Politics & Religion
Which country was predominantly Roman Catholic in 1600?
Italy
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Florence, Italy
Who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses?
Martin Luther
Which Asian empire had the most coastal territory? (Ottomans, Safavids, Moguls, Ming, Qing)
Ottomans
What was one of China's major exports?
Silk, Porcelain, Cotton
Who declared the English monarch head of the Church of England?
King Henry VIII
Which Italian city-state was famous for shipbuilding?
Venice
Which Protestant leader is most closely associated with the doctrine of predestination?
John Calvin
Founded by Bābur and reached its height under Akbar by 1605
Mogul Empire
The Ottomans renamed this city to Istanbul.
Constantinople
The Safavids punished ________ Muslims.
Sunni
Which intellectual movement of the Renaissance emphasized classical learning and the value of human potential?
Humanism
Which event happened first? The Catholic Church excommunicates Luther; The Act of Supremacy establishes the Church of England.
The Catholic Church excommunicates Luther
What was the biggest accomplishment of the Ming dynasty?
Exploration (Zheng He's voyages)
What do we refer to as the Asian subcontinent that the Moguls controlled?
India
This empire taxed non-Muslims as a form of religious tolerance.
Ottomans
How did the idea of humanism affect education?
Students took a broad spectrum of classes to see what people were truly interested in.
Why DID the Catholic Church establish the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)?
To promote and gain more followers of the Catholic Faith
Reached its height between 1588–1629 under Shāh ‘Abbās
Safavid Empire
All major land trade routes went through which Italian city-state?
Milan
Explain how the Catholic Church responded institutionally to the Protestant Reformation.
Counter‑Reformation; it recognized the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and held the Council of Trent to reform doctrine and discipline.
This famous Renaissance person combined art and science through various methods.
Leonardo Da Vinci
The Founder of Lutheranism.
Martin Luther
How did the Qing dynasty gain so much territory, so quickly?
They absorbed the Ming dynasty and the surrounding territories in 1644.
Ottoman