World History Preview Game
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Practice Game!
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This charismatic leader conquered most of the known world while he was in just in
his twenties.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander was still in his twenties when he had made it all the way to India from Greece. He died at the
young age of 32.
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This English king infamously married 6 times in hopes to produce a male heir to the
throne.
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King Henry VIII
King Henry married 6 times in hopes to produce a male heir. He divorced twice, beheaded two wives, and one died of natural causes. The last outlived Henry, himself. He produced no male heirs; however, his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, became one of the most influential leaders in history.
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In 1271, at the age of 14, I left on a trip with my father. For the
next 24 years, my adventures took me thousands of miles from
home (Europe), all the way to the Far East and into China. I brought back many treasures
and told of many amazing stories of what I saw. Who am I?
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Marco Polo
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As a young man, Adolf Hitler wanted to become an
_______________.
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Artist
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King __________ famously led 300 Spartan soldiers to head off
Xerxes and the Persian army in the Thermopylae Pass.
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King Leonidas
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This famous scientist and astronomer concluded that the
sun is the center of the universe and not the earth.
This idea was later re-affirmed by Galileo Galilei.
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Nicholas Copernicus
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From 1347-1351, this pestilence known as ___________________
destroyed anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 of the population of Europe.
(an estimated 20-50 million deaths).
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The Black Death/Plague
The Black Death was actually 3 different plagues caused by the same bacterium. It
travelled from Asia on the fleas of rats aboard merchant ships and ravaged
Europe.
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For nearly 200 years (from 1095-1291), Christian Europeans
ventured to the Holy Land in an attempt to liberate it from the
Muslims. These series of expeditions are known as
_____________________.
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The Crusades
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In 1812, this leader marched an army of 600,000 soldiers in an attempt to invade Russia. The
invasion took place during winter and was a complete failure. Only 40,000 of his
soldiers survived.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was defeated shortly after. This is considered one of the greatest military disasters
in history.
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During the Hundred Years War, this young woman rallied French soldiers during the
Battle of Orleans and inspired them to defeat the English and rid them from France once and
for all.
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc had visions from
God that told her to dress like
a man, join the army and fight
the hated English. She was actually
captured and burned at the stake
for being a witch. Her death
inspired the French to defeat the
English once and for all.
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This Roman military leader and politician rose to the
position of Dictator but was murdered by other politicians
who believed he was becoming too powerful.
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Julius Caesar
Caesar had high ambitions. He wanted to become emperor and be the next Alexander the Great. Roman politicians were wary that he would abuse his power and assassinated him. He was stabbed more than 20 times.
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This “Great War” was started when a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz
Ferdinand.
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World War I
This war started as a small, nationalist movement but quickly spread to a global conflict. World War I is often
referred to as the “Great War”.
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Similar to Creekside’s “Code of Honor”, knights in the 12th and 13th centuries lived by a similar code that was influenced by the
church. This ideal of civilized behavior was known as C _ _ _ _
_ _ y.
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Chivalry
Under this ideal, knights were to defend the Church, protect defenseless people, treat captives as honored guests, fight for honor and glory and not material rewards.