| A | B |
| Machiavelli | Effect on politics |
| Dante and Desiderius Erasmus | Wrote about problems in society |
| Low prices | Trade increases |
| Mongols secured the Silk Road | Trade increased |
| Practices of Roman Catholic Church | Weakened the church's influence |
| Classical and Renaissance statues | Realistic looking |
| Renaissance | Change |
| Printing press helped spread ideas | Internet hels spread ideas |
| Renaissance | Could not attend universities |
| Bible translations | Helped people read |
| St. Ignatius and St. Xavier | Taught people about Catholic ideas |
| Strong Catholic influence in Spain | Non-Catholics were thrown out, converted, or killed |
| Support of Martin Luther | People were unhappy with church practices |
| Catholic Reformation | Catholic Church changed some practices |
| Perspective | Create appearance of depth |
| Thirty Years' War | King of Bohemia imposed Catholicism on his subjects |
| Growth of federalism | Effect of Protestant Reformation |
| Ninety-Five Theses | Luthers' complaints |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Painter, sculptor, engineer, and architect |
| Marco Polo | Traveled to China |
| Classical | Greek or Roman |
| Shakespeare | Wrote plays |
| John Calvin | Taught predestination |
| Johann Gutenberg | Developed a printing press |