Politics
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Society/Culture
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100

This leader is one of the best examples of an absolute monarch.

Louis XIV

100

This economic theory led to increased competition between European nations, a focus on gold and silver, and attempts to have a favorable trade balance.

Mercantilism

100

The movement of people from rural areas to cities is known as...

Urbanization

100

Many historians blame this War on increased nationalistic sentiment, treaties from past wars, and the rise of fascist leaders.

WWII

100

This invention revolutionized the spread of information.

Printing Press

200

THE DECREE (1555) THAT THE LEADER OF A REGION MAY CHOOSE BETWEEN LUTHERANISM AND CATHOLICISM. CUIUS REGIO, EIUS RELIGIO IN THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE.

Peace of Augsburg

200

This led to a mass trade of foods, materials, animals, and disease.

Columbian Exchange

200

What is the name of the major theory that came from the study of the classical culture of Greece and Rome and began to shift European thought.

Humanism OR Individualism

200

The end of this war marks the end of religious conflicts in Europe.

Thirty Years War

200

This invention used experimentation and observation to prove the theory of Heliocentrism.

Telescope

300

A TIME (1793-94) WHEN THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS EXECUTING ANYONE WHO THEY THOUGHT DIDN’T SUPPORT THE REVOLUTION…ABOUT 25,000 PEOPLE.

Reign of Terror

300

This was the first industrial system before factories.

Cottage Industry

300

What meeting began the Catholic Reformation and reaffirmed Catholic doctrine?

Council of Trent

300

This war occurred to check the Bourbon king Louis XIV’s expansionism into the Spanish Empire.

War of Spanish Succession
300

This technology marks the beginning of the second Industrial Revolution, and helped Europeans colonize nations with increased speed.

Steam Engine

400

The lesser known author of this book was Frederick Engels. This book focused on the power of the Proletariat.

Communist Manifesto

400

Increased speed and efficiency of manufacturing led to the urge to buy what was once seen as luxury goods, known as ___________.

Consumerism.

400

Known as the father of capitalism, _______ wrote the Wealth of Nations.

Adam Smith

400

This war was a proxy war between the Soviet Union and the United States.

Vietnam or Korean War

400

Quinine is a medicine that helped diminish the danger of ______. 

Malaria

500

This leader installed a Puritan dictatorship in England after the English Revolution.

Oliver Cromwell

500

Colonies were valuable not only for their resources, but also because they provided nations with additional __________

markets to sell their goods.

500

Those who own the means of production in society are known in Marxist ideology as...

Bourgiesie

500

This war was a conflict for global dominance between France and Great Britain.

7 Years War
500

These two inventions helped ships sail faster and further, allowing for the expansion of the Age of Exploration.

Lateen Sail, Caravel