The Renaissance
The Renaissance was characterized by the revival of which classical cultures?
What are Greece and Rome?
Martin Luther wrote this number of Theses criticizing the Catholic Church
What is 95?
This man was the King of France for most of the 1600s, and created the model of the Absolute Monarch
Who is Louis XIV
This man discovered the Americas for Spain in 1492
Who is Columbus?
Potatoes, corn, and chocolate all existed exclusively in this part of the world before the Columbian Exchange
What is the New World/Americas?
This man painted the Mona Lisa, one of the first paintings to capture subtle human emotion.
Who is Leondardo da Vinci?
Luther's main problem with the church was their practice of selling these, which offered forgiveness for sins in exchange for money
What are indulgences?
Copernicus made one of the first major discoveries of the Scientific Revolution when he proposed this model of the universe
What is heliocentric/sun in the middle?
Triangle trade involved the three way trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. What "product" was the major export from Africa during this time?
What are slaves?
The Encomienda system was used by this nation to enslave indigenous Americans
What is Spain?
Someone who was trained in many disciplines, including art, music, language, and history, is known by this term.
What is a Renaissance Man?
Henry VIII caused all of England to abandon Catholicism for this reason
What is to get a divorce?
This man discovered the laws of motion and gravity, laying the foundation for modern physics.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This man conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521
Who is Hernando Cortes?
Though estimates vary, approximately this many American natives died from European diseases in the first century after Europeans arrived in the New World.
What is 90% (50-90 million people)?
The Medici family dominated the political and cultural landscape in this Italian city
What is Florence?
The Protestant Reformation spread rapidly through Europe thanks to this invention, which made spreading information faster and cheaper.
What is the Printing Press?
This was the fate of King Charles I following the English Civil War
What is beheading/execution?
The brutal voyage from Africa to the Americas, during which time 20% of enslaved Africans died, was known by this name
What is the Middle Passage?
When the Renaissance traveled out of Italy into France, Germany, and England, it started to be known by this term.
What is the Northern Renaissance?
Renaissance scholars were interested in studying this classical philosophy, which celebrated human achievement, potential, and indviduality
What is Humanism?
The Protestant Reformation mainly took place during this century
What is the 16th Century/1500s?
This war began when some guys got thrown out of a window in Prague
What is the Thirty Years War?
This nation, which exported more sugar than any other, was the primary Portuguese colony in the new world
What is Brazil?
This is one of the major effects of the slave trade on Africa.
What is loss of workers, unstable politics, poverty, lack of economic progress, etc.?