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400
This is the literal definition of the word “Renaissance”
What is "rebirth"?
400
This man led the Protestant Reformation, and ultimately had a new religion named after him
Who is Martin Luther?
400
Meaning “earth-centered,” this scientific theory was accepted for over 500 years before it was finally disproven
What is the "geocentric theory"?
400
Name this person.
Who is Louis XIV?
400
This artist (who painted the Mona Lisa above) was typical of many so-called "Renaissance men"
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
400
The meeting of European officials in Austria where the "balance of power" doctrine was adopted
What is the Congress of Vienna?
800
Also known as the “Black Plague” or “Black Death”, this disease wiped out 25% or more of the population of Europe
What is Bubonic Plague?
800
These documents were intended to start a debate over problems within the Catholic Church; instead, they got their author excommunicated (kicked out of being Catholic)
What are the 95 Theses?
800
The theory that the Earth was at the center of the universe was “proven” by Aristotle; it was later disproven by this man
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
800
Name this person.
Who is Peter the Great?
800
Name this painting.
What is The Creation of Adam?
800
This corrupt practice of the Catholic Church allowed people to “buy” their way into Heaven
What are indulgences?
1200
Meaning “belief in human potential,” this term became widely used during the Renaissance to describe the accomplishments man could achieve during his time on Earth
What is "humanism"?
1200
DAILY DOUBLE! This guy led the Protestant Reformation in France, preaching the idea of predestination (that God eternally determines who will be saved)
Who John Calvin?
1200
He was an English politician who developed and advocated for the Scientific Method, a specific set of steps to follow when conducting experiments
Who is Francis Bacon?
1200
Name this person.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
1200
Name this event
What is the Columbian Exchange?
1200
DAILY DOUBLE! When hundreds of French women marched to the King's palace to demand food during the French Revolution
What is the Women's March on Versailles?
1600
This war, won by a French peasant girl named Joan of Arc, led to the downfall of feudalism in Western Europe
What is the Hundred Years' War?
1600
This meeting of church officials was created to come up with ways to bring Europeans back to the Catholic church during the Reformation
What is the Council of Trent?
1600
While his brother Fig may be more famous, his discovery of planetary motion, calculus, and gravity (g= 9.8 m/s^2) changed the course of history
Who is Isaac Newton?
1600
Name this person.
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
1600
Name this event
What is the Boston Tea Party?
1600
Heaven if you're Christian, Enlightenment if you're Buddhist, or THIS if you're Hindu
What is Moksha?
2000
This family, often considered to be the “godfathers” of the Italian mafia, were actually a major reason for the success of the Renaissance in Italy
Who are the Medici family?
2000
This group of “uber-priests” were created by the Catholic Church. It was hoped they could convince Europeans to rejoin the Church by using their superior education
Who are the Jesuits?
2000
This “methodical”, “scientific” tool was responsible for the majority of the discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution
What is the scientific method?
2000
Name this person. BONUS! Name the concept represented in this painting.
Who is Charles I?
What is divine right?
2000
Name this social system.
What is the Casta System?
2000
A person's duty in life (according to Hinduism and Buddhism)
What is dharma?