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AP Exam-Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment Flashcards

A list of some of the people from the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

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758543HobbesWrote Leviathan. Thought human nature was nasty, brutal, & short. He said government was needed to provide jurisdiction for the people and that all rebellions must be quashed.
758544LockeWrote Two Treatises of Government. Said human nature lived free and had the natural rights of life, liberty, and property. He said government was created in order to protect these rights and if the government failed to do so it was the duty of the people to rebel.
758545CopernicusWrote On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. First to cause doubt about the Geocentric theory but was still wrong.
758546BraheAmassed nearly 20 years worth of astrological data that eventually led to the disproval of the geocentric theory.
758547KeplerSmashed the geocentric theory to pieces. Had three laws of planetary motion: 1) Planets did not rotate in perfect circles 2) The closer the planet is to the sun the faster it moves 3) The larger the planet the slower it moves
760532GalileoWrote The Starry Messenger and Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems. He proved the heliocentric theory but was attacked by the Inquisition.
760533NewtonWrote Principia. Founded the law of gravitation based on the works of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. He had three laws: 1) An object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force 2) The rate of change of motion of an object is proportional to the force acting on it 3) For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
760534ParacelsusAdvanced the treatment and diagnosis of disease. Thought that diseases were caused by chemical imbalances.
760535VesaliusWrote On the Fabric of the Human Body. Dissected human bodies to better understand them. He disproved Galen's theory of the Liver being the center of the circulatory system.
760536HarveyWrote On the Motion of the Heart and Blood. Made lots of discoveries about the circulation of blood including that he found the heart is the center of the circulatory system.
760537CavendishWrote Observations upon Expiremental Philosophy & Grounds of Natural Philosophy. Didn't popularize woman science but merely wanted to participate in scientific debates.
760538MerianWrote Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam. Just wanted to study science.
760539WinklemannA woman who was a studied astronomy, but was bared from the Berlin Academy.
760540DescartesWrote Discourse on Method. Believed in Cartesian Dualism where the body can be doubted, but the mind can't so the two must be radically different. Used deductive reasoning (reasoning through previously know facts) to come to conclusions.
760541BaconWrote Novum Organum & The Great Instauration. Father of the modern scientific method. Used inductive reasoning (reasoning through expirements). Thought the goal of science was to conquere nature.
760542SpinozaWrote Ethics Demonstrated in the Geometric Manner. Rejected Cartesian Dualism and suported Pantheism where "god" is a singular self-subsistent substance.
760543PascalWrote Pensees. Said that Christianity was the only religion to recognized humanity's true state of being vulnerable and great.
760544FontenelleWrote Plurality of Worlds. He paved the way for the Enlightenment by easily communicating complex scientific ideas to other people.
760545BayleWrote Dictionary. A religous skeptic who attacked superstition, religous attitudes, and dogmatism.
760546CookWrote Travels. He showed that humans who were uncivilized lived happy lives and labelled them "noble savages"
760547MontesquieuWrote The Spirit of the Laws. He proposed 3 government types for differently sized nations. A small nation should have a republican government relying on citizen involvement. A medium sized country should have a monarchy that must follow a set of laws. Large nations need despotism in which fear is used to inspire obedience. He also liked the idea of checks and balances within the government.
760548VoltaireWrote Philosophic Letters on the English & Treatise on Toleration. He admired the English freedom of the press, and religous toleration. He criticized France because of its royal absolutism and lack of freedom of thought.
760549DiderotWrote Encyclopedia. Vicously attacked Christianity calling it "dogmatic" and the "most fanatical religion of all". His Encyclopedia spread Enlightened ideas very far.
760550QuesnayLeader of the Physiocrats who thought that land was the source of all wealth and supported laissez-faire economies.
760551HumeWrote Treatise on Human Nature. Said that observation made possible the study of man.
760552SmithWrote Wealth of Nations. Supported laissez-faire economies but thought that the source of all wealth was labor.
760553HolbachWrote System of Nature. A materialist who said that everything in the universe was simply matter. He strictly supported atheism.
760554CondorcetWrote The Progress of the Human Mind. He identified humans will go through 10 stages of progress. They were about to enter the tenth where humans will be perfect in understanding.
760555RousseauWrote Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind, The Social Contract, & Emile. He identified the human nature was originally happy but was corrupted when man claimed that they owned land. Said the government must rule at the general will of the people so that the most people are benefited. Hated Parlaiment because the delegates made laws not the people.
760556AstellWrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies & Some Reflections Upon Marriage. She wanted women to be educated and argued for equality in marriage.
760557WollstonecraftWrote Vindication of the Rights. Compared the male domination over women to slavery. She also said that since the goals ofEnlightenment were to advance all human beings then why were women excluded. Declared that women should have equal rights with man.

