Major People
This man is credited with the begin the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
(What was the movement that the church responded with?)
This year was the start of the Colombian Exchange
1492
This company became the wealthiest in history after taking control of the spice islands
Dutch East India Company (VOC)
(What empire collapsed as a result?)
Government monarchs with complete control of all aspects of life, such as Louis XIV, are called what?
Absolutist/Absolutism
(What was his palace called?)
This term means 'closed country' and was implemented by Japan during this era.
Sakoku
(Who was the only group they did trade with? Where?)
This person was the first to round the bottom of Africa and reach India.
Vasco de Gama
This person is responsible for conquering Constantinople in 1453
Mehmed II the Conquerer
What was the agreement reached between Spain and Portugal that divided the world on what they would colonize?
Treaty of Tordesillas
(Who brokered this treaty for the two empires? Why?)
What was the hairstyle forced upon the Chinese men as a way to keep their Chinese identity?
Queue
(What leader also forced hair styles for opposite reasons?)
The system of the 'blood tax' was known by what term?
Devshirme
(What were the minority communities called that these boys were selected from?)
This Mughal ruler created the Taj Mahal for his wife.
Shah Jahan
What 1709 battle officially integrated Russia into the Western World?
Battle of Poltava
(What navy was defeated?)
The concept that all wealth is finite and for you to grow wealthy, others must struggle, is called what?
Mercantalism
This system was put into place by the Spanish to control native people and reward conquistadors
Encomienda
(What social system was implemented by this system?)
John Calvin believed in this idea, that God has already decided who is going to heaven or hell.
Predestination
This ruling family controlled many thrones of Europe, but specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Habsburg Family
The Gutenberg Bible was created in what year?
1455
(What language style did it begin to encourage?)
Name any of the types of boat used by the Europeans as part of their exploration
Dutch Fluyt, Spanish Galleon, Portugese Caravel
(What 3 G's encouraged this exploration?)
What event ended the English civil in 1689?
The Glorious Revolution
(Who was put on the throne?)
This religion is not syncretic, but does take the core beliefs of Hinduism and Islam to create its ideology.
Sikhism
(What is its most holy place?)
What person is considered to be the earliest Renaissance artist?
Giotto
(Who was the main female artist of the Renaissance?)
What year was the treaty signed to end both the 30 years and 80 years war?
1648
(What was that treaty?)
Ferdinand Magellan died while circumnavigating the world with 5 ships. What English explorer does the same with one ship and lives?
Francis Drake
(Who was the monarch who sponsored this trip?)
What was the name of the meeting of European powers that Peter the Great of Russia tried to learn about the west?
The Grand Embassy
These were feudal lords in Russia who were discriminated against by Ivan IV with the Oprichnina Policy
Boyars
(What was the term for the tribute that was taken from them?)