Renaissance
Reformation
Conquistadors and the Americas
Absolutism
Scientific Revolution
100
Who was the first to present the notion of a heliocentric universe
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
100
The buying and selling of official Church pardons
What are indulgences
100
Conquered the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortez
100
Absolute monarch during Spain's Golden Age. Son of Charles V.
Who is Philip II
100
The first person to look at the sky with a telescope; discovered Jupiter's moons
Who is Galileo Galilei
200
Who spent 20 years developing the theory that all motion in the universe could be explained by the concept of gravity
What is Isaac Newton
200
Henry the VIII broke from the Catholic Church, forming the:
What is the Anglican (Episcopal) Church, or Church of England
200
Who conquered the Inca
Who is Pizarro
200
These sides fought each other during England's Civil War
Parliament/Oliver Cromwell vs. Charles I/monarchy
200
Made important contributions to geometry and philosophy ("I think, therefore I am/Cogito, ergo sum")
Who is Rene Descartes
300
Author of "The Prince", this Florentine advisor was known for his "ends justify the means" political philosophy.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli
300
Who nailed a list of 95 complaints to the door of the church in his hometown?
Who is Martin Luther
300
In 1492, ____________ sailed the ocean blue (thanks to Ferdinand and Isabella's $$)
Who is Christopher Columbus
300
The 2 Russian Greats who worked to expand Russian territory
Who are Catherine and Peter
300
A Danish astronomer, first to observe the birth of a star (a nova)
Who is Tycho Brahe
400
He created David and painted the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo
400
Who invented the printing press?
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
400
First explorer to sail around (circumnavigate) the world
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
400
What said "l'etat, c'est moi"
Louis XIV
400
This model of the universe involves the Earth moving around the Sun
What is the heliocentric model of the universe
500
A philosophy or system of thought that emphasizes human accomplishments and ability rather than the divine or supernatural
What is humanism
500
French Protestants were known as
Huguenots
500
Name 3 causes of Spain's economic decline after the reign of Philip II
costly overseas wars, the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain, lack of strong leadership
500
In France: Henry IV's law granting Huguenots religious toleration
What is the Edict of Nantes
500
Discovered that an ellipse (an oval shape with two foci) could precisely predict planetary movement
Who is Johannes Kepler
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