Enlightenment Flashcards

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574466882Enlightenment"man's leaving his self-caused immaturity"; motto: "Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!"
574466883BayleProtestant; attacked superstition, religious intolerance, and dogmatism
574466885MontesquieuCharles de Secondat; Spirit of the Laws; praised England for its separation of powers; executive, legislative, and judicial provided greatest freedom and security to a state; influenced American philosophes who used his ideas in the U.S. Constitution
574466888John LockeEssay Concerning Human Understanding: rejected Descartes idea of innate ideas; everyone is born with a tabula rasa: blank mind; knowledge is derived from our environment; people are molded by their experiences and environmet
574466891VoltairePhilosophic Letters on the English: admired English's freedom of press, political freedom and religious toleration; criticized absolutist France and lack of freedom of though and religious tolerance
574466893Deismcreated by Voltaire; a religious outlook built on the Newtonian world-machine,that existence of a mechanic (God) who had created the universe; God has no direct involvement in the world he has created and allows it to run on its own natural laws; Jesus was not divine
574466895Denis Diderotattacked Christianity; wrote the Encyclopedia with the purpose to "change the general way of thinking"; criticized French society; prices were reduced making it available to doctors, teachers, lawyers, etc. which helped spread the ideas of the Enlightenment
574466897David HumeTreatise of Human Nature; observation and reflection of human life would help the understanding of human nature which would form the "science of man"
574466899Quesnayleader of the Physiocrats; believed agricultural production was main source of wealth but rejected mercantilism emphasis on money as primary wealth; individuals should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest
574466901laissez-fairecreated by Quesnay and the Physiocrats; government should not be involved in economy; "let people do as they choose"
574466904Adam SmithThe Wealth of Nations attacked mercantilism and supported laissez-faire; supported use of tariffs to protect home industries; laid foundation for economic liberalism
574466906Baron Paul d'Holbachpreached doctrine of strict atheism and mercantilism; System of Nature: everything in the universe consisted of matter in motion; God was a product of the human mind and was unnecessary for leading a moral life
574466908Marie-Jean de CondorcetProgress of the Human Mind: written during Reign of Terror; humans had progressed through nine stages of history, tenth stage is the one of perfect
574466911Jean-Jacques RousseauSocial Contract: individual liberty with governmental authority; an entire society to be governed by its general will; liberty was achieved through being forced to follow what was best for all people
574466913Rousseau's EmileEnlightenments most important works on education; education should foster a child's natural instinct rather than restrict it; balance between heart and mind, sentiment and reason; women were mothers rather than intellectuals
574617712Mary Wollstonecraftfounder of modern feminism; Vindication of the Rights of Women: women have reason and therefore should have equal rights with men in education and in economic and political life
574617713Marie-Therese de Geoffrincreator salons that welcomed philosophes to discuss ideas of the Enlightenment and helped spread the ideas
574617714Antoine WatteauRococo artistic views were apparent in his work as he viewed aristrocratic lifestyle as refined, sensual, civilized but the element of sadness was portrayed as well
574617715Rococoemphasized grace and gentle action; rejected strict geometrical patterns and had a fondness for curves; high secular; lightness and charm spoke of the pursuit of pleasure, happiness, and love
574617716Jacques-Louis Davidneoclassical artist wanting to recapture dignity and simplicity of Classical style of ancient Rome and Greece; Oath of the Horatii: re created scene from Roman history where three Horatius brothers swore oath before father proclaiming their willingness to sacrifice their lives for their country
574617717Johann Sebastian Bachmusic worshipped God; Mass in B Minor; his task in life was to make "well-ordered music in the honor of God"
574617718Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartchild prodigy; greatest operas were Marriage of Figaro, Magic Flute, and Don Giovanni; composed with ease of melody and blend of grace, precision, and emotion that no one else has achieved
574617719Edward GibbonDecline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Christianity as the major reason for Rome's eventual collapse; by reflecting on the decline and fall of Rome, his hope for the future of European civilization remained optimistic
574617720Cesare BeccariaOn Crimes and Punishment: punishments should not serves as exercises in brutality; opposed capital punishment for it was an example of barbarism; imprisonment made a lasting impression

