| A | B |
|---|
| Italy | Renaissance began here |
| Da Vinci | Renaissance artist who was also an inventor |
| Gutenberg | Inventor of the Printing PRess |
| Humanists | Well educated Renaissance thinkers |
| Sistine Chapel | Ceiling that was painted by Michelangelo |
| Reformation | 16th century religious movement aimed at reforming the Catholic Church |
| Edict of Nantes | Declared religious freedom for the Huguenots |
| Huguenots | French Protestants |
| John Calvin | French reformer who believed in Predestination |
| Michelangelo | Sculpted the "David" |
| Shakespeare | "Macbeth" & "Romeo & Juliet" were some of his plays |
| Erasmus | Proposed humanism |
| Northern Europe | The Renaissance spread here after Italy |
| Indulgences | These released a sinner from punishment |
| Martin Luther | Credited with beginning the Protestant Reformation |
| 95 Theses | A list detailing the corruption of the Catholic Church |
| Bible | Martin Luther believed it to be the ultimate authority |
| Predestination | Belief that only the chosen will be saved |
| Protestant Work Ethic | Practiced by John Calvin |
| Henry VIII | Established the Anglican Church |
| Pope | Head of the Catholic Church |
| Protestantism | Princes in Northern Germany converted to this religion |
| Roman Catholic Church | The Hapsburgs and the Holy Roman Empire supported this religion |
| Thirty Years War | Conflict between the Catholics & Protestants 1618-1648 |
| Elizabeth I | Nationalized the Anglican Church |
| Capitalism | The Reformation contributed to the rise of this economic system |
| Cardinal Richelieu | He changed the focus of the 30 Years War from religious to political |
| Jesuits | Founded to spread Catholic doctrine around the world |
| Inquistion | Established to reinforce Catholic doctrine |
| Secularism | Focus on worldly affairs |
| Printing Press | This invention increased literacy |
| Prince Henry | He formed an exploration school |
| Christianity | This religion was taken to the "New World" |
| Vasco da Gama | Explored for Portugal |
| Christopher Columbus | "Discovered" America |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Known for his crew's circumnavigation of the world |
| Circumnavigate | Word meaning "to sail around" |
| Francisco Pizarro | Conquered the Incas |
| Hernando Cortez | Conquered the Aztecs |
| Francis Drake | Explored for England |
| Indigenous | Term meaning "native to an area" |
| Latin America | A rigid class system was established in this region |
| Africans | Many of these people were forced into slavery |
| Columbian Exchange | The exchange of products, ideas, animals & diseases |
| Smallpox | This disease killed many American Indians |
| Horses & Cattle | These animals changed the lifestyle of American Indians |
| Race | Slavery was based on this during the Age of Exploration |
| Plantation | This farming system damaged the environment |
| Triangle Trade | Linked Europe, Africa and the Americas |
| Spain | This country became so rich that their economy collapsed |
| Mercantilism | Economic practice adopted to help European countries become self sufficient |
| Renaissance | Rebirth of culture in Europe |
| Mona Lisa | Mysterious woman painted by Da Vinci |
