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100
This founder of the Protestant movement objected to the sale of indulgences in his 95 theses.
Who is Martin Luther?
100

This technology gave empires like the Ottomans and the Qing Dynasty a military advantage in their conquests.

What is gunpowder?

100
Isaac Newton's universal law of this showed how one could explain all motion in the universe.
What is gravitation?
100

This man initiated a military coup d'etat and set himself up as emperor of France.

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

100

Plague that killed a third of the population of Europe and caused severe economic consequences.

What is the Black Death or bubonic plague?

200
This "Renaissance man" was an architect, inventor, and mathematician, in addition to being an artist.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
200

This Japanese warrior class were loyal to local daimyo rather than the emperor himself.

What are samurai?

200
This model of the universe placed Earth at the very center.
What is geocentric?
200

This French social class was the only one that had to pay the taille tax.

What is the Third Estate?

200

Name for the spread of plants, animals, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean during the 1500s.

What is the Columbian Exchange?

300
This movement based on Greek and Roman classics, celebrated the human form and had a profound effect on education during the Renaissance.
What is humanism?
300

This Mughal ruler was known for religious tolerance towards Hindus, despite being Muslim himself.

Who is Akbar the Great?

300
This philosopher's belief in the rights of life, liberty, and property can be found in the American Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke?
300

This island nation had a revolution which was the only successful slave revolt in history.

What is Haiti?

300
Known as "The Sun King," this French monarch was an absolutist who spent money lavishly.
Who is Louis XIV?
400
John Calvin's belief that God has already decided who is saved and who is damned.
What is predestination?
400

This Chinese admiral led a fleet of 300 treasure ships to spread Chinese culture throughout the Indian Ocean.

Who is Zheng He?

400
A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence, designed by Francis Bacon.
What is the scientific method?
400

This ideology drove the Bolsheviks who took power in the Russian Revolution.

What is communism?

400

Belief by absolute monarchs that their power is derived from God.

What is the "divine right of kings?"

500
This radical Protestant group was considered dangerous by Catholics and other Protestants alike.
What are the Anabaptists?
500

This is the branch of Islam that was the state religion of the Safavid Empire.

What is Shia?

500

This French philosophe believed that governments should have branches with checks and balances.

Who is Baron de Montesquieu?

500
A vow made by the French National Assembly to continue to meet until they created a constitution.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
500

This ideology from the Congress of Vienna sought to return traditional power to kings and the Church. 

What is conservatism?