Renaissance
This time period began in Italy and means “rebirth.”
Renaissance
What is absolutism?
Complete control of a nation by a monarch.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of plants, animals, and disease between the Old and New Worlds.
Who were the Bourgeoisie?
Middle class of the French Revolution.
Inventor of the cotton gin.
Eli Whitney
He wrote the Ninety-Five Theses.
Martin Luther
What is Divine Right?
Rule by the will of God, claimed by monarchs.
Spanish conquerors in the Americas were called this.
Conquistadors
French king executed during the French Revolution.
What is the factory system?
The Industrial Revolution changed production from homes to factories
The Protestant Reformation began as a reaction against this church.
Catholic Church
Economic system where government owns business and property according to Karl Marx.
Communism
Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
Leader of the Reign of Terror.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
Belgian ruler responsible for brutal exploitation in the Congo.
Leopold II
The church sold these pardons for sins.
What is an entrepreneur?
A person who starts a business to make profit.
Explorer credited with the first circumnavigation of the globe.
Magellan
French military leader who took power in a coup d’état and conquered much of Europe.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
A tax on imported goods.
Tariff
This English king broke from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England.
Henry VIII
According to mercantilism, a country becomes rich by doing this.
Exporting more than it imports.
Time period from the 15th–18th centuries focused on global discovery.
Age of Exploration
Why were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette unpopular?
They spent huge amounts of money while the people suffered.
What is mercantilism?
Economic theory focused on gaining wealth through colonies and trade.