Religion
This German monk initiated the Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church’s selling of Indulgences.
Who was Martin Luther?
This Italian explorer, sponsored by Spain, made four voyages across the Atlantic and is credited with “discovering“ the New World in 1492.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This wealthy family of Florence used their banking system to commission works by artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli.
Who were the Medici?
This palace, commissioned by Louis XIV, was constructed to “tame” the French nobility, and whose financial upkeep was a large cause of 3rd estate demands.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
In contrast to the public domain of coffeehouses, these private places of intellectual discussion harbored the exchanging of valued ideas and information.
What is a Salon?
This theological doctrine, central to Calvinis, dictates that God has already selected the “elect”—those god has chosen to reach eternal salvation
What is predestination?
This Spanish conquistador led the expedition the resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernán Cortés?
This Italian artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
This Russian Tsar took a tour of Europe and tried to implement westernized reforms into Russian society.
Who was Peter the Great
Although most practiced witches were executed, many Renaissance citizens used these predictions based on the positions of celestial bodies to determine their fate.
What are Horoscopes?
This 1555 Treaty allowed German princes to choose the religion of their peasants, either lutheranism or Catholicism.
What is the Peace of Augsburg?
This treaty, agreed upon by the nations of Spain and Portugal and ratified by Pope Julius II, divided the ”New World” between the two countries along an agreed upon border.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
This artist, the sculptor of The David and painter of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, had their sculpture of Bacchus, the god of wine, rejected.
Who was Michelangelo?
James II was removed from the English throne during this peaceful overthrow of the monarchy. He was replaced by his daughter and her husband, William of Orange.
What was the Glorious Revolution?
This French philosopher is most well known for his encyclopédie, compiling the works of many other scholars.
Who was Denis Diderot
This religious movement sought to reform the Catholic Church, leading to the establishment of Protestant churches
What was the Protestant Revolution?
This Italian explorer, sailing for Spain, was the first to realize that the lands he encountered in the Caribbean were part of a new continent, not Asia.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
This painting by Raphael, located in the Vatican, features classical philosophers like Plato and Aristotle.
What is The School of Athens?
This English King had many conflicts with Parliament, and even dissolved them in 1622, leading to the English Civil War.
Who was Charles I
This German Enlightenment astronomer developed the theory of planetary bodies orbiting in an ellipse rather than a circle.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
This 16th-century English monarch established the Church of England to get an annulment for his marriage, breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church.
Who was Henry VIII?
This Portuguese explorer was the first to lead a European expedition to sail around the world, thought he was killed in the Philippines before completing his journey.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This famous 20th-century artist is known for co-founding Cubism, with works like “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” and “Guernica.
Who was Pablo Picasso?
This Habsburg ruler issued the Pragmatic Sanction in 1713 to ensure his daughter, Maria Theresa, could inherit the throne.
Who was Charles VI?
This Scottish economist wrote The Wealth of Nations, arguing for free markets and less government interference in the economy.
Who was Adam smith