My World history Flashcards
During the French Revolution, 25,000 people were guillotined! These mostly were the leaders of France and their cronies.
The Napoleonic Code laid the ground work of many modern governments today.
- Equality of all in the eyes of the law,
- No recognition of privileges of birth.
- Freedom of religion.
- Separation of church and state.
- Freedom to work in the occupation of one’s own choice.
- Farmers could purchase their own land, this ended feudalism.
Napoleon was a brilliant general. In one famous battle he left a very weak flank as bait. The enemy (Austria) took the bait, then Napoleon’s forces surrounded the entire enemy. The enemy fled to the only open area of safety, a frozen lake.
Napoleon then ordered his artillery to fire upon the lake, breaking the ice and drowned all the enemy troops! Brilliant!
In Russia, because of the endless retreats from the Russians, Napoleon backtracked to France, only to find the Russians employed the scorched earth strategy.
With no food or water, Napoleon’s men were starving and weak. Their tin coat buttons popped off and massive groups of men died. By the time they returned to France, out of 600,000 men, only 40,000 survived!
The Vikings
Note: This starts on Episode #4.
Then the Viking chief dies. His favorite slave girl is killed and put in the grave with him. She believes in the after life she will become his wife. This religion is called “Valhalla”
The Vikings reached North America 500 years before Columbus.
Many Cities were started by the Vikings. Kiev in Ukraine, York in England, Dublin in Ireland. Some vikings transform into Knights, most famous William the conquerer. Later becomes king of England. Vikings convert to Christianity and start the Crusades.
The crusades killed over a million people and lasted about two centuries.
Ep 5. Plague. 1200 CE The Mongols led by Genghis Khan were pushed out of their land because climate change turned their land into desert. So the Mongols attack Italy and China. In China, the rape women. So many were raped that 60,000 Chinese women commited suicide rather than being raped! The armies of Genghis Khan killed up to 40 million people.
Bubonic plague-With no way to stop the plague, the people turned to Pope Clement VI. He has no idea how to stop the plague. So he consecrates the river Rhone. Dumps the dead bodies into it as a cure. The dead bodies just float down the river out of sight. The Pope’s solution is worthless. He has no power to stop the plague. So many people died that all believed it was the end of the world. This plague is killing 1,300 people a day in Avignon, France in 1349CE. People now think this is the end of the world.
So they go to plan B. They say the Jews are posioning their water. So on Feb 24th, Valentines day, the Jews of Strasbourg are ordered to convert to Christianity or be killed!
1,000 Jews are burned alive by the Catholic church. Five months later the plague arrives killing another 16,000 victums.
All over Asia and Europe the plague kills over 50 million people in 15 years.
Ep. #8 Treasure. The Spanish make the world’s first universal money; “pieces of 8”. The coins can be broken into bits. This is how we go the phrase “2 bits-a quarter of the pieces of 8. The piece of 8 had a building with pillars holding up the building. Later in history, the two pillars got moved closer together to form what we recoginize today as the dollar sign. ($)
Pilgrims have England and Holland to escape the heat of Tulip Frenzy. 108 reach America. Six months later, 50 of them are dead!
The Indian emperor’s favorite wife dies giving birth to their 14th child. Her name is Taj Mahal.
Ep. #9 Pioneers. 1676 New England Puritans
1692 Salem, Mass. Witch trials. Martha Corry found guilty of being a witch. For 300 years the West was a witch hunting Frenzy. 45,000 put to death in America. 80% women.
The Puritans take their belief in witchcraft to the new World. Even a 4 year old girl is accused!
