America's things
He made the Eastern Hemisphere aware of the Western Hemisphere
What was Christopher Columbus’s major contribution?
The way someone looks at or understands something
What is perspective? (POV also works)
The Catholic monk whose ideas sparked the Protestant Reformation
Who was Martin Luther?
Spanish and Portuguese explorers and conquerors in the Americas
Who were the conquistadores?
A society tracing family lineage through the mother’s side
What is matrilineal?
The Mexican nun famous for poetry and scholarship
Who was Juana Inés de la Cruz?
A legislative body that makes laws and represents the people
What is parliament?
A person whose beliefs go against accepted religious doctrine
A Heretic
The French king famous for absolutism and saying “I am the state”
Who was Louis XIV?
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
A system of knotted strings used by the Inca for record-keeping
What is a quipu?
A movement emphasizing human value, reason, and individual potential
What is humanism?
The astronomer who supported the heliocentric theory and was punished by the Church
Who was Galileo Galilei?
A religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants that became a political power struggle across Europe
What caused the Thirty Years’ War?
Floating gardens used by the Aztecs for farming
What are chinampas?
A political system where one ruler holds total power
What is absolutism?
He conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain
Who was Hernán Cortés?
The strategic capital city connecting Europe and Asia in the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople?