World History Exam Review

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

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

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.

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

The idea that there is no free will and all events in the universe are controlled by God.

A term to describe great thinkers during the Enlightenment.

Famous Italian scientist who confirmed heliocentrism but then had to recant to the Inquisition.

The French estate consisting of priests and other Catholic clergy.  

A solemn oath by the Third Estate to continue meeting until they drafted a new constitution.

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

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

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

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

A war for independence fought between American colonists and the British.  We won.

The system of laws that was implemented in France during the time of Napoleon.

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

Napoleon's attempt to isolate Great Britain and keep them from selling goods in Europe.

The idea that markets will take care of themselves and governments should stay out.

Famous 18 year meeting of the Catholic Church that basically reaffirmed church teachings.

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

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

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

Daughter of Henry VIII, who as queen tried to undo the Supremacy Act and reinstate Catholicism.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The largest estate in pre-revolutionary France that included peasants and the bourgeoisie. 

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