World History 1
Which term is defined as the lines on a map that run in an east-west direction and measure distance north and south of the equator?
What is latitude
A monk who criticized the Church for the sale of indulgences. His Ninety-five Theses led to the Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther
A movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, the dignity of humans, and human potential
What is Humanism
Painted the Last Supper
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
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
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
French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Principle figure in the development of Calvinism.
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
English thinker who promoted repeated observation and experimentation
Who is Francis Bacon
Built The Forbidden City. Restored the Chinese civil service. Rebuilt the Great Wall.
What is the Ming Dynasty
developed the theory of universal gravitation and invented a new branch of mathematics called calculus
Who is Isaac Newton
He called himself the Sun King and moved his court from Paris to Versailles where he and his courtiers lived in splendor and excess.
Who is Louis XIV
Florentine who wrote The Divine Comedy, a poem describing an imaginary spiritual journey
Who is Dante
"Renaissance Woman" who was a doer and thinker and a dedicated patron of the arts
Isabelle d'Este
Key figure in the Counter-Reformation founded many convents to promote education
Who is Teresa of Avila
Wrote about Humanism, helping to prepare the way for the Renaissance
Who is Petrarch
Professional warriors employed by the daimyos.
Who were the Samurai
An act of charity, a prayer, or a donation given in hope of a pardon for sins.
What is an indulgence
Ruled Russia through terror and his use of the secret police
Who is Ivan the Terrible
Thirteenth century group that invaded Russia, leveling cities and massacring whole populations?
Who are the Mongol Tartars
Enlightenment thinker who stressed that natural law gave all people certain rights such as life and liberty.
Who is John Locke
Ruler of Songhai who conquered Mali and destroyed city of Timbuktu
Sunni Ali
"Suleyman the Magnificent" ruled over this Empire
What is the Ottoman Empire
His belief in separation of powers led to the three branches of government established in the U.S. Constitution.
Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Condorcet
Who are French Philosophers who promoted enlightenment ideas