World at 1500
This isolated empire exists on an island in the Pacific. Home to Samurai, Shoguns, and the Bushido code
What is Japan
This religion reads the torah, believes in one god, who picked them as his chosen people. Founded by the Prophet Abraham.
What is Judaism
This Church had dominated Europe for 1000 years. However by the 1500s they had become very corrupt the Protestant Reformation was a response to them.
What is the (Roman) Catholic Church)
What is Divine Right (of Kings)
The explorers come from Spain and are also conquerors. One of them defeated the Aztecs, another the Inca Empire
Who are the Conquistadors
This empire existed in South America. Without any a written language, horse, or the wheel. They made the longest (lengthwise) empire of all time.
Who are the Inca
This religion was founded by its major prophet Jesus. It followers believe he is the son of god sent to save humanity from their sins. They believe in life after death (heaven or hell). With 2.3 billion followers today they are the largest major religion
What is Christianity
This German monk is seen as the founder of the Protestant Reformation and the Lutheran Church, which shares his name
Who is Martin Luther
This Absolute Ruler nicknamed himself the Sun King and would make his nobles dress and undress him everyday
Who is Louis the 14th (XIV)
This economic system is the reason the European nations left in pursuit of the Age of Exploration in the first place
Mercantilism
One of the only empires of all time to claim territory on three continents. These fierce horseback riders from modern-day Turkey conquered N. Africa, Eastern Europe, and most of the middle east
Who are the Ottomans (turks)
This religions follows the Five Pillars. And its religious text is called the Qur'an. Their major prophet/founder if Muhammed. With 1.8 billion followers this is the 2nd largest major religion
What is Islam
This King of England was not allowed to divorce his wife. So instead he made his own church, the Anglican Church
Who is King Henry the 8th
This absolute ruler wanted to modernize his nation. He also was very tall and travelled around Europe with short people to make him seem even more tall
Peter the Great of Russia
This Portuguese "Navigator" kicked off the whole era of exploration he's also seen as a the founder of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
This was the only major empire in Africa around the 1500s. Capital city of Timbuktu. They dominated the salt and gold trade.
What is the Empire of Songhai
One of two major religions founded in India. This one can be viewed as both monotheistic and polytheistic. They believe that your spirit will be reincarnated based upon how much karma (good and bad) you have accrued.
What is Hinduism
This movement/part of the Protestant Reformation was started by a John __________ he and is followers believe that everyone's fate (heaven or hell) is already determined
Who is Calvin
What is Calvinism
Louis the 14th (XVI) famous palace is called the
This Spanish man is often credited with being the first human to circumnavigate the globe (even though he really got left in Indonesia)
Ferdinand Magellan
This empire called India there home. Introducing Islam to the sub-continent. One of the emperors of this empire built the Taj Mahal, as a memory of his favorite wife.
Who are the Mughals
What is Buddhism
This place is thought to be somewhere between heaven and hell according to Catholics
During peak corruption, the Catholic Church told people they could buy these ____________ in order to buy time out of ________________
What is Purgatory
What are indulgences
Charles I of England wanted to be an absolute ruler, but England has a body of government which has elected politicians who make laws called
Parliament
This Italian Explorer is often credited with giving his name to the Americas
Amerigo Vespucci