Post Enlightenment Period Matching 

Match the terms with their definitions. 

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Date _____________________________

The separation of the Protestant Church from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s.  

The period of time that brought about an interest in progress, philosophy, and science.  

The German monk who made ninety-five claims against the Catholic Church.

The king of Spain who ruled as an absolute monarch from 1556 to 1598.  

The Russian tsar who set out to modernize Russia in 1682.  

The Dutch scientist who discovered microorganisms using a microscope in the late 1600s.  

A system of democratic government where the executive branch obtains its power through the legislative branch.

a. parliamentary 

b. Phillip II 

c. Anton van Leeuwenhoek 

d. Protestant Reformation 

e. Martin Luther 

f. Peter the Great 

g. Age of Enlightenment 

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