The leading authority of Europe for much of the Middle Ages.
What is the Church?
100
This war between France and Britain lasted a very long time and is one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages.
What is the 100 Years War?
100
This disease ravaged Europe, killing over 1/3rd of its population.
What is the Black Death/Plague?
100
The closest Russia got to an enlightened leader. Not as great as her name suggests.
Who is Catherine the Great?
100
"Discovered" the New World. Wrote about how easy it would be to subjugate the people he found.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
The founder of Protestantism. He "hatched the egg that Erasmus laid."
Who is Martin Luther?
200
This event was a major change in the English Monarchy and established William and Mary as rulers.
What is The Glorious Revolution?
200
First used as a humane way to kill livestock, it later became "The National Razor".
What is the Guillotine?
200
He thought, and so he decided he must be. Helped found deductive reasoning and is one of the most prevalent figures of enlightenment philosophy.
Who is Descartes?
200
The Sun King. He centralized power in France and oppressed those who opposed him, such as the Huguenots.
Who is Louis XIV?
300
This event weakened the legitimacy of the Church due to three Pope's denouncing each other as the anti-Christ.
What is The Great Schism?
300
A series of Holy Wars, called by the Church, in order to reclaim the Holy Land in the Middle East.
What are the Crusades?
300
The only way to truly destroy a witch. Unfortunately, was also the death of old ladies selling herbs as well as religious outcasts.
What is burned at the steak?
300
Was "unfortunate in everything that he undertook". This Austrian leader was the most enlightened of any leader at the time but his policies did not stick.
Who is Joseph II?
300
Overthrew the English monarchy. His new established government relied of military power. He denied opposing viewpoints a say in government and was worse than the government he overthrew.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
400
This Pope used nepotism to strengthen his family and weakened the churches image through debauchery and sensuality.
Who is Pope Alexander VI/Cesare Borgia?
400
This war between Russia, Prussia, Austria, France, and England could be argued as the first world war, seeing as how it was fought not only in Europe, but the Americas and India as well.
What is the Seven Years War?
400
This event was the beginning of the discontent with the French Monarchy and created a famine across Europe as well as starting the witchcraft craze.
What is the little ice-age?
400
A philosopher who established most of the modern principles of democratic government. Created the idea of the social contract between people and government.
Who is Locke?
400
"Let them eat cake". She was the brains (?) behind Louis XVI and lived a life of luxury while the people of France starved. In the end she got her "just desserts" from Madame la Guillotine
Who is Marie Antoinette?
500
This aspect of Christianity was one of the factors in the division of Catholicism and Protestantism and is responsible for further dividing Protestantism. Looking at it from a secular angle, it looks pretty funny.
What is transubstantiation/the interpretation of the body of Christ? (Seriously, it's just a cracker and some wine....)
500
This war had four phases and started out as a religious war. By the end it was more about monarchical relationships and national gain.
What is the Thirty Years War?
500
The practice of killing infants and small children. Was prevalent throughout Europe during economic crises and times of famine.
What is infanticide?
500
Author of Utopia and Lord Chancellor of England, this man wanted society to be based on cooperation and reason. King Henry VIII disagreed and this man became six feet shorter.
Who is Thomas More?
500
This simpleton of a ruler was killed by the nobility of his own country and was succeeded by his wife. He had a weird obsession for Prussia and decided to just quit the Seven Years War, even though he was clearly winning.