Renaissance & Reformation
The English translation of the word "Renaissance"
What is Rebirth
The Spanish encountered and eventually conquered this empire in the 16th century
Who are the Aztecs?
The Enlightenment was largely centered in what city?
What is Paris, France?
The French Revolution was largely inspired by the revolution in what other region of the world?
What is America?
This device was initially created to pump water of of mines
What is the steam engine?
This man found himself in trouble for criticizing the rules of the Catholic Church
Who is Martin Luther?
Two changes that occurred in Europe that provided incentive for exploration
What are commerce and the formation of nation - states?
This is the "bumper sticker" definition of the Enlightenment.
What is science and logic over superstition?
The second phase of the French Revolution led by radicals (1793-94) in which up to 40,000 people were executed.
What is the Reign of Terror?
The system in which raw goods are transformed into finished products in one place
What is the factory system?
This man had the Bible translated into English for the first time.
Who is King Henry VIII?
What was the cause of the French & Indian (or Seven Years) War?
What is British colonies' expansion into French territory?
This Enlightenment thinker proved that lightning was a natural form of electricity
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The French clergy, aristocrats, and commoners collectively
What is the Estates General?
Three new applications of the steam engine in the 19th century
What are steamboats, railroads, and printing press?
The celebration of the human body and life on earth
What is Humanism?
This famous explorer, who served as governor of Quebec, was considered the founder of New France.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
The ideals promoted in the Enlightenment had a major influence on this American document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The invasion of this country proved disastrous for Napoleon and his 600,000 man army
What is Russia?
Beginning in the 1840s, this invention made it possible to communicate instantly over great distances.
What is the telegraph?
This artist created the statue of David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Who is Michelangelo?
Items such as tobacco and potatoes were introduced to Europe for the first time through this process.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
This Enlightenment thinker advocated the concept of giving women more access to education
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This meeting in 1814 redrew the map of Europe and created peace and stability in Europe for decades.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
The Industrial Revolution, specifically working for wages, completely changed the concept of what?
What is time?
This wealthy family of Florence promoted the arts and supported the education and training of artists.
Who are the Medici?
This famous English explorer was abandoned by his crew in a bay in what is now Canada.
Who was Henry Hudson?
This Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of reforming the notions of crime and punishment
Who is Cesare Beccaria?
This document, created by the National Assembly, abolished absolute monarchy and guaranteed legal equality of all French citizens.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen?
In 1807, this steamboat was the first to successfully make the trip from New York City to Albany.
What is the Clermont?