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 1. A. General name for Spanish military leaders and explorers in the Americas – Conquistadors 2. B. Architect known for domes such as San Lorenzo church in Florence – Brunelleschi 3. C. Developed very realistic representations of people and animals, an...

 1. A. General name for Spanish military leaders and explorers in the Americas – Conquistadors 2. B. Architect known for domes such as San Lorenzo church in Florence – Brunelleschi 3. C. Developed very realistic representations of people and animals, anatomy, and inventions – Leonardo da Vinci 4. D. Painter and sculptor known for the Sistine Chapel and statue David – Michelangelo 5. E. Netherlands painter known for detailed paintings with vibrant colors – Jan van Eyck 6. F. Tried to merge High Renaissance with Northern aspects – Albrecht Dürer (likely based on history) 7. G. Known for laws of gravity and viewing nature as a machine – Isaac Newton 8. H. Proved planets were substances and was punished – Galileo Galilei 9. I. Beginning the scientific method and exploiting nature – Francis Bacon 10. J. Performed dissections of internal organs – Andreas Vesalius 11. K. Reason and rationality; separation of mind and body – René Descartes 12. L. Proved planets revolve around the sun – Nicolaus Copernicus 13. M. Russian czar who freed the serfs and was assassinated – Alexander II 14. N. Showed the heart was the center of circulation – William Harvey 15. O. Experiments on liquids; basis for probability – Blaise Pascal 16. P. Ideas of grass growth; developed heliocentric circles – Johannes Kepler 17. Q. “Blank slate” idea and government theory – John Locke 18. T. Social contract theory; general will of the state – Jean-Jacques Rousseau 19. U. British writer who argued for women’s equality – Mary Wollstonecraft 20. V. Portuguese sailor, first to sail to North America – (Unclear, possibly Gaspar Corte-Real) 21. W. Spanish leader who defeated the Incas – Francisco Pizarro  22. X. Spanish leader who defeated the Aztecs – Hernán Cortés 23. Y. Portuguese leader who began trade with Africa – Henry the Navigator 24. Z. First Portuguese sailor around Africa to India – Vasco da Gama 25. AA. Italian sailor who established claims in the Caribbean – Christopher Columbus 26. BB. Italian sailor for the British along the North Atlantic – John Cabot 27. CC. Philosopher advocating pragmatism during revolutions – Edmund Burke 28. DD. Frenchman who compiled the Encyclopedia – Denis Diderot 29. EE. Limiting government power into different groups – Montesquieu 30. FF. Paris rebuilt under his leadership – Napoleon Bonaparte 31. GG. Institutes of the Christian Religion ideas – John Calvin 1. HH. German considered to be the one who started the Protestant Reformation – Martin Luther 2. II. Artistic movement that arose after WWI, commenting on and criticizing society – Dadaism 3. JJ. Artistic movement trying to create a new reality with different perspectives – Cubism 4. KK. Industrialization incentives and seeking knowledge for its own sake – Capitalism or Enlightenment (likely industrial development context) 5. LL. Reparations to be paid by Germany and Austria, creating the League of Nations – Treaty of Versailles 6. MM. Re-created Poland and created other European nations – Woodrow Wilson (Fourteen Points) 7. NN. Major causes of WWI, Boxer Rebellion, and the victory of the Bolsheviks – Imperialism, Nationalism, or Militarism 8. OO. No reparations, free trade, demilitarization, and no secret alliances – Fourteen Points (Wilson’s vision) 9. PP. Bolshevik ruling structure with workers and party loyalists – Soviets  10. QQ. Impressionist painter pushing abstract directions, known for Room in Arles & Starry Night – Vincent van Gogh 11. RR. Impressionist painter focused on landscapes and leisure – Claude Monet 12. SS. Painter and sculptor, founder of cubism, known for The Old Guitarist – Pablo Picasso 13. π. Artistic movement recreating feelings of an event instead of a photorealistic depiction – Expressionism