Religion and Society
In what continent in the world did the catholic Church see the most converts?
South America
Who nailed the 95 Theses on the wall, which started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What was a strategy the U.S. used to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
What machine made de-seeding cotton faster and contributed to the massive slave increase in the United States?
The Cotton Gin
Who was not a part of any estate in the French Revolution?
The King
Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires all followed what religion?
Muslim Empires (followed Islam)
Which institution resisted ideas presented by scientists because they went against their teachings?
The Catholic Church
What catholic order was created to stop the influence of the Protestant revolution?
Jesuits
What 6th-century Muslim invention helped sailors and astronomers calculate the position of the Sun?
Astrolabe
Despite not having a lot of power, who was the head of the feudal Japan system?
The Emperor
The Renaissance was the rebirth of what two major civilizations?
Greek and Roman
When the Third Estate was locked out of their meeting hall by Louis XVI, they moved to a nearby tennis court and swore never to separate. What was this called?
Tennis Court Oath.
What scientist challenged the Catholic Church's teachings and went on house arrest?
Galileo Galilei
What 18th-century invention greatly influenced the Industrial Revolution and powered steamships, trains, and machines?
Steam Engine
Who had the most power in feudal Japan?
The Shogun
During what council did the Church reaffirm their doctrine and their teachings of the Bible?
The Council of Trent
Napoleon was sent to exile because of his unsuccessful invasion of what country?
Russia
What estate revolted and put the French revolution into action because King Louis XVI raised their taxes?
Third Estate
What Chinese innovation was used by Edward Jenner to exterminate smallpox and Louis Pasteur to combat rabies?
Vaccine
What was an important system of social mobility in imperial China?
Chinese Civil Service Exam
Excommunicate
This race of people led the revolutions In Latin America in their fight for rights.
Creoles
What was the non-communist movement in any country in the Warsaw Pact?
The Solidarity Movement
What Incan innovation helped log and maintain information, count the empire's population, and keep tradde records?
Quipu
Spains control over its American colonies were based on a Casta System that gave overwhelmng power to what class?
Peninsulares