The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was founded in what part of the world?
Europe
During the Middle Ages (500-1500) what group had the most power
The Catholic Church
European monarchs expanded their territories into the Americas for three main reasons, commonly referred to as the three G's
Gold, God, Glory
The religion of the Ottoman Turks was
Islam
The Enlightenment occurred during a period in European History when Monarchs controlled all aspects of society. What is the name of this age?
Age of Absolutism
John Locke believed in the idea of
Natural Rights (Life, Liberty, Property)
What is the difference between the "Geocentric" and "Heliocentric" theories of the solar system?
geo= earth centered
helio= sun centered
Martin Luther, a German monk, wrote the 95 theses to challenged the catholic church's practice of
selling indulgences
corruption
The code of honor used by Japanese Samurais, which was a set of rules and expectations (similar to the Knights code of Chivalry)
Bushido
The term divine right is best defined as a
The Monarchs authority comes from god
Baron de Montesquieu proposed the corruption of an absolute monarch by doing what?
Separation of Powers in the government
Name 2 scientist during the Scientific Revolution and one contribution to society
varies
name of Monarch that adopts come Enlightenment ideals
Enlighten Despot
In the early 1600s, which issue regarding contact between the Europeans and the Japanese was a primary area of concern for the Tokugawa regime?
Europeans might interfere in Japan’s cultural traditions
Which invention by Johannes Gutenberg allowed for the quicker spread of information during the 1400's
The Printing Press
This Enlightenment Thinker argued for equal rights for women and access to education for all women
Mary Wollstonecraft
What did Galileo invent to better observe the movement of celestial (space) bodies
telescope
What is the name the capital of the Byzantine Empire which the The Muslim Turks conquered in 1453
Constantinople
Name of Ottoman elite fighting force meant to protect the Sultan (made of Christian boys converted to Islam)
Janissaries
A chain of islands is called
an archipelago
Enlightenment thinkers encouraged the improvement of society through the use of (hint: its two words)
Reason and Logic
name 3 steps in the Scientific Method
varies
A key feature of European Renaissance culture was
classicism (study of Greek and Roman works)
secularism
individualism
Humanism
One way in which Akbar the Great and Suleiman the Magnificent are similar is that both leaders
- Religious Tolerance
- Based society of just laws
- Centralized Power
lehman
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