Enlightenment and Pre-Revolution Flashcards

Test: 12.3.12

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5578378241776Publication of the "Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations"
5578378251789stage one of French Revolution
557837826June 1, 1789Third Estate invites the clergy and nobility to join a new legislqtive body
557837827June 17, 1789the Declaration of the "National Assembly"
557837828June 20, 1789Tennis Court Oath
557837829Philosophes-writers who flourished as advocates of reform for thought, society, government for the sake of human liberty -popularized scientific ideas and rationalism
557837830Influential British ThinkersIsaac Newton and John Locke -major forerunners of Enlightenment
557837831Voltaire-French Enlightenment thinker -popularized Newton`s ideas -under the influence of England (virtues, science, economic prosperity, tolerance) -antisemetic -Deist
557837832Anticlericalism"Crush the Infamous thing" opposition to the clergy
557837834Adam Smith...
557837835Philosophes in France...
557837836Enlightened AbsolutismFrederick II, the Great Joseph II, of Austria Catherine the Great
557837837Frederick II, the Greatsought recovery and consolidation of Prussia
557837838Joseph II, of Austria-sought to reduce Hungarian autonomy and increase authority of Hapsburg -bring various institutions of RCC under royal power
557837839Catherine the Great-sought major reform, but kept absolutism -issued the Charter of Nobility, guarantees rights and privileges to nobles.
557837840The Seven Year and its impact on Franceboth defeated and in debt
557837841Order of the Director Generals of Finances1. Rene Maupeau 2. Jacques Necker 3. Charles Alexander Calonne 4. Archbishop Brienne of Tolouse 5. Jacques Necker
557837842Rene Maupeau-break parliments -tax nobles
557837843Jacques Necker-cut expenditures for Americann War to create a surplus in budget -large portion went to aritocratic pensions
557837844Charles Alexander Calonne-encourage internal trade -lower taxes -transform peasant labor into money -intro to land tax (bad position)
557837845Archbishop Brienne of Tolouse-impose land tax
557837846The Estates General1st: clergy 2nd: nobles 3rd: everyone else
557837847Abbe Sieyesspokesperson concerned with the Third Estate; pre-revolutionary
557837848Vote by Order1 vote per Estate
557837849Vote by Head1 vote per representative in all Estates
557837850Cahiers de DoleancesList of Grievances -criticisms -called for periodic meetings of Estates General -equality of rights among king`s subjects
557837851The National Assembly3rd estate invites clergy and nobles to form a new legislative body
557837852The Tennis Court Oathtook an oath to sit until they made a new constitution for France
557837853The National Constituent AssemblyNational Assembly renamed...
557837854What was the Enlightenment?...
557837855Why did the Enlightenment occur?...
557837856What were the Enlightenment`s objectives?...
557837857What were the initial Results of the Enlightenment?...

