World History 1
Wrote "The Communist Manifesto"
Who was Karl Marx
A monk who criticized the Church for the sale of indulgences. His Ninety-five Theses led to the Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther
A movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, the dignity of humans, and human potential
What is Humanism
Painted the Last Supper
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
Founded by Osman in the thirteenth century. Included territory that is now part of Turkey, Greece, and Egypt at its height
What is the Ottoman Empire
A period that developed the idea that experimentation and direct observation can prove that some of what the ancients believed was false.
What is the Scientific Revolution
French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Principle figure in the development of Calvinism.
Book written by Machiavelli who based his work on his study of classical history and on what he saw around him.
What is the Prince
Proclaimed himself emperor in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte.
Systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence.
What is the Scientific Method.
developed the theory of universal gravitation and invented a new branch of mathematics called calculus
Who is Isaac Newton
A French doctrine that said that the state should not interfere with economic forces by imposing government regulations.
What is known as "Laissez-faire"
Florentine who wrote The Divine Comedy, a poem describing an imaginary spiritual journey
Who is Dante
The New Imperialism was Western Expansion into...
What is Asia.
This brought new forms of leisure, distracted and entertained people from daily work life.
What was the Second Industrial Revolution.
The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were known as...
What were the Philosophes.
Considered the father of chemistry.
Who is Robert Boyle.
An act of charity, a prayer, or a donation given in hope of a pardon for sins.
What is an indulgence
The woman known as the mother of nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale
Ruled Russia after her husband, and it was rumored she was involved in her husband's demise.
Who was Catherine the Great.
Enlightenment thinker who stressed that natural law gave all people certain rights such as life and liberty.
Who is John Locke
Ruler of Songhai who conquered Mali and destroyed city of Timbuktu
Sunni Ali
He exposed the "Heliocentric System."
Who is Filippo "Giordanno" Bruno
His belief in separation of powers led to the three branches of government established in the U.S. Constitution.
Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Condorcet
Who are French Philosophers who promoted enlightenment ideas