Empires
What was the original location of the Ottoman Empire?
Asia Minor
What was the Peace of Ausburg?
Princes decided the religion of each German state was to be decided by the area's ruler
Which sailor conquered the Aztecs? The Incas?
Hernando Cortez; Francisco Pizarro
What is Divine Right?
the belief that monarchs receive power from God
reason, nature, happiness, progress, and liberty
Where was the Mughal Empire located?
Northern India
What was the Edict of Worms?
When Charles V excommunicated Luther to the town of worms
What river did Lasalle sail down?
The Mississippi River
What is westernization?
The modernization (of Russia)
Who said "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains,"?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
What were some trade items the Mughal Empire traded?
textiles and cloth
What are the elect?
The people chosen by God, before birth, to go to heaven; predestination
Who did Henry Hudson sail for, and where did he claim?
The Dutch, Hudson River and Hudson Bay
What are the first political parties, and who did they support?
Whigs - opposed James II
Tories - supported James II
What was the title of Voltaire's book?
Candide
Why did China and Japan not want to trade?
China and Japan wanted to limit the influence of Europeans.
led to a split of the Catholic Church
Where did Samuel de Champlain start a settlement?
Quebec, The Great Lakes region
Who said "I am the state"?
Louis XIV
Who wrote the Social Contract?
Jean Rousseau
Who was the ruling family of the Holy Roman Empire? What religion were they?
The Hapsburgs; Catholic
What were 2 of Martin Luthers beliefs?
- faith alone to salvation
- everyone is equal
- do not need Pope
- separation of church and state
How were English and Spanish colonies different?
Spanish colonies were Catholic males only, and English colonies were made of family units.
Who was the Pragmatic Sanction created to protect?
Maria Theresa
What was the world's first novel? Who was it written by?
Don Quixote, by Cervante