Duplicate of World History Semester 2 Review

Famous Italian political philosopher who said "The ends justify the means."

The concept that the monarch is all-powerful and controls all affairs of the state.

The French estate made up of nobles and aristocrats.

Armory and prison in France that was stormed by an angry mob on July 14, 1789.

The first explorer to lead a mission that circumavigated the globe.

Powerful French religious figure who basically ran the country for Louis XIII.

The tragic segment of the Triangle of Trade that brought slaves from Africa to the New World.

Popular English queen who had no children to continue the Tudor line of monarchs.

Inventor who made the first commercially-successful steamboat.

Portuguese explorer who completed an all water voyage around Africa to India.

Political philosopher who believed in natural rights including life, liberty, and property.

He invented the moveable-type printing press that helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance.

As King of France, he was an absolute monarch who built Versailles and fought in many wars.

Famous conquistador who defeated the Incas.

Long-lasting meeting of Catholic Church that reaffirmed church teachings & reduced corruption

A meeting called by Louis XVI in an attempt to raise taxes on the Third Estate.

"Enlightened" ruler of Russia who ultimately did nothing for serfs, but did expand territory.

A type of stalemated warfare that became the hallmark of WWI.

Theory that said the Earth was in a fixed position and all the heavens revolved around it.

A term to describe great thinkers during the Enlightenment.

Famous French writer and philosopher who strongly advocated free speech.

America is named after this famous Italian explorer.

A supposedly humane means of execution that was used extensively during the Reign of Terror. 

Term to describe the French middle class that included wealthy merchants, doctors, and lawyers.

English mathematician who invented calculus and established many laws of physics.

The battle that became Napoleon's final military defeat.

A global war that is best remembered in America as the French and Indian War.

English scientist who is credited with developing the scientific method.

Italian explorer who believed he could sail west to get to India and bumped into the New World.

Famous Portuguese prince who led a famous school for sailors and explorers.

French king who, along with his wife Marie Antoinette, was executed during the revolution.

Religious relics and papers that could be purchased from the Catholic Church to absolve sins.

Famous Prussian king known as "The Great," who was admired for his military tactics.

A term to describe having a belief that does not conform with church teachings.

Model of the solar system that has the Sun at the center with the planets rotating around it.

The name for the Catholic Church's attempt to stop the spread of Protestantism.

Document that became the preamble to the Constitution of 1791 in France.

Known as "The Incorruptible," he led the Reign of Terror in an effort to eliminate enemies.

Inventor who improved the steam engine that spurred the Industrial Revolution.

Spanish explorer and conquistador who searched for the legendary fountain of youth in Florida.

Martin Luther's list of complaints that started the Reformation.

The name for when Martin Luther and others started Protestant Christian religions.

Famous enlightened thinker who wrote "In Praise of Folly" that poked fun at the church.

He believed that destiny is already set and man cannot change it.

His assassination in Sarajevo was the spark that led to WWI.

Famous English king who decided to start his own church when the Pope denied him a divorce.

American auto maker who improved the assembly line to make his cars affordable to the masses.

Famous Renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David.

Famous conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.

Henry VIII's order that established the Anglican Church, separate from Rome's control.

First leader of the Committee of Public Safety who killed people accused of helping the king.

The idea that a monarch's power comes directly from God.

Ironically named group that carried out the Reign of Terror in revolutionary France.

Enlightenment scientist who discovered that blood is pumped by the heart in a closed system.

Robespierre's ideas to establish France as a peaceful, egalitarian society.

A term that literally means "rebirth" and marks advances in science, the arts, and philosophy.

President Wilson's ideas for securing "peace without victory," to end WWI.

He is regarded as the quintessential Renaissance man.

The name for the alliance between France, Britain, and Russia prior to WWI.

The methods used by the Russians to defeat Napoleon's Grand Army.

Famous Russian czar who attempted to modernize his country and make it more like the West.

The name for the small group of rulers, led by Napoleon, that replaced The Directory.

Famous explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope on the Southern tip of Africa.

Author of Leviathan who advocated a very strong monarch empowered by a social contract.

1885 conference where the European powers divided up Africa.  No Africans were invited.

He started the Protestant Reformation when he put his 95 Theses on the church door in 1517.

A term to describe an order or a threat issued by one state against another.

The Spanish term for adventurers who went out to gain new territories for the crown.

A form of extreme patriotism and devotion to country that is a contributing cause of WWI.

The small, corrupt group of leaders in the National Assembly that were overthrown by Napoleon.

Polish astronomer who formulated the heliocentric model of the solar system.

A term that means "a blow to the state," and is marked by the overthrow government leaders.

Famous Italian scientist who confirmed heliocentrism but then was persecuted by the Church.

Famous French military leader who overthrew The Directory and named himself emperor.

Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote.

Founder of the Society of Jesus that spread Catholicism around the globe.

The name for the booming trade network between the Old and New Worlds after Columbus.

Famous mathematician & astronomer who is best known for his laws of planetary motion.