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Renaissance
Religion
Enlightenment
Revolutions
World Wars
100
The Word Renaissance literally means what?
Rebirth
100
Who founded Lutheranism?
Martin Luther
100
Which Enlightenment thinker stated that “Man was born free, and everywhere is in chains”?
Rousseau
100
The Russian Revolution took place during which war?
World War I
100
The Triple Alliance was between which three countries?
Italy, Austro-Hungary, Germany
200
Pope Alexander VI was part of what famous Italian family?
The Borgias
200
Who was Jan Hus?
Theologian critical of the Church
200
Which Enlightenment thinker argued against rebellion because it would lead back to the state of nature?
Thomas Hobbes
200
The French Revolution was against which monarch?
Louis XVI
200
Germany’s military tactic in World War I was called?
Schlieffen Plan
300
Niccolò Machiavelli was from which city?
Florence
300
Which European monarch was given the title, “Defender of the Faith” during the Reformation?
King Henry VIII
300
Who argued that Natural Laws include Life, liberty, equality, and property?
John Locke
300
The American Revolution was based on which Enlightenment thinker's ideas?
John Locke
300
World War II began with which event?
Invasion of Poland
400
Which painter painted the fresco in the Sistine Chapel of God and Adam?
Michelangelo
400
The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, ended which Religious War?
The 30-years-War
400
Francois-Marie Arouet is better known by his pen name, which is?
Voltaire
400
In France, the Second Estate consisted of who?
The Clergy
400
The German air force during WWII was called?
Luftwaffe
500
Besides astrology, what was Copernicus main occupation?
Doctor
500
French-Calvinists were also called what?
Huguenots
500
King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, what did the Edict of Nantes do?
Offered protection for the Calvinists.
500
Who Was the Bolshevik leader of the Red Army's military during the Russian civil war following Russia's Revolution?
Leon Trotsky
500
As a result of World War II, Germany was initially split into how many zones?
Four