Age of Exploration
The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
Colombian Exchange
Invention that helped spread the ideas of the Reformation quickly.
Printing Press
Belief that the sun is at the center of the universe.
Heliocentric
Social class made up of commoners in France before the revolution
Third Estate
Type of warfare characterized by ditches and stalemates on the Western Front.
Trench Warfare
Name for aggressive Spanish conquerors who claimed land in the Americas for Spain.
Conquistadors
What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
Rebirth
This scientist discovered the laws of gravity.
Isaac Newton
King overthrown and later beheaded during the French Revolution.
King Louis XVI
The three countries that make up the Central Powers.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Explorer after whom the Americas were named.
Amerigo Vespucci
Practice by the Catholic Church of forgiving sins in exchange for a payment to the church. Heavily criticized by Protestant reformers.
Indulgences
John Locke
The leader of the Reign of Terror.
The spark that started World War I, this man was assassinated in 1914.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name for horrific, forced journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
Middle Passage
Philosopher who promoted separation of powers in government.
Montesquieu
The prison that was stormed on July 14, 1789 marking the start of the revolution.
Bastille
Passenger ship sunk by German U-boats, turning US opinion against Germany.
Lusitania
The system where Native Americans were forced to work for Spanish landowners in return for "protection."
Encomienda System
Renaissance philosophy that focused on human potential and achievements.
Humanism
The French philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and religion.
Voltaire
The French document that established basic human rights, limited government power, and laid out a new vision for government. This is often compared to the American Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Woodrow Wilson's plan for long-term peace after World War I.
14 Points