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Modern World History

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What year did Columbus reach the Americas?

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1492.

Who funded Columbus's voyage?

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The Spanish Crown — Ferdinand and Isabella.

What treaty divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?

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The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494.

What was the Renaissance?

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A European cultural movement (~14th–17th centuries) of revived classical learning, art, and humanism.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–1519.

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

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Michelangelo, completed 1512.

What did Gutenberg invent around 1440?

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The movable-type printing press in Europe.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

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A 16th-century religious movement begun by Martin Luther challenging the Catholic Church.

When did Luther post his 95 Theses?

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1517, in Wittenberg.

Who founded the Anglican Church?

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King Henry VIII of England.

What was the Counter-Reformation?

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The Catholic Church's response to the Reformation, including the Council of Trent (1545–1563).

What was the Thirty Years' War?

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A devastating European war (1618–1648), ended by the Peace of Westphalia.

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