Renaissance and Exploration
In what year did the Fall of Constantinople occur?
1453
Which German monk initiated the Protestant Reformation in 1517?
Martin Luther
Which French king is famous for the phrase “I am the state”?
Louis XIV
Which Genoese navigator, sailing for Spain, reached the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What is the name of the document Luther nailed to the church door in Wittenberg?
The 95 Theses
Which scientist wrote the Principia Mathematica in 1687?
Sir Isaac Newton
Which empire captured Constantinople in 1453?
Ottoman Empire
Which English king broke with the Catholic Church and founded the Church of England?
Henry VIII
Which philosopher wrote The Social Contract?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which famous artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo
Which council (1545–1563) was the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation?
Council of Trent
Which event in 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille
What 1494 treaty divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Which branch of Protestantism was strongly influenced by John Calvin?
Calvinism
Which document proclaimed fundamental rights during the French Revolution?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen