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13431564793Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward Tudor, Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary), Elizabeth Tudor (I), James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, James II, William and Mary of Orange, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth IIImportant British monarchs in order from 1485 onward0
13431580212Louis XI, Francis I, Henri III, Henry IV (Henry Navarre), Louis XIV, Louis XVI, French First Republic, Napoleon I, Louis-Philippe, Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III), French Third Republic (challenged by the Paris Commune), Vichy Regime, French Fourth Republic, French Fifth Republic (Charles DeGaulle)Important French rulers and governments in order from 1461 onward1
13432746575Ivan III, Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), Mikhail I, Peter I (Peter the Great), Catherine II (Catherine the Great), Alexander I, Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas, II, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Chernenko, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir PutinImportant Russian rulers in order from 1547 onward2
13432834766Maximilian I, Charles V, Ferdinand II, Charles VI, Maria Theresa, Joseph II, Frederick II (Frederick the Great), Wilhelm I, Wilhelm II, Weimar Republic, 3rd Reich/ Nazi Germany (Adolph Hitler), German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), Federal Republic of Germany, Gerhard Schroeder, Angela MerkelImportant German (Prussia and HRE) rulers and governments in order3
13436143451Franz I, Ferdinand I, Franz Joseph IImportant Austrian rulers in order4
13433160804Robert Walpole, William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger, Robert Peel, Benjamin Disraeli, Arthur James Balfour, David Lloyd George, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Theresa MayImportant British Prime Ministers in order5
13436492406Isabella d'Este, Caterina Sforza, Isabella of Spain, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, Teresa de Avila, Maria Winklemann, Catharine Mathaulay, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Astell, Catherine the Great, Maria Theresa, Marie Antoinette, Olympe de Gouges, Flora Tristan, Bertha von Suttner, Florence Nightingale, Maria Montessori, Emmeline Pankhurst, Tsarina Alexandra, Rosa Luxembourg, Simone de Beauvoire, Betty Friedan, Margaret Thatcher, Angela MerkelImportant women6
13436519492Katherine of Aragon (Mary), Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth), Jane Seymour (Edward), Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard (alleged adultery), Catherine ParrWives of Henry VIII in order7
13436698519Renaissance Art, High Renaissance Art, Realism, Northern Renaissance, Mannerism, Neoclassicism, Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism, Orientalism, Impressionism, Pointillism, Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Pop Art, Abstract ExpressionismArt movements in order from 13008
13450485990Tof Tordesillas (1494), Tof Augsburg (1555), Edict of Nantes (1598), Tof Westphalia (1648), Tof Utrecht (1713), Tof Pyrenees (1659), Tof Karlowitz (1699), Pragmatic Sanction (1713), Tof Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), Tof Paris (1763), Tennis Court Oath (1789), Congress of Vienna (1814-1815), Frankfurt Assembly (1848-1849), Tof Paris (1856), Emancipation Act (1861), Tof Frankfurt (1871), Congress of Berlin (1878), 2nd Berlin Conference (1885), Tof Brest-Litovsk (1918), Tof Versailles (1919), Locarno Pact (1925), Munich Agreement (1938), Non Aggression Pact (1939), Tehran Conference (1943), Yalta Conference (1945), Potsdam Conference (1945), Tof Paris (1951), Tof Rome (1957), Maastricht Treaty (1991), Dayton Accords (1995)Important treaties and pronouncements in order from 14949
13451867433Global Empire of Charles V10
13451914902Empire of Louis XIV11
13452016874Partition of Poland12
13452084268Expansion of Russia under Peter the Great13
13452090514Europe under Napoleon14
13452123642Europe after the Congress of Vienna15
13452128955Europe after Italian and German unification16
13452195373British Empire 190017
13452199730French Colonial Empire (1600)18
13452267072African colonization (1914)19
13452291574Europe between 1919 and 192920
13474194361Europe after 194521
13474199823Europe after the fall of communism22
13631891133Estates General, Tennis Court Oath, National Assembly, Storming of the Bastille, Flight to Varennes, National Legislative Assembly, Execution of Louis XVI, National Convention, Reign of Terror, Directory, Rise of NapoleonStages of the French Revolution of 178923
13632033796Catholicism, Lutheranism, Calvinism,Religions in order from 1520 onward24
13637610738Orientalismstyle, artifacts, or traits considered characteristic of the peoples and cultures of Asia.25
13637648021Wilhelm von HumboldtPrussian minister of education, architect of the Prussian education system (created two types of educational tracks: preparatory and trade schools). Most closely associated with the role of education in shaping national identity, language as identity, the relationship of the state to individual, the "harm principle" & author of "The Limits of State Action".26
13639100818Suez CrisisJuly 26, 1956, Nasser (leader of Egypt) nationalized the Suez Canal, Oct. 29, British, French and Israeli forces attacked Egypt. UN forced British to withdraw; made it clear Britain was no longer a world power27
13647609663Jean BodinA writer in 16th century England who wrote The Six Books of the Commonwealth (1576), which strongly supported the divine right of kings.28
