Movements
What was the political theory originally proposed by Karl Marx and later adopted by the Soviet Union?
Communism
Who is usually credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What conflict involved the beheading of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI?
The French Revolution
Which English playwright is famous for works such as "Othello" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
William Shakespeare
What was the illness that decimated the European population in the 14th century?
The Black Death (or the Bubonic Plague)
What is the Renaissance-era philosophy inspired by classical Greece and Rome that encouraged individuals to achieve their full potential?
Humanism
Which explorer was the first circumnavigate the globe?
What war was fought between France and England during the later middle ages? (hint: Joan of Arc fought in this war)
The 100 Years War
What was the art movement inspired by the Italian Renaissance that was popular in Germany and the Low Countries?
The Northern Renaissance
What is the name for the documents sold by the Catholic church that would allegedly reduce a person's time in Purgatory?
Indulgences
What is the economic policy common in the 17th and 18th centuries that sought to increase the power and wealth of a nation through restrictive trade policies?
Mercantilism
Who was the political and military leader known for his work in unifying Germany and his use of "real-politik"?
What was the name of the conference of European powers held to restructure Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
The Congress of Vienna
Which artist was the first to bring the classical nude style of sculpture back into style during the Early Renaissance period? (hint: also a ninja turtle)
Donatello
What was the precursor to the United Nations, originally proposed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson?
The League of Nations
What is the name for the period when working class people were getting more buying power due to a greater number of goods being produced?
The Commerce Revolution
Which monarch was known as "The Sun King"?
King Louis XIV of France
What three countries made up the "Triple Entente" of WWI? (hint: different from the "Triple Alliance", who fought against them)
England, France, Russia
Who wrote "The Prince"?
Which two modern day countries unified in the 1860's and 1870's?
Germany and Italy
What is the Enlightenment-era religious movement that believed God had created the universe, but doesn't intervene in human affairs?
Deism
Who was the leader of the Protestant Protectorate of England from 1653 to 1659?
Oliver Cromwell
What treaty ended the Thirty Years War?
Which work by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes that is one of the most widely printed books of all time? (hint: you don't have to pronounce it correctly)
Don Quixote
What was the policy of political "openness" pushed by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980's called?
Glasnost