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Renaissance and Reformation
Exploration and Expansion
New Asian Empires
Enlightenment and Revolution
The French Revolution and Napoleon
100
Teachings that emphasized individual accomplishment
What is humanism
100
A new type of ship that was light and fast and highly maneuverable
What is the caravel
100
Rulers of the Ottoman Empire
What are sultans
100
This theory held that the earth was the center of the universe and that the sun, moon, and planets revolved around it
What is the geocentric theory
100
A sense of patriotism and unity as a people
What is nationalism
200
Johannes Gutenberg's invention was revolutionary because people had easier access to books and more learned to read
What is the printing press
200
This colony in Virginia was settled by people intending to make their fortunes by finding gold and silver
What is Jamestown
200
The greatest example of Mughal architecture
What is the Taj Mahal
200
Denis Diderot wrote this to promote knowledge
What is the encyclopedia
200
A method of execution during the French Revolution
What is the guillotine
300
This person wrote theses in which he denied the power of indulgences to remit sin and criticized the power of the pope and the wealth of the church
Who is Martin Luther
300
What French settlers in Canada mainly did for a living
What is trading
300
This supreme military leader of Japan ruled in the emperor's name
What is the shogun
300
In order for colonists to pay for some of the costs of the French and Indian War, Parliament passed this ledgislation
What is the Stamp Act
300
The top of France's Old Order
Who is King Louis XVI
400
In response to the spread of Protestantism, the church began a series of reforms
What is the counter reformation
400
Huge estates in the Americas that grew cash crops such as sugar and tobacco
What are plantations
400
Elite soldiers who were loyal only to the sultan
What are Janissaries
400
The first scientist to create a complete model of the solar system combining physics, astronomy and mathematics
Who is Copernicus
400
A forced transfer of power
What is a coup d'etat
500
He was a talented painter, writer, inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, and philosopher
Who is Leonardo daVinci
500
This economic theory held that a nation's strength depended on its wealth
What is mercantilism
500
This Ming Emperor sponsored voyages overseas to extend China's influence
Who is Yonglo
500
This important American document was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence
500
France's greatest enemy during the Napoleonic Wars
Who is Great Britain