1730s Flashcards
Country in which the Qianlong Emperor started his 60-year reign
China
City where Benjamin Franklin established the first public library in the Americas
Philadelphia
Secret society who first practiced the ‘Scottish Rite’
Freemasons
Type of novelty clock invented in the Black Forest region
Cuckoo clock
Evangelical movement which swept the British colonies of North America
The Great Awakening
Empire that captured Belgrade from the Austrians
Ottoman Empire
City on the coast of Georgia founded by General James Oglethorpe
Savannah
Body part which surgeons removed for the first time (today, this surgery is relatively common)
Appendix
Country in which Stanisław I and Augustus III battled over the throne
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
City founded in Costa Rica
San José
Christian movement started by John Wesley after having a religious epiphany
Methodism
Bouncy tree product from the Amazon forest which was first identified by science
Rubber
Street address which became home to the Prime Minister of Great Britain
10 Downing Street
Element used to make blue pigment which was the first metal to be discovered since ancient times
Cobalt
Type of disaster which killed an estimated 300,000 near Calcutta in 1737
Tropical cyclone
In 1731, a match of this sport was decided by a score of 119–79, making it the earliest known sports score in history
Cricket
