Primary Sources
This primary source was about the creation of a telescope by Galileo, without him ever having seen a telescope.
What was, The Starry Messenger?
A ________ is a peasant that is bound to the land.
What is, a Serf?
He wrote the 95 Theses and posted them to the Wittenberg Cathedral door.
Who was, Martin Luther?
This is the concept that God created the form of government known as "monarchy" and therefore the King has absolute sovereignty.
What was, Divine Right?
These are two of the longest rivers in the world, that can be found in the Americas.
What were: the Amazon and Mississippian Rivers?
This primary source was the treaty which ended the 30 Years War in the year __________.
What was, The Treaty of Westphalia, in 1648?
The Middle Ages received their name because they are between these two periods.
What are: The Roman Empire and the Renaissance/Reformation?
Established a government in Geneva, Switzerland, based on the Gospel and Protestant ethics.
Who was, John Calvin?
The English Civil War broke out in England and eventually ended up with King _______ beheaded, and _________ ruling over the "Protectorate" of England.
Who were, Charles I and Oliver Cromwell?
This American civilization was known for carving 40-ton stone heads.
Who were: the Olmec?
What was, the Prince?
This controversy took place between Henry IV of the HRE and Pope Gregory VI over the appointment of Bishops.
What was, lay investiture?
Martin Luther described this as the key to the success of the Reformation.
What was, the Printing Press?
This was the overthrowing of James II of England by William and Mary of Orange.
What was, The Glorious Revolution of 1688?
These were the important mountain ranges of the Americas.
What were: the Andes, the Sierra Madres, and the Appalachian Mountains. (Also rocky mountains!)
This was the significance of the Alexiad.
What was, a primary source that described the relationship between the Western Crusaders and the Eastern Byzantines?
In the Middle Ages, the liturgy and Bible were written in Latin, which was not the __________ language of everyday peasants.
What was,vernacular?
This family used their occupation as bankers to fund the Renaissance paintings and artwork, and gain influence throughout Europe.
Who were, the Medici?
These were the causes of the Age of Absolutism.
What were, Religious and territorial conflicts, Heavy taxes, and the decline of nobility.
The Aztecs were known to have sacrificed as many as ______________ people over the course of four days in the year 1487.
This primary source, ______________, contains the following passage: That those of the Confession of Augsburg, and particularly the Inhabitants of Oppenheim, shall be put in possession again of their Churches, and Ecclesiastical Estates, as they were in the Year 1624. as also that all others of the said Confession of Augsburg, who shall demand it, shall have the free Exercise of their Religion, as well in publick Churches at the appointed Hours, as in private in their own Houses, or in others chosen for this purpose by their Ministers, or by those of their Neighbours, preaching the Word of God.
What is, The Treaty of Westphalia?
This is the animal that is responsible for the Bubonic Plague (Black Death).
What were, FLEAS (who travelled on the rats).
These are the famous paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci.
What are: The Vitruvian Man, The Mona Lisa, and The Last Supper?
These were the causes of the Thirty Years War.
What were: Internal Problems of HRE, The Counter Reformation, and the Defenestration of Prague?
This was the full title of the most powerful ruler in the Incan Empire's history.
What was, Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui?