Science
The English Civil War
France
Prussia and Austria
Russia
Misc.
100
This philosopher and mathematician invented Calculus
Who is Isaac Newton?
100
This is the dynasty of James I, Charles I, Charles II, and James II
Who are the Stuarts?
100
This Dynasty included Henry IV, Louis XIII, and Louis XIV
What is the Bourbons?
100
This dynasty ruled Austria
What is the Habsburgs?
100
This Dynasty ruled in Russia since the 16th century
Who are the Romanovs
100
The legislative assembly of England
What is Parliament?
200
This astronomer developed the theory of heliocentrism in the early 16th century
Who is Nicholas Copernicus?
200
This man led the New Model Army to victory and became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
Who is Oliver Cromwell
200
Louis XIV was this age when he became King of France
What is 4?
200
This dynasty ruled Brandenburg-Prussia
Who are the Hohenzollerns?
200
This tour of Western Europe undertaken by Peter I in 1697-8, informed his later reforms
What is the Grand Embassy?
200
Charles II " El Hechizado" of Spain
300
This astronomer developed three laws of planetary motion that are still used today.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
300
This event led to the overthrow of James II and the installation of William and Mary as the new monarchs
What is the Glorious Revolution?
300
Louis XIV unofficial title
What is the Sun King?
300
This institution was the primary focus of the Prussian state
What is the military?
300
Peter the Great founded this city in order to gain access to the Baltic Sea
What is St. Petersburg?
300
This event in 1683 signaled the decline of the Ottoman empire in Europe
What is the 1683 Siege of Vienna
400
This political philosopher wrote the Leviathan, in which he argued that the idea government should be an absolute monarchy.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
400
Charles I used this not quite tax as a source of revenue when he did not want to use Parliament to levy tradition taxes.
What is Ship Money?
400
This war placed a Bourbon on the thrones of both Spain and France (although the same one could not rule both)
What is the War of Spanish Succession?
400
This is the capital city of the Austrian Empire
What is Vienna?
400
Peter the Great fought this war against the Swedes
What is the Great Northern War
400
Peter the Great's height
6'8"
500
This physician was the first to accurately describe the cardio-pulmonary system
Who is William Harvey?
500
James II of England, Scotland, and Ireland was a member of this religion during the 1680s
What is Catholic?
500
This treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession
What is the Peace of Utrecht?
500
This is the capital city of Brandenburg
What is Berlin?
500
This building has served as the seat of the Russia state since the 12th century
What is the Kremlin?
500
Louis XIV began construction of Versailles in this year
What is 1664?
600
Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion
What is "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
600
This source of life-long revenue was not granted to Charles I upon his ascension to the throne in 1625
What is tonnage and poundage?
600
Louis XIV's minister of finance
Who is Jean-Baptiste Colbert?
600
This man was the first King of Prussia
Who is Frederick William?
600
This trade was a favorite of Peter the Great
Carpentry or Shipwright-ery
600
Charles XI was king of this country
What is Sweden?