13647668432France (they did this during the revolution of 1789. The most radical Jacobins pushed for this. It is one of the reasons the revolution was so revolutionary)What was the first European nation to emancipate its Jews and offer then citizenship?29
13647668433Filippo Tommaso MarinettiLaunched Futurism after WWI- Italian who glorified machine age which is the key to an enlightened. Sought to replace "old art" because it held back from new art to be created. Wanted to raise audience interaction30
13647675177Wilhelm MarrGerman writer who coined the word anti-semitism, arguing that Jews posed a major threat to European peoples and culture31
13648183257Auguste ComteFrench philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism. Saw human history as 3 stages: theological, metaphysical and scientific. Founded "sociology." Influenced Realpolitik32
13648303772NeoliberalismA strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy.33
13664921596Francis IContinued the policies of Louis XI, further increased the power of the King & strengthened the army/Concordat of Bologna (1516) gave French kings power over church appointments in France/Continued military expeditions into Italy began under Louis XII bringing French forces into conflict with the forces of HRE Charles V/This begins the long conflict between the Valois & Habsburgs34
13713049515Utilitarianismidea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people35
13714097508Renaissance (Raphael)What art movement is this from?36
13714113535Renaissance (Donatello)What art movement is this from?37
13714122274Renaissance (Michelangelo)What art movement is this from?38
13714129150Renaissance (Brunelleschi)What art movement is this from?39
13714143674Classical Greek/Roman style(s). Humanism. Illusionistic. RealismKey features of Renaissance art40
13714184487RealismWhat art movement is this from?41
13714192415RealismWhat art movement is this from?42
13714200663Everyday life. Ordinary scenesKey features of Realist art43
13714209724Northern Renaissance (van Eyck)What art movement is this from?44
13714219950Oil Paintings. Christian themesKey features of Northern Renaissance art45
13714285075Renaissance (Botticelli)What art movement is this from?46
13714290614MannerismWhat art movement is this from?47
13714297067Elongated body parts/limbsKey features of Mannerist art48
13714312646NeoclassicismWhat art movement is this from?49
13714329291NeoclassicismWhat art movement is this from?50
13714338709Greek and Roman themes. Heroic male nude. Dramatic lighting and sharp edges between colorKey features of Neoclassical art51
13714362993BaroqueWhat art movement is this from?52
13714366334BaroqueWhat art movement is this from?53
13714372530BaroqueWhat art movement is this from?54
13714387576Exaggerated motion. Clear detail to create drama.Key features of Baroque art55
13714403890Baroque (El Greco)What art movement is this from?56
13714414251RococoWhat art movement is this from?57
13714417666RococoWhat art movement is this from?58
13714419995RococoWhat art movement is this from?59
13714425849Flying babies. Couples in love. Pastel colors. Elaborate ornamentation in architectureKey features of Rococo art60
13714438350Romanticism (Delacroix)What art movement is this from?61
13714448764RomanticismWhat art movement is this from?62
13714452124RomanticismWhat art movement is this from?63
13714455567RomanticismWhat art movement is this from?64
13714525212Exotic, occult, macabre. Nationalism. Dangers of science. Nature. Heroic individualism. Desire of the past. Feelings, emotion, imagination. Neogothic architectureKey features of Romantic art65
13714506594OrientalismWhat art movement is this from?66
13714581567OrientalismWhat art movement is this from?67
13714637867Interest in exotic landsKey features of Oriential art68
13714630889ImpressionismWhat art movement is this from?69
13714643340Impressionism (Monet)What art movement is this from?70
13714648737Impressionism (Cezanne)What art movement is this from?71
13714659624Everyday life. Light. Brushstrokes. Outside/outdoors. Weather (ELBOW)Key features of Impressionist art72
13714674059PointillismWhat art movement is this from?73
13714629041PointillismWhat art movement is this from?74
13715248928Dots and small strokesKey features of Pointillist art75
13715368912Post-ImpressionismWhat art movement is this from?76
13715385822Post-ImpressionismWhat art movement is this from?77
13715404125Vivid colors, often thick application of paint, and real-life subject matter. Emphasized geometric forms, distorted form for expressive effect, and used unnatural or arbitrary color. More colorful than Cubism and more exaggerated than ImpressionismKey features of Post-Impressionist art78
13715417862CubismWhat art movement is this from?79
13715423000CubismWhat art movement is this from?80
13715432560Like looking through broken glassKey features of Cubist art81
13715452314DadaismWhat art movement is this from?82
13715468646DadaismWhat art movement is this from?83
13715475762Nonsensical and bizarreKey features of Dadaist art84
13715492725SurrealismWhat art movement is this from?85
13715496593SurrealismWhat art movement is this from?86
13715507752Put objects together that are not normally togetherKey features of Surrealist art87
13715522459Pop ArtWhat art movement is this from?88
13715526468Pop ArtWhat art movement is this from?89
13715532597Attempts to bled the disparity between "high" and "low" art cultureKey features of Pop Art90
13715553670Abstract ExpressionismWhat art movement is this from?91
13715570381Abstract ExpressionismWhat art movement is this from?92
13715615022Aggressive mingling of colors. Random shapes and colorsKey features of Abstract Expressionism93
