1Martin Luther criticized what church practice that sparked the Protestant Reformation?
Indulgences
2What document did Martin Luther post in 1517 listing criticisms of the Catholic Church?
Ninety-Five Theses
3What was the first Protestant denomination based on faith alone and scripture alone?
Lutheranism
4What practice involved payments to reduce time in purgatory?
Indulgences
5What 1530 document outlined Lutheran beliefs before Charles V?
Confession of Augsburg
6What is the term for holding multiple church offices at once?
Pluralism
7What is resentment toward clerical privilege and corruption called?
Anticlericalism
8At what 1521 assembly did Luther refuse to recant his teachings?
Diet of Worms
9Which friar’s sale of indulgences provoked Luther’s protest?
Johann Tetzel
10What abuse involved clergy living outside their dioceses?
Absenteeism
11Which Swiss reformer rejected Catholic rituals and saw the Eucharist as symbolic?
Ulrich Zwingli
12What 1524–25 uprising of peasants cited Christian freedom and social grievances?
German Peasants’ War
13What term describes Christians who broke from Rome?
Protestant
14What is the buying and selling of church offices called?
Simony
15Which emperor tried to suppress Protestantism but accepted the Peace of Augsburg?
Charles V
16What was the loose federation of German states under an emperor?
Holy Roman Empire
17Which dynasty ruled Spain, Austria, and the HRE and defended Catholicism?
Habsburgs
18Which radical reformers rejected infant baptism and separation of church and state?
Anabaptists
19What was Calvin’s strict theocracy in Switzerland known as?
Geneva – “City that was a Church”
20What was the English break from Rome under Henry VIII called?
English Reformation
21Which Scottish reformer spread Calvinism and founded Presbyterianism?
John Knox
22Which Catholic English queen tried to restore Catholicism and executed Protestants?
Mary Tudor (“Bloody Mary”)
23What 1533 law made the king supreme in religious matters?
Act of Restraint of Appeals
24What 1588 event secured Protestant England’s survival against Spain?
Spanish Armada
25What type of government is ruled by religious authority?
Theocracy
26Which archbishop supported Henry VIII and wrote the Book of Common Prayer?
Archbishop Cranmer
27What 1559 compromise established moderate Protestantism in England?
Elizabethan Settlement
28Which Catholic Spanish king fought Protestants in the Netherlands and England?
Philip II
29Which English king split from Rome to annul his marriage?
Henry VIII
30What were John Knox’s Calvinist followers in Scotland called?
Presbyterians
31What English Calvinists wanted to “purify” the Anglican Church?
Puritans
32Which French reformer emphasized predestination and theocracy?
John Calvin
33What doctrine states God has already determined salvation or damnation?
Predestination
34What Catholic order founded by Ignatius of Loyola spread Catholicism worldwide?
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
35What Catholic revival movement reformed abuses and reaffirmed doctrine?
Counter-Reformation
36What 1545–63 council reaffirmed Catholic teachings and reformed abuses?
Council of Trent
37Who founded the Jesuits and stressed discipline and obedience?
Ignatius of Loyola
38What church tribunal enforced Catholic orthodoxy and punished heresy?
Roman Inquisition
39Who said “Paris is worth a mass” when converting to Catholicism?
Henry IV of France
40What 1598 decree granted toleration to French Huguenots?
Edict of Nantes
41What were French Calvinists called?
Huguenots
42What 16th–17th c. persecution reflected social anxiety and religious tension?
Witchcraft
43Which French queen mother was linked to the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre?
Catherine de’ Medici
44What Protestant principle means “Scripture alone”?
Sola Scriptura
45What Protestant principle means “Faith alone”?
Sola Fide
46What is the Lutheran view that Christ is spiritually present in the Eucharist?
Consubstantiation
47What is the destruction of religious images by reformers called?
Iconoclasm
48What term describes rulers prioritizing political stability over religion?
Politiques
49What 1555 treaty recognized Lutheranism in the HRE?
Peace of Augsburg
50What 1572 massacre killed French Huguenots in Paris?
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
51What 1618–48 war devastated Central Europe over religion and politics?
Thirty Years’ War
52What 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War and recognized Calvinism?
Peace of Westphalia
53Which English theologian inspired early Protestant thought in the 14th c.?
John Wycliffe
54Which Czech reformer was executed in 1415 for heresy?
Jan Hus
55Which pope called the Council of Trent and led reforms?
Pope Paul III
56Which pope enforced the Inquisition and the Index of Prohibited Books?
Pope Paul IV
57Which leader of the Dutch Revolt secured independence for the Netherlands?
William of Orange (William the Silent)
58Which Habsburg emperor’s policies sparked the Thirty Years’ War?
Ferdinand II
59What 16th-century economic phenomenon was caused by New World silver influx?
Price Revolution
60Who were the Spanish conquerors of the Americas in the 16th c.?
Conquistadors
61Which French writer developed the essay and emphasized skepticism and cultural relativism?
Michel de Montaigne
62Which ancient text reintroduced in the Renaissance influenced European navigation?
Ptolemy’s Geography
63What 1494 papal agreement divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
64Which powerful Mesoamerican empire was conquered by Cortés?
Mexica (Aztec) Empire
65Who was the last Aztec emperor captured by Cortés?
Montezuma II
66Which navigation tool indicates direction?
Magnetic Compass
67What term describes the 16th-century period of Spanish dominance fueled by New World wealth?
“Golden Century of Spain”
68Which Spanish history of the Americas shaped European understanding of the New World?
General History of the Indies (1547)
69What palace-monastery built by Philip II symbolized Spanish Catholic power?
