European Empires & Discoveries

Question 1

In what year did Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquer Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

1453

Answer

1444

Answer

1461

Answer

1470

Question 2

How many soldiers did Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II command during the siege of Constantinople?

Accepted Answer

Between 80,000 and 200,000 troops

Answer

Fewer than 50,000 troops

Answer

Over 300,000 troops

Answer

Exactly 150,000 troops

Question 3

The Rosetta Stone was discovered during which military campaign in 1799?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon's Egyptian expedition

Answer

The Napoleonic Wars in Europe

Answer

The French conquest of Italy

Answer

The Russian invasion of Egypt

Question 4

The Rosetta Stone contained a decree issued in what year by Egyptian King Ptolemy V?

Accepted Answer

196 BCE

Answer

150 BCE

Answer

100 BCE

Answer

250 BCE

Question 5

Who was the French military leader who dominated European warfare from 1803-1815?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer

Louis XVI

Answer

Charles de Gaulle

Answer

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

Question 6

What was the Battle of the Three Emperors, one of the most significant Napoleonic battles, also known as?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Austerlitz

Answer

Battle of Borodino

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Battle of Leipzig

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Battle of Waterloo

Question 7

Which major powers formed coalitions against France during the Napoleonic Wars?

Accepted Answer

Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia, and others

Answer

Spain and Portugal only

Answer

Germany and Italy only

Answer

Ottoman Empire and Iran

Question 8

When did the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) take place and what was it called in North America?

Accepted Answer

1756-1763; the French and Indian War

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1750-1760; the Colonial War

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1760-1775; the American War

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1763-1783; the Revolutionary War

Question 9

Which treaty in February 1763 ended the Seven Years' War between Britain, France, Spain, and their allies?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris

Answer

Treaty of Hubertusburg

Answer

Treaty of Utrecht

Answer

Treaty of Westphalia

European Empires & Discoveries

In what year did Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquer Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire?

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