AP European History Review - The Reformation Flashcards

Based on the CliffsNotes 2nd addition

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763771865Results Protestantismgreater religious freedom of the individual disunity of Europe
763771866Religious causes of the reformationPapal and clerical immorality Nepotism Indulgences Clerical ignorance The Great Schism
763771867Nepotismappointing relatives to high positions
763771868IndulgencesSold as pardons raised money for church
763771869The Great SchismTwo different factions elected 2 popes who excommunicated eachother
763771870Council of ConstanceEnded the Great Schism with the appointment of Martin V
763771871Political causes of the reformationLeaders wanted to reduce church influence Considered pope to be foreign leader
763771872Economic causes of the reformationMiddleclass and peasants disliked church taxes Rulers wanted church lands
763771873Intellectual causes of the reformationSecular ideas and Humanist ideals left over from the renaissance
763771874Martin Lutherbelieved france was earned through faith alone argued against the sale of indulgences w/ the 95 theses
76377187595 theses1. Salvation through faith alone 2. Religious authority rests with the bible, not pope 3. The Church is all christians, not just clergy 4. Marriage of clergy should be permitted 5. Secular rulers are the supreme authority in all matters except theological ones
763771876Papal BullOfficial statement by the pope, called for Luther to recant his ideas or be burned (Luther publicly burned it)
763771877Diet of WormsMeeting of the German princes and Charles V, who banished Luther
763771878Frederick of SaxonyProtected Luther
763771879Peasant Revoltssparked by lutherism, revolted against feudalism
763771880Ulrich Zwingliagreed w/ luthers points, apart from the Eucharist (claimed christ was NOT present). He also set up a theocracy in switzerland
763771881Peace of Cappeleach swiss canton could determine their own religion *served as model for other European countries fighting religious wars
763771882John Calvinintroduced predestination believed in theocracy
763771883Luther's belief of women's rolewomen in charge of the household economy only career was marraige
763771884Act of SupremacyKing of England, not the Pope, was in charge of the church of england
763771885Elizabethan Settlementpriest could marry in the church of england, and kept the rich robes and gold crucifix
763771886Catholic reformationalso known as counter reformation
763771887Council of Trent1. Rejection of the belief that faith is the only thing needed for salvation 2. individuals needed the church, not the bible, for religious authority 3. condemnation of nepotism 4. mandatory seminary education of new clergy members 5. More religious art
763771888Sir Ignatius Loyolafounded Jesuits
763771889League of Schmalkaldenformed by protestant rulers to defend themselves against Charles V
763771890Peace of AugsburgDivision of Germany into Catholic and Lutheran areas
763771891Council of Troublescreated to make the Netherlands Catholic
763771892William of OrangeLed the dutch against the spanish and took back the netherlands (spanish kept belgium)
763771893tailledirect tax on land and property
763771894Concordat of BolognaFrancis I recognised catholic church supremacy in appointing bishops in France
763771895Valoisoriginal french lineage
763771896BourbonHuguenots
763771897GuiseCatholics
763771898St Bartholomew's Day MassacreMass slaying of Huguenots in Paris, on Saint Bartholomew's Day, 1572. Organized by Catherine de Medici.
763771899War of the Three HenrysThis was the last of the wars that occurred over the religious differences in France, between the Catholics (Henry III of France and Henry of Guise) and Protestants (Henry IV)
763771900Edicts of NantesReligious freedom of protestants in france
763771901Thirty Years WarA series of European wars that were partially a Catholic-Protestant religious conflict. It was primarily a batlte between France and their rivals the Hapsburg's, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire.
763771902Peace of Westphalia1. Peace of Augsburg renewed 2. German princes granted sovereignty 3. Papacy not allowed to participate in German religious affairs

AP European History Review - The Renaissance Flashcards

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7621341784 key characteristics of the renaissancesecularism individualism humanism materialism
762134179quattrocentogolden age of the renaissance
762134180Medici PopesLeo X Clement VII Leo XI
762134181Cosimo de MediciDictator of Florence (well loved)
762134182Lorenzo de Mediciaka Lorenzo the Magnificent Patron of the arts
762134183Giovani de MediciPope Leo X Patron of the arts rebuilt St Peter's
762134184Humanismglorified the individual and man's potential secular
762134185MachiavelliWrote The Prince "The end justifies the means" called for a strong leader to unite Italy
762134186Giovanni Pico della Mirandolano limits to what man can accomplish
762134187PetrarchFather of Humanism
762134188Leonardo BruniWrote The History of the Florentine People
762134189Giovanni BoccaccioWrote The Decameron
762134190Baldassare CastiglionWrote The Courtier
762134191Christine de PisanWrote The Book of the City of Ladies
762134192Johannes GutenbergInvented printing press
762134193Northern Renaissancebegan late 1400s much more religious than the Italian renaissance based ideal world off of christian ideals
762134194Sir Thomas MooreWrote Utopia Introduced England to humanism
762134195ErasmusPrince of humanists Wrote The Praise of Folly (criticized the church's superstion, ect. but still devout)
762134196ChaucerWrote the Canterbury Tales
762134197Jean BodinWrote Six Books of the Commonwealth !!!Forerunner of absolutism!!!
762134198Hundred Years WarWeakened French nobles, thus giving king more power !!!absolutism!!!
762134199Star ChamberHenry VII of England's court to check aristocratic power
762134200ReconquistaSpanish 800 year long struggle to drive Muslims out
762134201Hermandadeslocal spanish police created to strengthen royal justice
762134202Ferdinand - Isabella MarraigeUnited Aragon and Castile to create one Christian kingdom of Spain (Muslims left with Granada, until driven out)
762134203GiottoKnown for their frescos (eg. St Francis Preaching to Birds)
762134204Lorenzo Ghibertisculptor
762134205Donatellodid the first David
762134206BrunelleschiDome of Florence Cathedral
762134207Leonardo da VinciRenaissance man
762134208MichelangeloSistine chapel murals Carved the 'David' and 'La Pieta'
762134209RaphaelConsidered to be the greatest painter of the renaissance Painted many Madonnas 'School of Athens'
762134210Frans HalsLaughing Cavalier
762134211RembrantDid 'The Night Watch'
762134212DürerEngravings

