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People of World History II – Semester 1 Using the images in the left column and the information in the right column, fill in the name of the unidentified individuals in the center column. Led Prussia in the unification of Germany through war and appealing to nationalistic feelings; actions seen as example of Realpolitik; involvement in Franco-Prussian War led to creation of Germany Italian-born explorer; sailed for Spain and “discovered” the New World by landing in Caribbean while seeking western route to spices of Asia; this established an exchange of goods, livestock, diseases between Old World and New called the Columbian Exchange French religious and political figure who changed the focus of the Thirty Years’ War from a religious to a political conflict English thinker who formulated the law of gravity English playwright famed for writing hundreds of sonnets and plays like “Romeo and Juliet” and “Hamlet”; incorporated humanist ideals into work Absolute monarch of Russia; built St. Petersburg as a symbol of the wealth and power of Russia; sought to westernize Russia and make it more like Western Europe Spanish conquistador responsible for the destruction of the Incan empire in the Andes Mountains of western South America

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People of World History II – Semester 1Using the images in the left column and the information in the right column, fill in the name of the unidentified individuals in the center column.

Led Prussia in the unification of Germany through war and appealing to nationalistic feelings; actions seen as example of Realpolitik; involvement in Franco-Prussian War led to creation of GermanyItalian-born explorer; sailed for Spain and “discovered” the New World by landing in Caribbean while seeking western route to spices of Asia; this established an exchange of goods, livestock, diseases between Old World and New called the Columbian ExchangeFrench religious and political figure who changed the focus of the Thirty Years’ War from a religious to a political conflictEnglish thinker who formulated the law of gravity

English playwright famed for writing hundreds of sonnets and plays like “Romeo and Juliet” and “Hamlet”; incorporated humanist ideals into workAbsolute monarch of Russia; built St. Petersburg as a symbol of the wealth and power of Russia; sought to westernize Russia and make it more like Western EuropeSpanish conquistador responsible for the destruction of the Incan empire in the Andes Mountains of western South America

Italian Renaissance artist famed for his paintings of The Last Supper, a masterpiece of perspective, and The Mona Lisa, which depicts the Renaissance theme of humanismWrote “The Social Contract”; Enlightenment thinker who believed that government is a contract between rulers and the peopleLed Parliamentary forces (Roundheads) during English Civil War; defeated loyalist forces (Cavaliers) of Charles I; ruled monarch-free England as Lord Protector for a decade after execution of Charles IPortuguese explorer who rounded the tip of southern Africa and ventured to the coast of India, where he established Portugal as a major trade empire in the Indian Ocean

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People of World History II – Semester 1Using the images in the left column and the information in the right column, fill in the name of the unidentified individuals in the center column.

German organist and Baroque composer during the Age of Reason

German monk who started the Protestant Reformation by posting the 95 Theses; believed in salvation by faith alone, Bible as ultimate authority, all humans equal before GodWrote “Leviathan”; Enlightenment thinker who believed humans exist in a primitive “state of nature” and consent to government for self-protectionCatholic priest who started the Mexican independence movement

French painter of the Romantic School; often depicted the French Revolution with emphasis on emotion and dramatic themes

Portuguese-born explorer who sailed for Spain and discovered route around southern tip of South America and across Pacific Ocean (killed in the Philippines, but crew was first to circumnavigate the globe)Unified northern Italy

Polish thinker of the Scientific Revolution era who developed the heliocentric theory

Rose to power with military victories during chaos following French Revolution; eventually named himself Emperor of France; brought much of Europe under his control before ultimate defeatFrench explorer who claimed large portions of eastern Canada for France and discovered the St. Lawrence River

Wrote “The Spirit of Laws”; Enlightenment thinker who believed in a separation of governmental powersGerman inventor of the movable type printing press, which allowed for the expansion of the Renaissance as well as the Reformation

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People of World History II – Semester 1Using the images in the left column and the information in the right column, fill in the name of the unidentified individuals in the center column.

Led Committee for Public Safety during the French Revolution; responsible for the Reign of Terror that saw guillotine executions of thousands

Spanish author of “Don Quixote,” the first modern novel; satirized Spain’s feudal past

Former slave who led Haitian rebellion against French; defeated the armies of three foreign powers – Spain, France, and Britain

English king of the Stuart line who was executed at the conclusion of the English Civil War

Discovered the circulation of blood through the human body and that the heart acts as a pump

English privateer who plundered Spanish ships off the coast of South America; first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe; knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for his effortsItalian Renaissance artist famed for his sculpture of David and the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

King and queen of England who took power from James II during the Glorious Revolution; signed English Bill of Rights, limiting their power and granting more to Parliament, before taking throne

Known as “The Liberator” for his efforts to liberate northern areas of Latin America

English king; dismissed authority of Pope in Rome; formed Anglican Church with himself as its head so he could divorce his wife who had delivered no son; took lands and wealth of the Catholic Church in EnglandAustrian Classical composer during the Age of Reason with more than 600 works composed in his short lifeJoined southern Italy to northern Italy

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People of World History II – Semester 1Using the images in the left column and the information in the right column, fill in the name of the unidentified individuals in the center column.

Wrote “Two Treatises on Government”; Enlightenment thinker who believed people are sovereign and consent to government for protection of natural rights to life, liberty, and propertyDiscovered planetary motion is in an elliptical pattern, not concentric circles

Queen of England who had tolerance for dissenters and looked for compromise between Protestants and Catholics; monarch of England when they defeated the Spanish Armada (1588)

Protestant reformer – believed in predestination, faith is revealed by living a righteous life, and strong work ethic; responsible for expanding Protestant Movement by serving as an example of what a Protestant community should be with his settlement in Geneva, Switz.Wrote “Candide”; Enlightenment thinker and philosopher who believed that religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism and separation of church and state

Dutch priest and humanist; translated the Bible into Greek

Absolute monarch of France; called himself the Sun King; built Palace of Versailles to show off French wealth and power

Son of Charles I; asked by Parliament to claim the English throne after the end of Cromwell’s disastrous term as Lord Protector

Used the telescope to prove the heliocentric theory; persecuted by the Inquisition and forced to recant his beliefs

Spanish conquistador responsible for the destruction of the Aztec Empire and its capital of Tenochtitlan on the site of modern Mexico City