World Religions
This religion, founded by Jesus, has about 2 billion followers worldwide.
What is Christianity?
This Italian city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, known for its artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
What is Florence?
What became more important than citizenship in the Germanic kingdoms?
What is loyalty to family and tribe?
What treaty in 1494 divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal?
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire, known for creating a dynasty that lasted for centuries?
Who is Osman?
This monotheistic faith, which followers call Muslims, was founded by Muhammad in the 7th century C.E.
What is Islam?
This German monk is known for posting the 95 Theses, which challenged the practices of the Catholic Church.
Who is Martin Luther?
By 600 C.E., what was the primary religion most Germanic tribes had converted to?
What is Christianity?
By 1580, what was the approximate population of Mexico after European contact?
What is 2 million?
What significant city did Mehmed II conquer in 1453, marking the rise of the Ottoman Empire's power?
What is Constantinople?
This religion has no single founder and includes beliefs from various ancient peoples, with around 900 million followers.
What is Hinduism?
This invention by Johann Gutenberg in the 1440s revolutionized the way books were produced and ideas were spread.
What is the printing press?
What role could a noblewoman take on when her husband was away?
What is managing the manor?
What valuable metal became a major export for the Spanish colonies?
What is silver?
During whose reign did the Ottoman Empire experience a Renaissance of art and literature, influenced by both Byzantine and Persian traditions?
Who is Suleiman the Magnificent?
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, is the founder of this tradition that aims for enlightenment.
What is Buddhism?
This term refers to Christians who belonged to non-Catholic churches that emerged during the Reformation.
What is Protestantism?
What agricultural innovation allowed deeper turning of soil during the Commercial Revolution?
What is the moldboard plow?
What is the term for the social system that categorized people based on their racial origins in colonial Latin America?
What is Sociedad de castas?
What term was used for the taxpaying subjects of the Ottoman Empire, distinguishing them from the military class?
What is raeya?
With about 14 million followers, this religion's holy book is the Tanakh, and it considers both ethnicity and faith.
What is Judaism?
This period of increased access to goods and the ability to buy them, along with social unrest, is known as the Commercial Revolution.
What is the Commercial Revolution?
What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?
What is the Magna Carta?
Which religious institution initially focused on converting native populations in the Americas?
What is the Catholic Church?
What was the role of the mufti in the Ottoman Empire?
What is the head of the Islamic establishment and adviser to the sultan?