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Printing press

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The intellectual ideas of the Renaissance thinkers spread throughout Europe largely as a result of this innovation

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Ended religious unity in Western Europe

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The Protestant Reformation represented a turning point in European history because it did what?

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Luther's 95 Thesis

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Salvation through faith alone, theology is based on the sole authority of the Bible, one reaches God by serving as their own priest, importance was based on the individual are all ideas found in this

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The Church

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During the Reformation, people began to call for changes in this

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Increased desire than knowledge

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Effects of the printing press furthered the spread of Protestant ideas, scholarly research, and this

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A questioning spirit

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The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation were similar in that both had this.

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Renaissance

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Humanism, astronomy, the return to classical Greek and roman styles are all characteristics of this period

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Roman Catholic Church

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The philosophy of humanism brought about a decrease in the power of this

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Individual worth.

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European society during the Renaissance differed from the European society during the Middle Ages in that during the Renaissance the emphasis was on this

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Works of art

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Due to prosperity in the Golden Age of Greece and the Renaissance, creation of this was common

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the Catholic Church

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In Western Europe, a major immediate effect of the Reformation was a decline in this. Religious unity and power in

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Philosophers

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During the Renaissance and reformation, these people supported democratic forms of government

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Bible

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Martin Luther believed this had supremacy over the Church

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Wealthy

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This group of people helped the Renaissance flourish in Northern Italy

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Enlightenment

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Secularism, humanism, naturalism, and deism are all characteristic of this period

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Exploration of the East.

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The desire for profit, hope to spread Christianity, and technological advances were all reasons for this

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1215

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The Magna Carta was written in this year

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1492

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Columbus discovered the New World in this year

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Free and equal and with the right to life, liberty and property

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John Locke thought that all men were born this.

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Magna Carta

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This reflected the idea of limited government, reflected the idea that the governed had rights, expressed the idea of government based on the rule of law, and resulted from a struggle between the king and his nobles.

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Tigris and Euphrates River (also accept Fertile Crescent)

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The ancient civilization of Sumer in Mesopotamia developed here.

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Himalaya Mountains

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This mountain range is the northern-most border between India and the rest of Asia.

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Silk Roads

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This was a system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia along which traders carried silk and many other trade goods

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Black Plague

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This was caused by fleas; 2/3 of Europeans were killed from it

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Islam

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This religion has the 5 Pillars of Faith

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Crusades

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These were expeditions in which medieval Christians warriors sought to recover control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.

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Cultural diffusion

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This is the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another

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Hieroglyphics

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Ancient Egyptian writing system.

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Infectious diseases

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This contributed most to the decline of Native American civilizations in Latin America after the arrival of European explorers

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India

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Hinduism and Buddhism began in this country

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Jerusalem

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This Holy city in Israel shares the three religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam

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City-States

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This was the fundamental political unit in ancient Greece

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Parthenon

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This is a magnificent building in on the Acropolis in Greece.

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Alexander The Great

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At the age of 20, this man became one of the most powerful rulers in Greece.

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Archimedes screw

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This device raised water from the ground

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Rome

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During the Roman Empire, 3 continents sent their trade goods to this city

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Inflation

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An untrustworthy army, decreased citizen interest in government and this, caused the decline of the Roman Empire

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Indulgences

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This was a pardon that was sold by Catholic priest releasing a person from punishments due to sin

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The Bill of Rights

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The first 10 amendments to the US constitution are called?

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Declaration of Independence

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The Enlightenment ideas of John Locke influenced Thomas Jefferson when he wrote this document

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