Grab Bag
Revolutions
Reformation
Renaissance
Age of Discovery
100

What were the three main reasons for European exploration?

Glory, Gold, and God

100

Leader of the Jacobins and the Committee of Public Safety

Robespierre

100

This person was religiously tolerant and defeated the Spanish Armada

Elizabeth I

100

The Renaissance was a revival of what type of culture?

Greco-Roman

100

Who made this voyage?

Vasco Da Gama

200

Who discovered blood circulation?

William Harvey

200

Louis XVI's wife:

Marie Antionette

200

What is an indulgence?

Paying money to the church in order for their family to get into heaven

200

The Renaissance famously started in what modern day country?

Italy

200

What instrument/invention (that was also traded on the Silk Road) made it possible for explorers to sail the ocean?

Magnetic Compass

300

What is the name of Mr. Keller's dog?

Buster

300

Copernicus is known for:

Heliocentrism

300
2 parts: What is predestination and WHO practiced it?

- Your fate is determined before you are born

- John Calvin

300

Renaissance is the translation of what world?

Rebirth

300

The Aztecs and Incans were both conquered by the Spanish. Name those conquistadors with the corresponding empire.

Inca: Pizzaro

Aztec: Cortes

400

This crop was first grown in India, but soon spread to Latin America. It was one of the most important crops during the Age of Discovery.

Sugar

400

Who took control of England after the English Civil War? 

Oliver Cromwell

400

Name 2 of the 3 points in Martin Luther's 95 Thesis.

  • Salvation by faith alone

  • The Bible is the ultimate authority

  • All humans are equal before God.

400

What is humanism?

Intellectual movement that moved away from "living for the church" and more towards living life for oneself

400

Who discovered the St. Lawrence River and parts of Canada (such as Montreal and Quebec)?

Jacques Cartier

500

The English Civil War was between what two sides?

Roundheads and the Caveliers

500

The Glorious Revolution ended with the invasion/invitation of ________________ after they signed the _________________

- William and Mary

- English Bill of Rights

500

One of the complaints people had about the Catholic Church was the usage of "usury". What is that?

Charging a large interest payment on a loan. Merchants could not pay it back.

500

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

Michelangelo

500

The Spanish conquered much of Latin America. Name 2 ways we can see this today:

Catholicism

Language

Traditions

Class structure

Absence of major indigenous empires