Middle Ages
Muslim Golden Age & Religion
Renaissance & Scientific Revolution
Protestant Reformation/Counter Reformation
Enlightenment and Revolutions
100
Define "autocrat"
Ruler with absolute power
100
What is the holy book of Islam? What is the holy book of Christianity?
Qu'ran & Bible
100
What was the accomplishment of Isaac Newton?
He discovered gravity
100
What are indulgences and how was the Catholic Church abusing them?
Indulgences shorten the amount of time you spend in purgatory.
The Catholic Church was abusing them by selling them.
100
Which Estates had to pay taxes? What people does the Estate consist of?
3rd Estate
Middle class, poor people, peasants
200
What was a prominent city of trade between Asia and Europe?
Constantinople
200
Explain the difference on how Muslims and Christians view Jesus.
Muslims view Jesus as a prophet while Christians view Him as the Son of God/Messiah.
200
Name a famous painting of Leonardo Di Vinci.
The Mona Lisa & The Last Supper
200
What is the 95 Theses and who wrote it?
The 95 theses is 95 things that the Catholic Church was doing wrong.
Martin Luther nailed it to the front door of his church.
200
What were the 3 main causes of the French Revolution?
The Enlightenment, the American Revolution, and the failing French economy.
300
What is the name of this building?
Hagia Sophia
300
Name a MEDICAL advancement of the Muslim Golden Age.
The government set up hospitals
Doctor treat ailments with drugs, diet, and exercise, antiseptics (fight infection), fight smallpox and measles
Surgeries (cataracts)
300
What is the difference between heliocentric and geocentric?
Heliocentric = the planets revolve around the sun.
Geocentric = the sun and planets revolve around the earth.
300
Why did Henry VII start his own church?
He wanted to get a divorce and the pope refused to grant one to him.
300
What was the main belief of the Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu?
The creation of our three branches of government: legislative, judicial, executive
400
What is Papal Supremacy?
Church doctrine stating that the pope has full, supreme, and universal power
400
What was the accomplishment of al-Khwarizmi?
Pioneered the study of Algebra
400
What is the name of the building that Michelangelo painted murals on the walls and ceiling?
Sistine Chapel
400
What is predestination and who started this belief?
Predestination is a belief that God has already decided whether you go to hell or heaven.
The belief was started by John Calvin.
400
Who is Robespierre?
Head of the Committee of Public Safety/Reign of Terror
500
What is the Great Schism?
The separation of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Roman Catholic Church
500
What was the accomplishment of Firdawsi?
wrote in Persian using Arabic script. Author of Book of Kings (Shah Namah)
500
Name a painting of Raphael.
School of Athens and Madonna
500
What is the Council of Trent?
A meeting held by the Catholic Church as a response to the Protestant Reformation.
500
What did the Age of Enlightenment focus on?
Applying reason to the human and natural worlds