People
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
He amassed business interests in the railroads and oil industries
period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages
The Renaissance
What was the guillotine
a device consisting of two poles and a blade used to behead a person
what is a Protestant
A member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church, rebelled against the Roman Catholic churches beliefs
What is a Caravel
a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship used during the 15th–17th centuries
Who was Martin Luther?
German theologian, professor, pastor, and church reformer. He began the Protestant Reformation with the publication of his Ninety-Five Theses
The Age of Exploration
a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of new trading routes, wealth, and knowledge
machine that transferred text and images to a type of paper by using ink
Printing press
a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted
heratic
The merchants and traders during the french Revolution who were the "middle class"
Bourgeoisie
Who was Galileo?
He was an astronomer, physicist, and engineer. He was the first to report telescopic observations of the mountains on the moon, the moons of Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and the rings of Saturn
This event ended a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial reign
The Battle of Waterloo
identical components that can be substituted one for another, mainly important in the history of manufacturing
Interchangeable Parts
What is Predestination
you believe that people have no control over events because everything has already been decided by a power such as God or fate
What is a coup d'etat
a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government
Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He was a philosopher and writer. He is known for his work on the Social Contract, which questioned the purpose and place of government and its responsibility for its citizens
The Gilded Age
a time of great political corruption and wealth inequality in the late 1800s
what is the navigational tool that relies on magnetism to track directions
Magnetic compass
an institution of the Catholic Church in which so-called heretics, who strayed from the church, were persecuted and punished
The Inquisition
a business ran out of someones home
Cottage Industry
Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery.
an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith
The Enlightenment
This device could be used to determine one's latitude, which was helpful on long voyages at sea
Astrolabe
A Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola
Jesuits
The largest of the last three major pre-colonial empires to emerge in West Africa, important for trade
Songhai Empire