India/Japan
This is a major religion founded in India and is the biggest religion in India today
Hinduism
The main religion of the Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox
An outpouring of art, literature and music
Renaissance
In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue
Christopher Colombus
Life, Liberty and Property are basic rights
John Locke
Before enlightenment, the Buddha was this
A prince
This was the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
He nailed his 95 theses to a church door demanding changes to the church
Martin Luther
Daily Double: This group ruled most of modern day Mexico until Cortes arrived
Aztec
People are naturally greedy and selfish
Hobbes
This was what determined your place in India
Caste System
These are all required acts a Muslim must do such as making a pilgrimage to Mecca
5 pillars of Islam
Daily Double: Wrote The Prince and taught it is best to rule through fear
Machiavelli
This was the name for the voyage between Africa and the Caribbean that many enslaved people were forced to take
Middle Passage
Fought for women's rights but was initially ignored
Mary Wollstonecraft
A rogue samurai was called this
Ronin
This was the name for future rulers of Islam after Mohammed
Caliphs
Considered a true Renaissance Man
Leonardo da Vinci
This man sailed the world; or tried to until he was killed in the Philippines after trying to convert the native population
Ferdinand Magellan
Wanted a system of checks and balances
Montesquieu
The Japanese Sun Goddess
Amaterasu
English: Richard the Lionheart or Richard III
Muslim: Saladin
Believed your destination after death was predetermined at your birth by God
Calvinists
The belief that wealth brings power and is attained by maximizing exports and minimizing imports
Mercantilism
Means non-religious
Secular