| A | B |
| Monotheism | Belief that there is only one God |
| Polytheism | Belief that there are many gods |
| Silk Road | Tade rout linking China to people from other lands, specifcally Europe |
| Crusades | Introduced Europeans to the spices and luxury goods of Asia |
| Indulgence | Payment for te forgiveness of sins |
| Martin Luther | Wrote the 95 Theses |
| German Princes | Converted to Protestantism under Luther and gained political power by ending Pope's authority in Germany |
| Edict of Nantes | Granted Huguenots religious toleration in France |
| French Protestants | Huguenot |
| Richelieu | Took steps to stengthen the power of the monarchy by moving against Protestantism and nobility |
| Catholic Reformation | Enacted moderating measurs to try to stop the Reformation |
| Jesuits | Society of Jesus |
| Printing Press | Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, increased literacy in Europe |
| Scientific Revolution | Shift in think that emphasized reason and systematic observation |
| God, Gold, Glory | Motiviations for European Exploration |
| Columbian Exchange | Introduced corn, potatoes, and tobacco to Europe |
| Triangluar Trade | This is where goods were trades along the Atlantic Ocean with the Middle Passage as the middle leg |
| Peter the Great | Adopted Western ways in Russia |
| Frederick the Great | Absolute monarch of Prussia |
| Louis XIV | The Sun King |