World History People and Places AD 1550 - 1750
| German monk who began a revolt against the teaching and authority of the Catholic Church in 1517. | Martin Luther |
| French Protestant who set up a theocratic dictatorship in 16th century Geneva, Switzerland. | John Calvin |
| The English king who took the country into schism from Rome in order to divorce his wife. | Henry VIII |
| The 16th century English queen who advanced Protestantism, persecution of Catholics and national expansion. | Elizabeth |
| Which Russian tsar worked to Westernize and modernize 17th century Russia? | Peter the Great |
| The family name of the new Russian tsar Michael in 1613 that would rule until 1917. | Romanov |
| The Englishman who had Charles I beheaded and ruled as dictator during the mid-17th century. | Oliver Cromwell |
| The 17th century French priest who explored from the Great Lakes to New Orleans by canoe. | Jacques Marquette |
| Treaty that legitimized the Protestant heresy in certain European states, ending the Thirty Years War. | Westphalia |
| The second most important proponent of the 18th century Enlightenment after Voltaire. | Jean-Jaques Rousseau |