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This sailor discovered the Americas, thinking that he had reached Asia by sailing west from Spain. A 100
Who is Christopher Columbus? A 100
This sailor led the first voyage to circumnavigate the earth, although he died before making it back to Spain. A 200
Who is Ferdinand Magellan? A 200
This Portuguese sailor was the first to sail to India by rounding the southern tip of Africa. A 300
Who was Vasco da Gama? A 300
This fleet of ships was defeated by the English navy in 1588, leading to a shift in power on the High Seas. A 400
What was the Spanish Armada? A 400
The invention of these two objects helped to enhance sailors ability to reach far away places and return home safely. A 500
What are the astrolabe and the compass? A 500
The Columbian exchange took place between these continents. B 100
What was Europe and the Americas? B 100
This animal, used primarily for transportation, was brought to the Americas by the Spanish. B 200
What is the horse? B 200
This religion was introduced to the Americas by the Spanish, who established missions throughout their territory. B 300
What is Christianity? B 300
These large farms were set up to grow crops such as sugarcane, and would utilize slave labor. B 400
What are plantations? B 400
This priest sought to change the way the Spanish interacted with the native Americans, showing them love, gentleness and kindness. B 500
Who was Bartolome de las Casas? B 500
He was known as the father of modern economics. C 100
Who was Adam Smith? C 100
This economic system consisted of governments controlling all economic activity so that exports will outnumber imports. C 200
What is mercantilism? C 200
This is the economic system were individuals and private businesses run most industries. C 300
What is capitalism? C 300
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In this type of economy, individuals decide what good and services they will buy. C 400
What is a market economy?. C 400
This is the relationship between goods imported to goods exported in a country. C 500
What is the balance of trade? C 500
This is a social gathering held to discuss ideas. D 100
What is a salon? D 100
This French philosopher used satire to mock government and religion in his writings. D 200
Who was Voltaire? D 200
This early British feminist advocated for equal education for men and women. D 300
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? D 300
This Renaissance philosophy that focused on human value became a foundation for enlightenment thinkers. D 400
What is humanism? D 400
Denis Diderot created this type of book that contained articles by more than 100 experts on science, technology and history. D 500
What is an encyclopedia? D 500
This English philosopher believed that all people had certain natural rights, which included the rights to life, liberty and property. E 100
Who was John Locke? E 100
This French philosopher championed the idea of separation of powers within a government. E 200
What was Charles-Louis Montesquieu? E 200
E 300 This French thinker believed in popular sovereignty, the idea that governments should express the will of the people.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau? E 300
Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great were examples of this type of ruler who embraced the ideas of the enlightenment. E 400
What is an enlightened despot? E 400
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson used enlightenment ideas to set up the government of the United States by breaking away from this European power. E 500
Who was Great Britain? E 500
This English puritan led the roundheads to victory over the cavaliers of King Charles I. F 100
Who was Oliver Cromwell? F 100
This document, given as a condition for William and Mary to accept the English throne, listed rights for Parliament and the English people. F 200
What was the English Bill of Rights? F 200
This French document guaranteed some freedoms for citizens and distributed the payment of taxes more fairly. F 300
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen? F 300
This French King was deposed, arrested and executed as a result of the French Revolution. F 400
Who was Louis XVI? F 400
This document declared that the British colonies that would become the United States no longer were ruled by the King of England. F 500
What is the Declaration of Independence? F 500
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This treaty ended the 30 years war and established that each ruler in Central Europe could choose the official religion of his territory. Click on screen to continue
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