1710s Flashcards
(17 cards)
French king who died after 72 years on the throne, the longest reign of any monarch in history
Louis XIV
City founded by the French near the mouth of the Mississippi River
New Orleans
King whose coronation in 1714 marked the beginning of the Hanoverian dynasty in Britain
George I
Novel by Daniel Dafoe about a man stranded on a desert island
Robinson Crusoe
Cathedral completed in 1710 which would be the tallest building in London until 1963
St Paul’s Cathedral
Crime for which Mary Hicks was executed – marking the last time in English history it would happen
Witchcraft
Technology eschewing religious group which started to migrate from Germany to Pennsylvania
Amish
City where the Alamo Mission was constructed by Spanish colonists
San Antonio
Type of engine used for the first time to pump water out of mines
Steam engine
Infamous pirate, born Edward Teach, who was killed off the coast of North Carolina
Blackbeard
Metal which Daniel Fahrenheit used to make the first practical thermometers
Mercury
City which was China’s main trading port during this time period
Guangzhou
Type of object that Antonio Stradivari made in 1714 which sold for a record $15.34 million in 2022
Violin
French royal house who retained control of the throne of Spain at the conclusion of the War of Spanish Succession
House of Bourbon
Tiny principality founded on the border of Austria and Switzerland
Liechtenstein
in 1719
Personification of England who was depicted for the first time
John Bull
Northeast China may have the world’s lowest fertility rate, at an estimated 0.55 children born per woman. This would mean that each generation is _______ smaller than the last.
72.5%
