Enlightenment
The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were known as...
What were the Philosophes.
In 1492 this man set sail from Spain trying to find a new route to Asia
Who is Christopher Columbus
This is the Largest Empire in World History
What is Britain
The Renaissance is the renewed interest in these two classical cultures
What are Greece and Rome
This Revolution was marked by advancements in technology and saw the rise of factories
What is the Industrial Revolution
Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Condorcet
Who are French Philosophers who promoted enlightenment ideas
The fall of this City to the Ottoman Empire is what led European powers to begin searching for a new route to Asia
What is Constantinople
Proclaimed himself emperor of the French in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte.
Painted the Last Supper
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
What is the French Revolution
His belief in separation of powers led to the three branches of government established in the U.S. Constitution.
These were the main reasons for colonization
What is God, Gold, Glory
This was the Largest Land Empire in History and was responsible for the deaths of over 40 Million People
What is the Mongol Empire
This person painted the sistine chapel
Who is Michelangelo
A period that developed the idea that experimentation and direct observation can prove that some of what the ancients believed was false.
What is the Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment thinker who stressed that natural law gave all people certain rights such as life and liberty.
Who is John Locke
Colonization led to this exchange of goods between the old world and the new world
What is the Colombian Exchange
This Empire Opened up the door for the colonization of the Americas
What is the Spanish Empire
Book written by Machiavelli who based his work on his study of classical history and on what he saw around him.
What is the Prince
A monk who criticized the Church for the sale of indulgences. His Ninety-five Theses led to the Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther
The Enlightenment was based on this principle, which was used to determine truth
What is Reason
This was the name for the early Spanish conquers of the Americas
What are conquistadors
Founded by Osman in the thirteenth century. Included territory that is now part of Turkey, Greece, and Egypt at its height
What is the Ottoman Empire
Florentine who wrote The Divine Comedy, a poem describing an imaginary spiritual journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
Who is Dante
developed the theory of universal gravitation and invented a new branch of mathematics called calculus
Who is Isaac Newton