The Enlightenment
Protestant Reformation
European Expansion
Scientific Revolution
Readings (WCF and Pilgrims Progress)
100

The Enlightenment began with the search for ______.

What is certainty?

or

What is happiness?

100

Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle Church in ______.

What is 1517?

100

Name three major European countries that settled colonies in the Americas.

What is:

England

France

Spain

Portugal

Netherlands (Holland)

100

This thinker is known as the "Father of the Scientific Method."

Who is Francis Bacon?

100
The initials WCF stand for this.

What is the Westminster Confession of Faith?

200
Renee Descartes established the absolute certainty of his existence through doubt with this quote.

What is "I think, therefore I am"?

200

Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli disagreed concerning the doctrine of ________.

What is communion/Lord's Supper?

200

This 17th century war was the deadliest in European history (until 20th century) with over 8 million deaths.

What is the Thirty Years' War?

200

Copernicus taught that the ________ theory that the Sun is the center of the universe. 

What is the heliocentric theory?

200

The WCF is an official document for which Protestant denomination.

What is Presbyterianism? 

300

John Locke argued that at birth, mankind is a _______. 

What is a blank slate?

300

John Calvin is well-known for his teachings on reformed doctrine in his book, __________. 

What is the Institutes?

300

The "Third Rome" was the aspirations of the Orthodox Church in this country.

What is Russia?

300

This scientist's three laws of motion changed everything we know about gravity and motion.

Who is Isaac Newton?

300

Pilgrim leaves this city in search for the Celestial City.

What is the city of destruction?

400

Adam Smith advocated for a _______________ approach to economics.

What is laissez-faire (hands off)?

400

Thomas Cranmer oversaw the transformation of England's churches from Catholicism to Anglicanism. This book written by Cranmer helped establish the church's doctrine and worship.

What is the Book of Common Prayer?

400

This three empires were located in Central and South America.

What is the:

Incas

Mayans

Aztecs

400

Robert Boyle is known as the first chemist, by proving the universe was made up of this four elements.

What is:

earth

wind

fire

water.

400
Pilgrim is imprisoned in this city.

What is Vanity Fair?

500

Empiricism teaches that knowledge is gained through ________ instead of revelation.

What is experience?

500

The Anabaptists took over this city resulting in a siege and eventual massacre of the inhabitants. 

What is Munster?

500

This empire threatened Christendom in the 16th century advancing all the way to the gates on Vienna.

What is the Ottoman Empire?

500

The branch of science known as microbiology was established by this scientist.

Who is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek?
500

This giant captures Pilgrim and locks him up. 

Who is Giant Despair