Escorial
70What early stock exchange became a center of global trade?
Bourse
71Which instrument determines latitude by measuring the sun or stars?
Astrolabe
72What was the Spanish crown’s 20% tax on colonial silver?
Quinto
73Which Venetian explorer sailed for England and explored Newfoundland?
John Cabot
74Which Protestant queen of England promoted exploration and defeated the Spanish Armada?
Elizabeth I of England
75Which Holy Roman Emperor and Spanish king oversaw early American conquests?
Charles V
76Which king of Spain expanded power during the Golden Century but overextended the empire?
Philip II of Spain
77Which Venetian traveler to Asia inspired European interest in Asian trade routes?
Marco Polo
78Which Florentine explorer recognized the Americas as a “New World”?
Amerigo Vespucci
79Which Portuguese prince funded voyages along Africa and initiated overseas empire?
Henry the Navigator
80Which Portuguese explorer reached India by sea in 1498?
Vasco da Gama
81Which Genoese sailor funded by Spain reached the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
82Which Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain completed the first circumnavigation?
Ferdinand Magellan
83Which French explorer of the St. Lawrence River claimed parts of Canada?
Jacques Cartier
84Which Portuguese explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
Bartolomeu Dias
85Who conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain between 1519–1521?
Hernán Cortés
86Who conquered the Inca Empire for Spain in 1532?
Francisco Pizarro
87What term describes the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and goods between Old and New Worlds?
Columbian Exchange
88Which crops, animals, and disease traveled from the New World to the Old World?
New → Old World
89Which animals, crops, and diseases traveled from the Old World to the New World?
Old → New World
90What describes Spanish/Portuguese colonies with mixed populations and strict hierarchies?
Life in the Colonies
91What was the effect of massive silver imports from Potosí and Mexico?
Spanish Silver & Economic Effects
92Which Spanish system granted settlers the right to Native labor in exchange for “protection”?
Encomienda System
93What term explains European conquest advantages of guns, germs, and steel?
Guns, Germs, and Steel
94What were the main consequences for the New World after European contact?
New World Consequences
95What were the main consequences for the Old World after American crops and silver arrived?
Old World Consequences
96Which navigation technologies facilitated European exploration?
Navigation Instruments
97What system linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas through trade?
Triangular Trade
98What was the journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas called?
Middle Passage
99What economic theory viewed colonies as serving the mother country by supplying raw materials?
Mercantilism
100What type of company allowed shared ownership to reduce risk in overseas ventures?
Joint-Stock Companies
101What 16th–17th c. economic transformation tied to exploration increased global trade?
Commercial Revolution
102Which Spanish priest criticized mistreatment of natives and advocated for indigenous rights?
Bartolomé de las Casas
103Which Spanish scholar defended conquest and forced labor of natives?
Juan de Sepúlveda
104What 1550–51 debate discussed the treatment of indigenous peoples?
Valladolid Debate
105Which 1571 naval battle saw Spain defeat the Ottomans?
Battle of Lepanto
106Which trading company founded in 1602 helped the Dutch dominate Asian trade?
Dutch East India Company
107What revolt between 1568–1648 created the independent Dutch Republic?
Dutch Revolt
108Martin Luther
German monk who criticized indulgences and corruption, sparking the Protestant Reformation
109Johann Tetzel
Dominican friar whose sale of indulgences provoked Luther’s protest
110Ulrich Zwingli
Swiss reformer who rejected Catholic rituals and saw Eucharist as symbolic
111John Calvin
French reformer who developed predestination and strict theocracy
112John Knox
Scottish reformer who spread Calvinism and founded Presbyterianism
113Mary Tudor (“Bloody Mary”)
Catholic queen of England who tried to restore Catholicism and executed Protestants
114Henry VIII
English king who split from Rome to secure annulment and founded the Anglican Church
115Elizabeth I of England
Protestant queen who promoted exploration and defeated the Spanish Armada
116Philip II of Spain
Catholic king who defended Spain and fought Protestants in Netherlands & England
117Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor and Spanish king who tried to suppress Protestantism
118Ferdinand II
Habsburg emperor whose policies sparked the Thirty Years’ War
119Henry IV of France
Converted to Catholicism saying “Paris is worth a mass” and issued Edict of Nantes
120Catherine de’ Medici
French queen mother linked to St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
121Ignatius of Loyola
Founder of Jesuits, strengthened papal authority and spread Catholicism abroad
122William of Orange (William the Silent)
Leader of Dutch Revolt who secured independence for the Netherlands
123Pope Paul III
Initiated Catholic Reformation and called Council of Trent
124Pope Paul IV
Enforced Roman Inquisition and Index of Prohibited Books
125Bartolomé de las Casas
Spanish priest who criticized mistreatment of natives and advocated for indigenous rights
126Juan de Sepúlveda
Spanish scholar who defended conquest and forced labor of natives
127Michel de Montaigne
French writer who developed essay form and emphasized skepticism and cultural relativism
128Marco Polo
Venetian traveler to Asia whose writings inspired European interest in trade routes
129Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer who recognized the Americas as a “New World”
130Christopher Columbus
Genoese sailor funded by Spain who reached the Americas in 1492
131Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer who reached India by sea
132Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer who circumnavigated the globe sailing for Spain
133Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer who rounded the Cape of Good Hope
134John Cabot
Venetian explorer sailing for England who explored Newfoundland
135Jacques Cartier
French explorer of the St. Lawrence River
136Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
137Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
138Henry the Navigator
Portuguese prince who funded voyages along Africa