Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
People
People II
Units
100
This is a fast moving ship used by explorers to search for new lands.
What is a caravel?
100
This was an argument against the Catholic Church for selling indulgences and was posted on a church door by Martin Luther.
What is the 95 Theses?
100
This monarch defeated the Spanish Armada, lead England through its Golden Age, and is known as the "Virgin Queen".
Who is Elizabeth I?
100
This monarch broke away from the Catholic religion so he could divorce his wives. He also established the Church of England.
Who is Henry VIII of England?
100
This was the ultimate goal for the early explorers.
What is to find a faster trade route to India?
200
This invention by Johannes Guttenberg allowed paper materials to be masses produced and caused more Europeans to become literate.
What is the printing press?
200
This term focuses on exporting more goods and importing less.
What is mercantilism?
200
This person helped restore order and stability in France, as well as introduced a new Constitution for France.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
200
This person was an artist and an inventor who was determined to know and understand everything. He is best known for his painting of Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
200
The Renaissance was a time of "rebirth" for Europe where art, literature, philosophy and history thrived during this time period. How did the Renaissance influence the Age of Exploration?
What is it awakened a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europeans?
300
The practice of having no political and/or economic relations with another country.
What is Isolationism?
300
What allowed Spain to colonize nearly all of North and South America?
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
300
He was the king of France during the revolution. He called the Estates General to discuss new taxes for the third estate which then influenced the Tennis Court Oath.
Who is Louis XVI?
300
Akbar the Great is known for what?
What is religious tolerance and abolishing taxes on non-Muslims?
300
What were the Ottomans and Safavids known for?
What is land expansion and converting conquered people to Islam (Ottoman) and Persian carpets (Safavids)?
400
This is an cultural and intellectual movement focused on human potential. Art, literature and Greek and Roman culture were studied intently because of this.
What is humanism?
400
These were elite, converted soldiers that were very loyal to only the Sultan.
What are Janissaries?
400
This monarch is known as an "Enlightened Ruler" for thinking and promoting enlightenment beliefs as well as education in Russia.
Who is Catherine I?
400
Copernicus founded that the Earth rotated around the Sun which caused major conflict with the Catholic Church. What was his theory called?
What is the Heliocentric Theory?
400
Compare the beliefs of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.
What is Hobbes believed people were naturally greedy and selfish, and a strong government is needed to keep order. Locke believed people were born equal and have natural rights such as life, liberty and property in which the government should protect?
500
This document promoted religious tolerance in France, and allowed Protestants to worship freely.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
500
This is known as a forced transfer of power.
What is a coup d'etat?
500
This monarch was determined to westernize (modernize into a European country) his country and by doing so he established the beard tax on his boyars.
Who is Peter I of Russia?
500
This person was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
500
What was the ultimate goal of the Congress of Vienna?
What is to restore order and stability in Europe after the chaos the French Revolution and Napoleon caused?
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