utrecht
What made people think that Louis XVI was going destroy the National Assembly?
The employment of the Swiss Guards (Mercenaries) at Versailles
What does it mean when Louis XVI starts to take away the privileges of the Second Estate?
The second estate can now be taxed
What is the capital of Albania?
Tirana
True or False: Because each estate is represented by one vote, the third estate has no power.
True
True or False: Members of all three Estates were invited to the National Assembly
True
True or False: Since there were no tax records, some money was kept by the tax collectors for themselves
True
True or False: The Third Estate gets outvoted in the Estates-General and is subsequently taxed more, even though they represent more people
True
What is the capital of Liechtenstein?
Vaduz
As a boy, Leonardo's father took him to Florence where he studied under the artist
Verrocchio
What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
What is the capital of Lithuania?
Vilnius
What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw
Could Louis XVI have stopped the formation of the National Assembly?
Yes if he had intervened
What is the capital of Croatia?
Zagreb
Because they realized that the king didn't want to participate in creating a new government, Members of the Third Estate pledged to do what?
stay at the Palace of Versailles until the monarchy had drawn up a constitution
While in his 30s, Leonardo served as this person by designing military equipment like canal systems and new fortifications
the Duke of Milan
What is the bourgeoisie?
the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people. Even though they made more money than the second estate, they were not able to move up from estate to estate
