9WH SemTest

Leonardo da Vinci

Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish arrival

William Shakespeare

He led the Roundheads vs the Royalists dring the English Civil War.

Conquistador who conquered the Incans in Peru >> former pig-herder

the national razor -- used for executions during the French Revolution

A wedding celebration gone bad . . . St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

forced transfer of power

John Locke -- the writings of this philospher influenced the American Revolution

Increasing numbers of people learned to read after the mid-1400s because

He posted the Ninety-Five Theses, his complaints about the Catholic Church.

The church's scholastic education gave way to  humanties and inspired the movement known as

Peter the Great

site of Napoleon's crushing defeat

The Sun King -- He built Versailles

"Let them eat cake."  (or not.)

Louis XIV & Louis XVI

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

He suggested that the sun sits at the center of the universe - Polish astronomer

"Terrible" czar with a temper

National Razor

Michelangelo Buonorroti

absolute power or control/tyranny -- under the rule of an oppressor

painter, writer, inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, musician, philosopher

Pocahontas' daddio . . . great chief of the local Indians encountered by the English colonists

aka "Age of Reason"

Roundheads

Versailles, Tuileries & the Bastille

He and his family were chased from Versailles to Tuileries.

hundreds of Protestants were burned at the stake executed when she restored the Catholic church

Elizabeth I

Hernan Cortez

Nobility

Castiglione

Reign of Terror

Renaissance began here.

He was responsible for the final defeat of Napoleon.

"At least I have a little neck." 

the Pope

a ruling system

Austrian who became queen of France - Madame Deficit - known for her big hair

Oliver Cromwell

"Silly Columbus, this land isn't part of Asia . . . this is a brand new discovery!!!"

Jean-Paul Marat

the Protestant Reformation began here.

she restored the Church of England . . . the Virgin Queen

Roman Catholic Clergy

War and Peace (novel)

wealthy, powerful, ruling familyl of Florence who supported artists of the Italian Renaissance

With the help of the Azecs' neighbors, this conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico

Ivan the Terrible

The king secretly married this woman and later had her beheaded.  Bummer.

dealing with death . . . gruesome

everyday language of a people

Phillip II

The Spanish colonial economy was based largely on

The "king's great matter" concerned this woman, who failed to to give the king a son.

Maximilien Robespierre

Ninety-five Theses

The Pope wouldn't agree to give this "Defender of the Faith" the annulment he requested.

The economy of New France was based on

Religious movement that split the Christian church in western Europe.

English playwright . . . Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello

sans culottes

His CREW was the first to circumnavigate the globe.  (He didn't make it.)

Galileo Galilei

The Spanish used captive Africans as

Henry VIII

invented the printing press

anything handed down from the past

violation of allegiance to one's country

Mary I

Marie Antoinette

Bourgeoisie, the artisans, the sans culottes and the peasants

Glorius Revolution

Napoleon Bonaparte

Which of the following occurred as a result of Martin Luthers stand against indulgences?

The top of France's "Old Order"

Symbolic event of the the French Revolution involved this building

Catherine the Great

A brief period when Napoleon regained control of France

The population of Native Americans in Spanish colonies dropped by more than

"The end justifies the means."  author of The Prince

Johanes Gutenberg's invention has been described as revolutionary because

Voltaire

famous for the Statue of David & the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

known for his intense dedication to the French Revolution

The Royal families "Tudors" & "Stuarts"

Leo Tolstoy

Scholars estimate that how much of  crops are grown around the world today from the Americas?

Martin Luther

the "invincible" Armada

famous for the Mona Lisa & The Last Supper

Johannes Gutenberg

One who dies for a cause