Renaissance
French for rebirth.
What is Renaissance?
Term for Earth-centered universe.
What is geocentric?
A form of unlimited government that places all power in the hands of the king.
What is absolutism?
Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and thought he reached India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Johannes Gutenberg's invention that made bookmaking easier and more affordable.
What is the printing press?
German monk who wrote 95 Theses and led the Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
Italian scientist who discovered evidence of sun-centered universe.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The idea that rulers received their power directly from God.
What is divine right?
Portuguese explorer who led the Spanish expedition that circumnavigated the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Term for sun-centered universe.
What is heliocentric?
Created the Church of England so he could divorce his wife.
Who is King Henry VIII?
English scientist who invented calculus.
Who is isaac Newton?
French philosopher who focused on the organization of government by creating a separation of powers.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
The first country to begin trading for slaves.
What is Portugal?
Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church.
What are indulgences?
Followers of Martin Luther who protested.
Who are the Protestants?
French scientist known for saying, "I think, therefore I am."
Who is Rene Descartes?
French philosopher who believed society was corrupt, so government should protect the "general will" of the people.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rosseau?
Term for the second leg of the Triangular Trade between Africa and the Americas.
What is the Middle Passage?
The buying and selling of goods and services or the exchange of goods and services between two parties.
What is trade?
Exerted tremendous power over kings and common people alike.
What is the Catholic Church?
German scientist who used math to show that planets move in ellipses.
Who is Johananes Kepler?
French philosopher who advocated for the separation of church and state.
Who is Voltaire?
Major crop grown on Spanish and Portuguese plantation colonies in Central and South America.
What is sugar cane?
An official agreement between two or more countries or groups.
What is a treaty?