Intro to History

Question 1

quoin

Answer 1

an external angle of a wall or building.

Question 2

Empire Style

Answer 2

Ignited by Napoleon
French Revolution
Signaling wealth and power

Dormer windows
stone facade
dominant quoins
overhanging eaves
decorative brackets

Question 3

eaves

Answer 3

the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.

Question 4

dormer windows

Answer 4

projects vertically from a sloped roof, rather than being set into the roof directly

to bring light into attics, generally upon finishing the attic as a living space.

Question 5

artefacts

Answer 5

an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.

Question 6

empirical

Answer 6

verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

Question 7

revolution

Answer 7

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

Question 8

paradigm

Answer 8

a typical example or pattern of something

Question 9

democracy

Answer 9

any system of government in which people vote their elected representatives into parliament.

Question 10

absolutism

Answer 10

a political system in which one ruler or leader has complete power and authority over a country.

Question 11

historiography

Answer 11

the writing of history.