Advanced History Flashcards
Less Known things in history
What treaty officially ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648?
Treaty of Westphalia
Who was the longest-reigning monarch in world history?
Louis XIV of France
Which ancient empire was ruled by Cyrus the Great?
Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire)
The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, primarily limited the power of which English king?
King John
The Meiji Restoration in Japan led to the downfall of which shogunate?
Tokugawa Shogunate
Who was the first democratically elected president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
What was the primary cause of the Opium Wars between Britain and China?
British trade of opium leading to economic and social issues in China
Which battle marked Napoleon Bonaparte’s final defeat?
Battle of Waterloo
The Council of Trent was held in response to which major religious movement?
Protestant Reformation
The assassination of which figure triggered World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What civilization built the ancient city of Tenochtitlán?
Aztecs
Who was the primary author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which empire controlled most of India before British colonization?
Mughal Empire
The Peloponnesian War was primarily fought between which two Greek city-states?
Athens and Sparta
What was the first civilization known to have developed writing?
Sumerians (Cuneiform script)
Which historical document, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, influenced communist ideology?
The Communist Manifesto
The Great Schism of 1054 led to the division of which two major Christian branches?
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
What year did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?
1989
The Treaty of Versailles held which country primarily responsible for World War I?
Germany
Which European explorer first circumnavigated the globe (though he did not complete the journey himself)?
Ferdinand Magellan
The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civil war in which country?
China
The Spanish Inquisition was mainly aimed at persecuting which groups?
Jews, Muslims, and Protestants
Who was the first emperor of a unified China?
Qin Shi Huang
What was the name of the secret U.S. project that developed the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 resulted in which dynasty taking over England?
Norman dynasty
