This Italian city is known as "the cradle of the Renaissance" and its main language was Tuscan.
What is Florence
100
This belief emphasizes that human reason can uncover the mysteries and laws of the universe. It was the dominant philosophy during the Scientific Revolution.
What is rationalism
100
This Scott, who originally made musical instruments, also was responsible for perhaps the most significant invention of the Industrial Revolution - the steam engine.
Who is Thomas Newcomen
100
American victory against the superior Japanese naval force.
What is Battle of Midway
100
Marking the end of the Cold War, this document was signed, acknowledging the mutual efforts of the US and the Soviet Union to promote a more peaceful relationship.
What is nonproliferation treaty
200
Most Renaissance writers journeyed to this empire to study the classics because the Arabs had recovered Greek and Roman literature and restored them
What is Byzantine
200
I defended Aristotle's theory of the earth being surrounded by numerous clear spheres
What is Ptolemy
200
The term used to describe the rapid growth of cities as a large percentage of the population moved from the country to the city
What is Urbanization
200
The last German offensive. The battle took place in Belgium. After this battle, the Germans were in retreat on all fronts.
What is Battle of the Bulge
200
I led Communists in China, supported by the U.S.S.R., to defeat the corrupt regime of Chiang Kaishek's Nationalists.
What is Mao Zedong
300
This medieval school of thought began losing its popularity during the Renaissance. For example, the clergy used to have intellectual discussions on subjects like how many saints could occupy the head of a pin.
What is scholasticism
300
Kepler came up with the laws of planetary motion, in which he states that the planets that orbit the sun follow this path
What is eliptical
300
This man built a rifle with interchangeable parts, but he is most famous for building the cotton gin.
Who is Eli Whitney
300
Where the second atomic bomb was dropped in Japan, causing them to surrender to the United States.
What is Nagasaki
300
Space exploration became part of the Cold War when the Soviets launched this, the first space rocket.
What is Sputnik
400
I am considered the first great painter of the Renaissance period.
Who is Giotto Di Bondonne
400
I think therefore I am.
Who is Decartes
400
This limited labor by young children in Britain to an eight hour work day.
What is The 1833 Factory Act
400
Churchill's description of Stalin's expansion of Communist totalitarianism, separating the people of Eastern and Central Europe from the rest of the world.
What is Iron Curtain
400
In response to the formation of a united West Germany, the Soviets created this territory, also known as East Germany
What is German Democratic Republic
500
I wrote The Book of the Courtier as an etiquette guide for young men of the period. For example, a boy had to be fluent in certain languages and be able to have a sensible dinner conversation.
Who is Baldasarre Castiglione
500
The belief that God is a kind of cosmic clockmaker who created a perfect universe in which he does not intervene.
What is Deism
500
These forbid the formation of trade unions and worker's strikes in Britain. They were repealed by Parliament in 1824.
What is The Combination Acts
500
Held in July of 1945. Attended by Stalin, Truman, and Churchill. Displayed the disunity of the shaky alliance.
What is Postdam Conference
500
In 1958, I won a Nobel Prize for literature for my novel, Dr. Zhivago. Unfortunately, my work was censored by the Soviet government and I was forbidden to receive my award