Renaissance
The idea of humans focusing on themselves and not the church
Humanism
A large change happened in Europe when this illness spread, killing about half the European population beginning in the 1300’s.
The Bubonic Plague/The Black Death
At this time, France had this type of monarchy, where the king holds all the power.
Absolute Monarchy
This king of Russia was murdered along with the rest of his family in 1918, making Russia leave WWI.
Tsar Nicholas II
This was one of the 4 reasons as to why WWI began, due to many different countries having pacts with one another.
Alliances
the term Renaissance is French for this word.
Rebirth
The Industrial Revolution
This class in France made up 98% of the population. The other 2% belonged to the clergy and the nobility.
The 3rd estate (peasants)
Russia changed it‘s political system to this idea, where there are no social classes and the government owns everything.
Communism
This country was given the blame for all of WWI even though they were not the empire that had declared war on the country of Serbia.
Germany
These were the two civilizations that were meant to be reborn during the renaissance for their cultures.
Greek and Roman culture
This was a time in Europe when the Catholic Church divided due to its flaws. It began with Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis.
The Reformation
The storming of this prison was the official beginning of the French Revolution.
The Bastille
After the Bolshevik’s took over Russia, the country was renamed this, to highlight it‘s new communist ideas.
The Soviet Union
During WWI, soldiers developed this condition, which is known as PTSD today.
Shell Shock
This invention helped spread information and literacy throughout Europe. The first book ever printed by it was the Bible.
The Gutenburg Press
This was a time when many philosophers began to question monarchies and think of their own ideas of what a good government should have.
The Enlightenment
The bloodiest part of the French Revolution was called this, named for its time of mass executions.
The Reign of Terror
Joseph Stalin was the second leader of the Soviet Union, the first leader was this man, who led the Russian Revolution.
Vladimir Lenin
During WWII, the countries of Germany, Japan, and Italy were known as these powers.
The Axis Powers
This social class in society did not get to experience the Renaissance unlike the wealthy people of Europe.
The lower class/ peasants
This was a time when many different European countries began to look for different trade routes around the world.
The Age of Exploration
Part of France‘s constitution today, is this declaration that was made during the beginning of the French Revolution to give equality to all Frenchmen.
The Declaration of Rights of Man
The “5 Years Plan”
The end to WWII happened when America dropped these on Japan, leading to the official surrender from Japan days later.
The Atomic Bombs