AP European History Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment Figures Flashcards

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550482609PtolemyAncient Egyptian astronomer and geographer, geocentric system
550482610CopernicusPolish mathematician and astronomer, heliocentric system, On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
550482611Tycho BraheDanish astronomer, geocentric system, built most sophisticated observatory, detailed observations of new star
550482612Johannes KeplerBrahe's student, German astronomer, mathematically proved heliocentric system, with elliptical orbits
550482613GalileoItalian scientist, telescope, motion, inertia, Dialogues, condemned by Church
550482614NewtonEnglish physicist, three laws of motion, Principia, gravity, calculus
550482615Francis BaconEnglish, experimental methodology, empiricism, Novum Organum. Rather than rely on tradition, it is necessary to examine evidence from nature for knowledge. Propagandist for new experimental method. Gained knowledge through empirical research. Inductive
550482616DescartesFrench, deductive thought, using reason to go from general to specific. "I think, therefore I am." Geometry.
550482617PascalWanted to balance dogmatism with skepticism. Concluded it is better to wager on existence of God, rather than inexistence.
550482618Thomas HobbesLeviathan, proposed necessity for absolutism, and men want to destroy each other. Government has complete and total power.
550482619John LockeTwo Treatises on Government, man is free, government is needed to protect man and leave him his rights. Man is blank slate, tabula rasa.
550482620PhilosophesFrench thinkers of the Enlightenment
550482621The EnlightenmentMovement emphasizing reason, individualism, skepticism, rather than tradition
550482622VoltaireCandide, deism, stayed in court of Frederick the Great
550482623David HumeScottish philosopher, atheist, argued that no evidence supported miracles at heart of Christianity, human mind is nothing but a bundle of impressions, "sense experience"
550482624Adam SmithEconomist, Wealth of Nations (1776) , wanted free market, capitalism, laissez-faire
550482625Jean-Jacques RousseauThe Social Contract, believed in democracy, wanted overall reform and use of the general will, great impact on child psychology and modern education
550482626Baron de MontesquieuSpirit of the Laws, separation of powers, checks and balances, wanted aristocratic authority to limit royal absolutism, 3 branches of govt.
550482627DiderotEncyclopedia, compiled by him. Spread enlightenment ideas internationally.
550482628Immanuel KantGreatest figure of German Enlightenment, argued against empirical knowledge, looked for reason past the use of reason
550482629PhysiocratsEconomists of France
550482630Bernard de FontenelleFrench, made science witty and entertaining. Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds.
550482631SalonsFrench gatherings to discuss Enlightenment ideas
550482632Pierre BayleFrench Huguenot, influential skepticism, Dictionary.
550482633Madame du ChâteletFrench woman, interested in science. Translated Newton's Principia into French
550482634Baron Paul d'HolbachArgued that humans were completely determined by outside forces, religion was a foolish myth. Extreme atheism. System of Nature
550482635Marquis de CondorcetProgress of the Human Mind, thought that there were nine stages of human progress, tenth would bring perfection
550482636Madame GeoffrinHeld a famous salon, gave generous aid to encyclopedists, godmother of the Encyclopedia
550482637Scientific RevolutionReason, logic, science stuff
550482638David RicardoEnglish stockbroker, iron law of wages- because of pop. Growth, wages would always sink
550482639Thomas MalthusEssay on the Principle of Population (1798), growth of population > food supply. Must limit pop. Growth by marrying late
550482640Madame CondorcetTranslated Adam Smith
550482641VesaliusCut open body, human anatomy
550482642DeismGod is a clockmaker, sets people ticking and doesn't interfere
550482643Madame de StaelAngered things didn't improve for women after French rev.
550482644Benedict/Baruch SpinozaTina- that Jewish dude

