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Stone age bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Civil Code of 1804 that abolished birth privileges is usually known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →The term liberalism derives from the Latin root liber, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →Napoleon's measures turned the German principalities into a confederation of how many states?Read the answer and worked solution →The German customs union formed in 1834 at Prussia's initiative was the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Zollverein reduced the number of German currencies from over thirty to:Read the answer and worked solution →The Congress of Vienna of 1815 was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor:Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty was restored to power in France by the Treaty of Vienna?Read the answer and worked solution →Metternich described which revolutionary as the most dangerous enemy of our social order?Read the answer and worked solution →The Greek war of independence against the Ottoman Empire began in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which English poet died of fever in 1824 while fighting in the Greek war of independence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which German philosopher held that true German culture lay among the common people, das volk?Read the answer and worked solution →The Grimm brothers published their first collection of folktales in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Frankfurt parliament of 1848 convened in the:Read the answer and worked solution →How many elected representatives marched to the Frankfurt parliament on 18 May 1848?Read the answer and worked solution →The large landowners of Prussia who backed the monarchy were called:Read the answer and worked solution →The architect of German unification, chief minister of Prussia, was:Read the answer and worked solution →Prussia's three wars of unification over seven years were fought against Austria, Denmark and:Read the answer and worked solution →In the mid nineteenth century Italy was divided into how many states?Read the answer and worked solution →Garibaldi's volunteers marched into South Italy and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in:Read the answer and worked solution →Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy in:Read the answer and worked solution →Garibaldi's volunteers were popularly known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The female allegory of the French nation was christened:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the makers of ItalyRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the German unification wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the nationalist yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the nationalism wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Italy or GermanyRead the answer and worked solution →Sort people, treaties and symbolsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →

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Stone age bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Old stone age, 99% of human history.
    Item
    Palaeolithic
  2. Clue
    Middle stone age of tiny tools.
    Item
    Mesolithic
  3. Clue
    New stone age of polished tools.
    Item
    Neolithic
  4. Clue
    Tiny stone tool on a handle.
    Item
    Microlith
  5. Clue
    Growing plants and rearing animals.
    Item
    Domestication
  6. Clue
    Dwelling dug into the ground.
    Item
    Pit-house
  7. Clue
    Rock shelters near the Narmada.
    Item
    Bhimbetka
  8. Clue
    Early village near the Bolan Pass.
    Item
    Mehrgarh
  9. Clue
    Neolithic site in Turkey.
    Item
    Catal Huyuk
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 2, From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food._

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The Civil Code of 1804 that abolished birth privileges is usually known as the:

  1. Napoleonic Code
  2. Code of Vienna
  3. Zollverein
  4. Frankfurt Code
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Correct answer: A. Napoleonic Code

1. It established equality before the law and the right to property. 2. It is the Napoleonic Code. 3. It was exported to regions under French control. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 1, The Rise of Nationalism in Europe._

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The term liberalism derives from the Latin root liber, meaning:

  1. Equal
  2. Free
  3. Book
  4. Rich
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Correct answer: B. Free

1. Liberalism stood for individual freedom and equality before law. 2. Liber means free. 3. It also meant government by consent. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 1, The Rise of Nationalism in Europe._

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