The home of Florence, and Venice, this country was also home to the beginning of the Renaissance.
What is Italy.
100
"I have built this palace to prove my god-given and absolute control over all of France. Be in awe of my power!"
Who is Louis XIV
100
The Koran (Qur'an) is the religious text of this major world religion.
What is Islam
100
Three motivations for European Exploration during the Age of Discovery.
What are demand for gold/spices, spreading Christianity, innovations in navigation, glory
200
Creator of the printing press, this individual also was the first to print a copy of the Bible in German so his neighbors could all read it to themselves.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg.
200
This coffee-creating empire in the 1500s claimed the Middle East, parts of Greece, Turkey, and North Africa.
What is the Ottoman Empire
200
"As the leader of the Congress of Vienna, I believe that we should go BACK to before the French Revolution, to times of peace and prosperity."
Who is Prince Klemens von Metternich
200
The foundation of Lutheranism is that an individual can achieve salvation in this manner.
What is by faith alone.
200
The European motivation to set up trade posts in India was their desire to become involved in the trading of this good after the original trade routes were blocked by the Ottoman Empire.
What are spices.
300
This woman was married to Henry VIII and her inability to give him a male heir lead to him splitting with the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is Catherine of Aragon
300
The Mughal Empire specialized in textiles and was the builder of the Taj Mahal, found in this present-day country.
What is India.
300
"Great questions of the day are not to be decided by speeches and majority resolutions...but by blood and iron!"
Who is Otto von Bismarck
300
This British ruler made Anglicanism the official religion of England.
Who is Elizabeth I
300
The idea that a nation's power is related to its wealth.
What is mercantilism.
400
The Catholic Church targeted this individual for his scientific theories as published in his work, the Starry Messenger. He was forced to recant his theories as a result.
Who is Galileo
400
This country was known for the creation of foreign enclaves to better control trade, and is well known for its porcelain and tea.
What is China.
400
"It truly is a shame that I had to die in the Phillippines, but at least I get the credit for circumnavigating the world."
Who is Magellan.
400
Martin Luther posted these on the doors of a Wittenburg Church in order to protest the corruptions of the Catholic Church.
What are the 95 theses.
400
Africa provided gold, slaves, and THIS for European ships travelling to India.
What are ports for resupply.
500
This individual from Spain was hailed as a god when he marched into Tenochtitlan. His later victories there would often be attributed by some historians to the ravages caused by smallpox on the native population, and not his military abilities.
Who is Hernan Cortez.
500
This continent is the home of the Songhai Empire.
What is Africa.
500
"The founding of the Jesuits is important to the rebuilding of Catholicism. I created them in order to bring honor and respect back to the Catholic Church."
Who is Ignatius of Loyola
500
Cardinal Richelieu of France supported Protestants in the 30 Years War in order to bring to ruin this Catholic German ruling family.
What is the Hapsburgs.
500
Spain and Portugal signed it in order to ensure a decrease in conflict over claiming new lands. Spain received lands to the East of the line, and Portugal received lands to the West of the line.