Unit 1
What were the names of the Polo brothers?
Niccolo and Maffeo
What theory did Copernicus have?
Heliocentric theory.
Who was the Daimyo?
Vassals of the shogun.
What was King Louis XIV's nickname?
The sun king.
Charles I believed in ___________ of kings
divine right.
What was the warrior/behavior code used by knights called?
Chivalry
What theory did Newton have?
Laws of motion and gravitation.
What set Manchu people apart from the Chinese?
The Manchu hairstyle.
What was the Treaty of Utrecht?
Established that Philip V would keep his position but France and Spain could never unite.
What did the Petition of right do?
Put restrictions on the King.
Which 2 countries fought in the hundred years war?
England and France
Define Tariffs
The taxing of imports.
The Opium war happened between what 2 countries?
Britain and China.
Russia
Why did civil war break out in England?
Charles I refused to let parliament be in charge of the army
What was the disease that killed millions called?
The Bubonic Plague.
What did Vasco Da Gama do?
Sailed across the Indian Ocean.
Who were the Jesuits?
Missionaries that tried to convert people to Catholicism.
Who was elected as czar after the passing of Ivan the terrible?
Michael Mikhalil Romanov
What did Oliver Cromwell do to Charles I?
Tried him for treason.
What caused the great schism?
the return of the papacy to Rome.
What was the result of the Columbian Exchange?
Spain brought smallpox and other diseases.
What were the 4 social classes?
Scholar gentry, Farmers, Artisans, Merchants.
What 2 countries did King James VI rule?
England and Scotland.
What was the Habeas Corpus Act?
Protected those who had been arrested.