Protestant Reformation
Sovereigns
Events
Scientific Revolution
Misc.
100

His improvement of the printing press played a key role in the spread of Protestant ideas

Johannes Guttenberg

100

The ruler who best epitomized royal absolutism from 1643-1715

King Louis XIV

100

Brought an end to the 30 years war

Peace of Westphalia 

100

A series of events that marked the early modern period for math, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry

Scientific Revolution

100

A style of labor where workers are bound to the land they work

Serfdom

200

The church of England after King Henry VIII severed relations with the Roman Catholic church

Anglican

200

Emperor (1519-1556) whom inherited many lands such as the Austrian domains, wealthy low countries, and the kingdom of Spain

Charles V

200

A conflict between German Protestants and Catholics that eventually included multiple European nations

30 years war

200

An English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, and more

Isaac Newton

200

A system supported by the government and generated deep social strains

Capitalism

300

Attacked societal indulgences and garnered support from those resenting the Roman Catholic church

Martin Luther

300

Accumulated rights to lands throughout Europe by marriage and alliances

Hapsburgs 

300

A constitutional style government was instituted after political and religious conflicts led to this

English Civil War

300

First to report telescopic observations of the moon-noting is was not a perfect heavenly body

Galileo Galilei

300

Where nobles resided because of King Louis XIV

Versailles

400

The Council of Trent and the Society of Jesuits were important for advancing its goals

Catholic Reformation

400

Divided the empire into 50 administrative provinces

Catherine the Great

400

It was the most destructive institution that relied on religious justification to advance state ends

Spanish Inquisition

400

German astronomer that helped discredit the Ptolemaic Universe

Johannes Kepler

400

Gathering of bishops, cardinals, and the Popes, in hopes of correcting problems within the church

Council of Trent

500

These people, followers of a French lawyer, were expected to dress simply and refrain from doing simple activities in Geneva

Calvinist

500
He consumed beer, wine, and brandy in quantities that astonished their host from Western Europe

Peter the Great

500

A series of events that led to the exile of King James and the ascension of King William and Queen Mary in England

Glorious Revolution

500

A theoretical framework in which Earth was the fixed center, around which the planets moved in complex patterns

Ptolemaic Universe

500

Chief minister who served King Louis XIV

Richelieu