Name the three leaders of the Gunpowder Empires (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal)
Sulyeman the Magnificent, Shah Abbas, Akbar
How many theses did Martin Luther nail to the church door?
95
What should a Renaissance man be?
charming, witty, and well-educated in the classics; he should dance, sing, play music, and write poetry; he should be a skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman.
The belief that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth was the idea of what?
Divine right
What was the name of the meeting where the Catholic Church "reformed" itself?
Council of Trent
How did the printing press influence the Reformation?
easier to spread ideas to more places and more people
Kings or queens who held all the power within their states' boundaries and attempted to control every aspect of life were called what?
Absolute Monarchs
ritual suicide in Japanese custom
Seppuku
The Ottoman SYSTEM that required young, Christian boys to become slaves of the sultan
Devshirme
Syncretic religion created by Akbar
Divine Faith
Name of the official religion of Japan until 1945; polytheistic religion that believed in spiritual and supernatural beings
Shintoism
What happened in the War of Spanish Succession?
Dispute over Louis XIV's grandson becoming King of Spain and uniting France and Spain
What was the result of Peter the Great's Grand Embassy in 1697?
The westernization of Russia
Why did the Spanish Empire weaken in the 1700s? (at least 3 reasons)
overspending, high taxes, revolt in territories, economic inflation
Who was the most famous writer of the Northern Renaissance?
William Shakespeare
Who was the most powerful absolute monarch of France?
Louis XIV
What is humanism?
Focused on human potential and achievements, instead of inherited wealth and Christian theology
Name 3 specific problems that people had with the Catholic Church?
selling of indulgences, simony, illiterate monks and priests, Pope Alexander VI fathering children
What family ruled Russia as absolute monarchs for more than 300 years
Romanov family
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