The Reformation Flashcards

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577414303Four problems within the Church that helped spark the reformation?Nepotism Indulgences Simony Married Clergy
577414305Roots of the Reformation?Individual of the Renaissance Problems/ Corruption within the Church Early Reformers Social Tensions Johann Gutenberg's Printing (1445-1450)
592501392Examples of early reformers?Wycliffe Hus Christian Humanists
592501393Several examples of social tensions?Unhappy peasants Middle Class resistance to nobility Monarchical resistance to HRE and Papacy
592501394Why was the printing press necessary to the roots of the reformation?Perfected printing with movable type which helped disseminates the ideas of the Reformers.
592501395Martin Luther was a devout monk who was constantly in fear for his eternal soul. To sooth his fears he developed?Justification through faith alone
592501396Martin Luther fully embraced his position during his?Tower Experience (1519)
592501397The brains of the movement, and right hand man to Luther was?Philipp Melanchthon
592501398Friar whose sale of indulgences led to Martin Luther posting his protest in Wittenberg in 1517?Friar Johann Tetzel's
592501399Document posted by Martin Luther in 1517 that protested indulgences?95 Theses
592501400What pope authorized the sale of indulgnces for Friar Johann Tetzel?Leo X
592501401After Leo X refused to end the sales, Luther broke with the church; he described the new religion in 3 major works of 1520.To the Nobility of the German Nation. On the Babylonian captivity of the Church On the Freedom of Christians
592501402Luther's views?He felt priesthood was unnecessary as each individual could interpret the bible himself. He attacked the cult of the saints, the Mass, fast, and pilgrimages. He disavowed "transubstantiation." He supported state control over the church.
592501403Papal bull issued by Leo X that threatened Luther with excommunication?Leo X's Exsurge Domine (1520)
592501404Body, presided over Charles V, that called Luther from the HRE?Diet of Worms (1521)
592501405Quote by Luther at the Diet of Worms?"Here I stand, I can do no other."
592501406German prince who protected Luther from the HRE?Elector of Saxony
604726117In response to Martin Luther, who peasants were inspired by, the peasants?In 1524, the Peasant Revolt broke out in the HRE, inspired by Luther's apparent advocacy of freedom (On freedom of a Christian) sought social revolution.)
604726118Radical Protestant Anabaptist who supported the Peasant Revolt of 1524?Thomas Muntzer
604726119Writing of Luther that condemned the Peasant Revolt of 1524Against the Murdering and Robbing Peasants
604726120What league crushed the revolt, leaving over 100,000 peasants dead?Swabian League
604726121Princes took the opportunity to Seize church lands using this term ______ and gain independence from the HRE?"secularization"
604726122Protestant leader of Zurich who split with Luther over the nature of Communion. He considered Communion just a memorial at the Last SupperUlrich Zwingli
604726123Meeting in 1529 attended by Luther, Melanchthon, and Zwingli to create a unified Protestant theology?Marsbury Colloquy
604726124City seized by John of Leyden in 1534Munster
604726125Munster and the Peasant's Revolt led Luther to become more conservative leading Luther?Advocating a clergy and religious submission to the state.
604726126Clash betwwen Charles V and german princes that ended with the peace of Augsburg?War of the Schmalkaldic League (1546-1555)
604726127Schmalkaldic League was formed by the?Diet of Augsburg
604726128Document, issued at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530, that outlined the Lutheran CreedConfessions of Augsburg
604726129War of the Schmalkaldic League ended with?Peace of Augsburg
604726130Policy established at the Peace of Augsburg?"cuius region euis religio" ("Whose the region, his the religion.")
604726131"cuius region euis religio" means?This mandated that all subjects in a realm be the religion of the master of that realm.The acceptable religions were limited to Lutheranism and Catholicism
604749835What was supposed to protect church lands from turncoats clerics, but it was not really followed?Ecclesiastical Reservation
604749836Book by Calvin that outlined the tentets of Calvinism?Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
604749837Some tentets of Calvinism?Justification by Faith Bread and wine at communion only symbolized Christ Predestination Those who were saved were the "elect" Church was not subordinate to the state; the church led the state The Church was led by presbyteries made up of lay members and clerics Services were to be severe, intellectual, and austere ("Four bare walls and a sermon.")
604749838City that was known as the Protestant RomeGeneva
604749839According to Calvin those who were saved were the?"elect"
604749840Calvinist who brought his religion to Scotland?John Knox
