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100
The Renaissance began in this Italian city-state
What is Florence?
100
Martin Luther's protest against the corruption of the Catholic Church
What are the 95 Theses?
100
17th century monarchs justified their rule claiming that God had appointed them under this concept
What is the divine right of kings?
100
John Locke believed that all human beings are born with these inherent rights
What are life, liberty and property?
100
French social class of commoners, comprising 98% of the population
What is the Third Estate?
200
A Florentine banking family who rose to power and prominence
Who are the Medicis?
200
A division of the world by the Pope that granted the western half to Spain and the eastern half to Portugal
What is the line of demarcation?
200
Under this economic system a nation's international power is based on wealth (i.e. gold and silver)
What is mercantilism?
200
This theory was first discovered by Copernicus and confirmed by Galileo
What is heliocentrism?
200
Napoleon rose to power and became First Consul through this method
What is a coup d'etat?
300
I was known as the father of humanism
Who is Petrarch?
300
These were the three main motivations for the age of exploration
What are God, gold and glory?
300
William of Orange and his wife Mary invaded England to become the new King and Queen in this historical event in 1689
What is the Glorious Revolution?
300
I supported economic liberalism with an economy based on free trade and competition
Who is Adam Smith?
300
The radical faction of the French Revolution
Who are the Jacobins?
400
This period of Renaissance art featured painters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
What is the High Renaissance?
400
The Calvinist belief regarding salvation
What is predestination?
400
When someone says to "remember, remember the fifth of November" they are referencing this historical event
What is the Gunpowder Plot?
400
A shift towards wage work in Europe in the 18th century
What is the industrious revolution?
400
A reassertion of the more moderate leadership from the French Revolution after the Reign of Terror
What is the Thermadorian Reaction?
500
A Renaissance painting technique that requires painting on plaster before it dries
What is fresco?
500
The practice of selling church offices
What is simony?
500
The Austrian equivalent of Versailles
What is the Schönbrunn?
500
The Jewish enlightenment
What is Haskalah?
500
A type of hat dating to antiquity, this came to symbolize liberty in the 18th century
What is a phrygian cap?