Explorers
The Americas
Gunpowder Empires
Reformations / Renaissance / Reformation / Scientific Revolution
Religion
100
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
100
Approximately what percentage of Amerindian (Native American) population perished because of interaction with Europeans?
90%
100
Which Gunpowder Empire was the only maritime empire?
Tokugawa Shogunate
100
The concept of respecting individual expressions of religion, political ideas, and intellectual ideas is known as the --
Enlightenment
100
Which religious group of people controlled the Silk Road during this time?
Muslims (Ottoman Empire)
200
What new invention helped explorers navigate the oceans?
Astrolabe
200
The increased flow of silver from the Americas into Spain caused what to happen to the Spanish economy?
Inflation
200
Why did the Russian Empire want to expand into Siberia?
Lightly Populated Natural Resources
200
Which new invention helped Martin Luther spread his 95 Thesis?
Printing Press
200
Why did Martin Luther Start to question the Catholic Church?
The Sale of Indulgences
300
Which country sponsored the most explorers?
Portugal
300
Why did the Trans-Atlantic slave trade develop?
Shortage of laborers in the Americas, the natives died of European diseases
300
Under which ruler of the Safavid Empire did the Sunni Afghans rebel?
Shah Hussein
300
Which play writer became famous because he wrote in a vernacular other than Italian?
William Shakespeare
300
Why did many Native Americans believe that Europeans were gods?
Their light skin
400
Who was the first explorer to discover North America?
Leif Eriksson
400
What is the term used to describe someone of European descent born in the new world.
Creole
400
Who did the Ottomans often use as soldiers?
Christian boys they had conscripted
400
Which model of the universe was the Catholic Church teaching its followers?
Geocentric Model
400
When explorers arrived in the Americas, what religion did they attempt to spread?
Christianity
500
Which explorer was sponsored by the Mongol Empire?
Zheng He
500
What impact did Image A have on Africa?
Africans traded commodities in exchange for slaves The number of child-rearing men decreased in Africa War
500
What 3 products did the Mughal Empire control as part of their commercial network?
Cotton Indigo Silk
500
Who is commonly referred to as the Renaissance Man?
Leonardo da Vinci
500
Which religion is commonly known to adapt to its environment and culture making it more accepting to others?
Islam
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