604749841One famous John Knox's writings?The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regimen of Women
604749842Writing by Henry VIII that earned him the title Defender of the Faith?Defense of the Seven Sacraments (1521)
604749843Henry broke with the Church when?When Pope Paul III refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon (Charles V's aunt).
604749844Act passed by parliament in 1534 in which all English subjects were compelled to recognize Henry as the head of the Anglican churchAct of Supremacy
604749845In 1539 what maintained in the Anglican church much of the Catholic tradition?Six Articles
604749846The chief architect of Protestant Anglicanism and Henry VIII's Archbishop of Canterbury?Thomas Cranmer
604749847One major work by Thomas Cranmer ?Book of Common Prayer
604749848Who attempted to reinstate Catholicism after Henry's death in 1547 and the short reign of Edward VI (1547-1553)?"Bloody" Mary Tudor
604749849After Mary's death in 1558, _______ made England Anglicanism thoroughly Protestant?Elizabeth I
604749850Sattement of belief of the Anglican Church issued under Elizabeth I?The 39 Articles (1563)
604749851Name for Catholics and Calvinists who were prosecuted?"Recusants"
604749852After fighting the Turks, the French, and German princes, Charles V retired in 1556. How was the kingdom divided?His brother, Ferdinand, became HRE and controlled the eastern Habsburg empire His son became Philip II of Spain and controlled the western Habsburg lands, including the New World (& Portugal in 1580)
604749853Rabidly Catholic, Philip sought to extinguish _____ everywhere?heresy
604749854King Philip II's palace was a reflection of his austerity and faith?Escorial palace
604749855Philip sent the _________, with 20,000 troops, to the Netherlands in 1567 to deal with the Dutch rebellionDuke of Alva
604749856The Duke of Alva was a leader of this council in the Netherlands?Council of Blood
604749857The Council of Blood is also known as?The Council of Troubles
604749858Alva's Council of Troubles (Council of Blood) did this?Condemned thousands as heretics and executed 1000+.
604749859Stadholder of the Netherlands who led the oppositition to Spanish rule?William the Silent
604749860King Philip II's brother?Don Juan
604749861In 1576, Philip's brother, Don Juan, took on this role?Governor general of the Netherlands
604749862What led Elizabeth I to openly aid the DutchWhen Don Juan planned an invasion of England to free Mary, Queen of Scots
604749863In 1578, who replaced the deceased Don Juan and won the Southern provinces back to Spain?Duke of Parma
604749864When Elizabeth I sent 6,000 troops to the Netherlands, Philip planned retaliation?Philip's Spanish Armada was destroyed in 1588, signaling the start of Spain's decline
604749865Philip also clashed with the still growing power of the Ottoman Turks in the Mediterranean and North Africa. The victory of a Catholic naval alliance at _________ in 1571 helped turn the tide against the Turks.Lepanto
604749866Results of Philip's Crusades?The Dutch and English emerged as great naval and mercantile powers Spain, after decades of conflict, slowly faded
604749867How did the Dutch and English emerged as great naval and mercantile powers?The Dutch East India Company was founded in 1602 The English founded Jamestown in 1607
604749868How was Spain on the decline after Philip's crusade?Ruined by inflation from New World bullion, inept and inbred monarchs, and the flight of Moriscos others who ran afoul of the Inquisition Portugal broke away in 1640; Catalonia rebelled for 20 years
604749869The French wars were rooted in both?Politics & Religion
604749870Examples of several feuds in France?Huguenots vs. Catholics Lords, towns, and provinces vs. the King
604749871What helped chaos spread?The lack of a strong monarch
604749872Who ruled in place of her under-aged sons after Henry II died in 1559?Catherine de Medici
604749873One leader of the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion?Admiral de Coligny and Henry of Navarre
604749874During the French Wars of Religion what family led the Catholics?Guise
604749875On August 24, 1572, Catherine ordered the execution of 3,000+ Huguenots who had gathered in Paris. This massacre which ultimately claimed the lives of 40,000 Calvinists throughout France is known as?St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
604749876What group of people came out of the French Wars of Religion?Politiques
604749877Several noted politiques?Henry of Navarre (who changed religion frequently) Jean Bodin Michel de L'Hopital (Catherine de Medici's chancellor)
604749878After Henry III and Henry of Guise were killed in 1589, Henry of Navarre became?King Henry IV
604749879King Henry IV established what dynasty?Bourbon Dynasty
604749880King Henry Iv "Converted" to Catholicism saying?"Paris is worth a mass."
604749881Proclamation of Henry IV that gave Huguenots equal rights and fortified towns?Edict of Nantes (1598)
604749882Despite his politique tendencies and his successful rule, