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This author wrote a book about the Politics of the Renaissance
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli
100
This future Latin American country was the site of Hernan Cortes' triumph over the Aztecs
What is Mexico
100
This Ottoman emperor know as "the Lawgiver" was both the political ruler as well as the religious ruler of the early Ottoman Empire
Who is Suleiman I
100
This is the idea that Calvin believed in that stated God alone directed everything in the World
What is predestination
100
This Chinese explorer had a ship 5 times the size of Columbus' largest vessel
Who is Zheng He
200
This great playwright of the English Renaissance wrote plays like Othello and Romeo and Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare
200
This powerful country was the home to Isabella and Ferdinand
What is Spain
200
He was the first peasant emperor of China in over 1000 years and started the Ming Dynasty
Who is Hong Wu
200
Martin Luther translated the Bible into this language when he was excommunicated from the Catholic Church
What is German
300
This Queen was the first ex-wife of Henry VIII
Who is Catherine of Aragon
300
This Country was home to the Tokugawa Shogunate
What is Japan
300
This Japanese emperor completed the unification of Japan
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu
300
He set up a theocracy in Geneva that rivaled Zwingli's in Zurich
Who is John Calvin
300
This modern day island chain was the location of Columbus' first voyage when he thought he had landed in India
What is the Bahamas
400
This group of bishops met until 1563 and discussed the reaffirmation of Catholic teachings
What is the Council of Trent
400
This city was the capital to the Roman Catholic Church during the Renaissance
What is Rome
400
This Mogul emperor brought peace and order to northern India
Who is Akbar the Great
400
This new style of art started when the Catholic Reformation spread through Europe
What is baroque
400
Although he died on the trip he was credited with the first circumnavigation of the World
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
500
He invented the printing press, making it easier to get the printed word out to the masses
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
500
This city was home to the Medici family and the Birthplace of the Italian Renaissance
What is Florence
500
He was the Safavid Persian Shah who built the city of Isfahan
Who is Shah Abbas
500
He started the Protestant Reformation when he nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany.
Who is Martin Luther
500
He opened up a school for explorers teaching them the value of cartography, while never making a single voyage himself
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator