This man invented the movable type printing press.
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
100
This man was the leader of the Reformation.
Who was Martin Luther?
100
This man theorized that the sun, not the earth, was at the center of the solar system.
Who was Copernicus?
100
This man copied the ideas of John Locke on the rights of man. He called for the protection of "Life, Liberty, and Property."
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
100
Miguel Hidalgo was the leader of the revolution in this present-day country.
What is Mexico?
200
These are two of the major effects of the invention of the printing press.
What are increased literacy, decreased power of the Catholic Church, increased spread of knowledge, cultural exchange, cheaper books, many more I will accept.
200
The leader of the Reformation posted this list of complaints on the church wall in Wittenberg.
What are the 95 theses?
200
Scholars from this civilization made many advances in astrology in the 9th through 12th centuries.
What is Arabia or the Islamic civilization?
200
This woman argued for equal rights for women during the Enlightenment.
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
200
He was the leader of the slave revolt in Haiti.
Who was Toussant L'ouverture?
300
The printing press was invented in this year.
What is 1450.
300
This British King converted to Protestantism because he wanted a divorce from his first wife.
Who was Henry VIII?
300
This man wrote "The Starry Messenger" which described bodies in the solar system as imperfect. Because of this, the Catholic Church excommunicated him.
Who was Galileo?
300
This man argued that man is natrually greedy and evil and thus a strong monarchy is needed to control society.
Who was Thomas Hobbes?
300
This man was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who was George III?
400
The concept of movable type was originally invented in this country.
What is China?
400
The reformation began in the early part of this century.
What is the 16th century?
400
This man theorized that planets have elliptical orbits, not circular ones.
Who was Kepler?
400
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in this country. Its small nature and thus the feasibility of direct democracy influenced his political beliefs.
What is Switzerland (or the Swiss Confederacy)?
400
This was the more radical faction during the French Revolution.
Who were the Jacobins?
500
According to the clip from the History Channel that we watched, this type of literature was the most popular soon after the invention of the printing press.
What are travel books?
500
This man was the pope in the 1490s and 1500s and was known for his affairs with women. He became an example of corruption in the Church.
Who was Alexander VI?
500
This man was a Danish astronomer known for his vast research and notes on planetary movement.
Who was Tycho Brahe?
500
This ancient philosopher argued that a strong middle class should lead society. His ideas would later influence the Enlightenment.
Who was Aristotle?
500
This man was the publisher of the French newspaper, "L'ami du peuple."