Galileo Galilei(1564-1642) - First to use the telescope in astronomy; proved Copernicus' heliocentric theory (Scientific Revolution).
Geoffrey Chaucer(1340-1400) - Author of The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories exposing the materialism of a variety of English people.
Gestapo - The official secret police force of Nazi Germany, Geheime Staatspolizei (secret state police).
Girolamo Savonarola(1452-1498) - Brief ruler of Florence known for religious anti-Renaissance preaching, book burning, and destruction of art.
Giuseppe Garibaldi(1807-1885) - Italy's most famous soldier of the Risorgimento.
Giuseppe Mazzini(1805?1872) - Italian writer and politician who helped to bring about the modern, unified Italian state.
Glorious Revolution(1688-1689) - The removal of Stuart king James II from the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland; replaced by William and Mary; sometimes referred to as the Bloodless Revolution.
Great Fear(1789) - Event at the start of the French Revolution; upon rumors that nobles planned to destroy the peasants' harvest, the peasants sacked nobles' castles and burned records of feudal obligations.
Great Purges - Campaigns of repression against social groups, often seen as a desire to consolidate the authority of Joseph Stalin.
Great Schism - Term used to refer to either the Western or Eastern Schism within the Catholic church.
Gulag - The branch of the Soviet police that operated forced labor camps and prisons.
