World at 1500
World Religions
Protestant Reformation
Age of Absolution
Age of Exploration
100

This isolated empire exists on an island in the Pacific. Home to Samurai, Shoguns, and the Bushido code

What is Japan

100

This religion reads the torah, believes in one god, who picked them as his chosen people. Founded by the Prophet Abraham. 

What is Judaism

100

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)

100
This Theory was used by monarchs during the Age of Absolutism to claim their rights to rule came from God

What is Divine Right (of Kings)

100

The explorers come from Spain and are also conquerors. One of them defeated the Aztecs, another the Inca Empire

Who are the Conquistadors

200

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

200

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 

200

This German monk is seen as the founder of the Protestant Reformation and the Lutheran Church, which shares his name

Who is Martin Luther

200

This Absolute Ruler nicknamed himself the Sun King and would make his nobles dress and undress him everyday

Who is Louis the 14th (XIV)

200

This economic system is the reason the European nations left in pursuit of the Age of Exploration in the first place 

Mercantilism

300

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)

300

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

300

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

300

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

300

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

400

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

400

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

400

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

400

Louis the 14th (XVI) famous palace is called the 

Palace of Versailles
400

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

500

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

500
One of the two major religions founded in India. This one was founded by the Prophet Siddhartha Gautama. Upon achieving enlightenment he became his nickname which shares its name with the religion 

What is Buddhism

500

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

500

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

500

This Italian Explorer is often credited with giving his name to the Americas

Amerigo Vespucci

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