13799766613Futurismearly 20th-century artistic and social movement that promoted radical transformation through the destruction of existing institutions. It had a direct influence on the fascist hope to create a new society by dismantling the existing state system94
13799794258Syndicalismtheory of anarchism that views revolutionary industrial unionism as a method for workers in capitalist society to gain control of an economy and thus control influence in broader society95
13799844889Belgian CongoExploited by Leopold II at Belgium under the Berlin Act, Leopold was supposed to act as a trustee. He violated the agreement and stripped the country of its resources. Considered to be the most exploitative and abusive towards its native population96
13799884069German East AfricaFighting occurred between British-led Indian and South African troops on one side, and German-trained east African troops on the other. Never economically exploited by their imperialist Empire97
13799979889French Equatorial Africathe group of French African colonies from the Congo River north of Central Africa to the southern border of present-day Libya; at its height it included the French Congo, Gabon, Oubangui-Chari, Chad, and French Cameroon. Was a federation of colonial possessions first established in 191098
13799993525British RhodesiaWas the region of southern African administered by the British South Africa Company and named for the company's founder, Cecil Rhodes99
13800022179Chinua Achebewas a 20th-century Nigerian novelist who criticized European representations of Africa100
13800063135OwenismSocialist tradition created by Robert Owen which stated that if human beings were placed in the correct surroundings, they and their character could be improved. He founded a few industrial communities to test his philosophies such as New Lanark101
138744245991598Edict of Nantes passed102
138744246001572St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre begins French Wars of Religion103
138744246011685Edict of Fontainebleau revokes Edict of Nantes104
138744791671629Edict of Restitution passed105
13882555044Max WeberGerman political economist and sociologist renowned for his theory of how Protestantism led to the development of capitalism and his critiques of German domestic and foreign policies during WWI106
13882570357Johann Gottfried HerderInfluential German Writer (1744-1803) he wrote Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind in which he said that each country should have its own national identity not one borrowed from another country, he called it Volksgeist. German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason. Father of German nationalism.107
13882629787Scientific SocialismThe term Marx and Engels used to stress to that their ideology was based on an analysis of class conflict (they used the scientific method according to them)108
13882662335Socialist CommunismMarxist-Leninist discipline taught in all the higher educative institutions of the Soviet Union. Students learned about subjects such as socialism, communism, revolution, and laws109
13882716155Protofeminismearly feminism (around the 18th century)110
13882755011First Wave FeminismThe feminist movement during the 19th and early 20th century that focused on inequalities, primarily on gaining women's suffrage, education, improvement of working conditions, and wages.111
13882780870Second Wave FeminismThe feminist movement between the 1960s and 80s, particularly in America, where women campaigned for the abolition of cultural inequalities112
13882800417Global Feminismdeveloped after World War II, when the United Nations (UN) decided to intervene in favor of women's rights all across the world113
13882837255Ecofascismthe political ideology that maintains that a totalitarian government is needed to protect the environment114
13882848421Ecofeminismthe ideology that argues that society has subjected both the environment and women to exploitation and therefore advocates for the rights of both115
13882853209Ecocentrismbelief that whole ecological systems have value116
13882878262Henry David Thoreauprolific scholar who made great contributions to natural philosophy and history. In addition, he was an early conservationist who promoted the preservation of natural resources and the wilderness117
13882913484John Ruskinpublished his influential work Unto This Land in 1862, in which he condemned the unrestricted industrial expansion of the environment and society118
13882920410George Perkins Marshpublished the Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action in 1864, which became the first analysis of how humanity is negatively impacting the natural environment119
13882927140Green-Red Coalitionwhen a red democrat socialist or social democratic party forms an alliance with a green environmentalist or Nordic agrarian party. The common ground among these parties is their distrust of capitalist institutions120
13882929958Lofven CabinetCoalition in the Swedish government between the Green Party and the Swedish Social Democratic Party121
13882961781Thorning Schmidt Cabinetcomposed of members from the Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party122
13882979290Darya SaltykovaRussian noble and serial killer from Moscow. She tortured and killed more than 100 of her serfs, the majority of whom were girls and women123
13882989168Emperor Paul IIpassed An Imperial Edict Forbidding Sunday Labor by Serfs, known as the Manifesto of Three-Day Corvee, in 1797124
13883015323Positivisma scientific approach to knowledge based on facts as opposed to mere speculation125

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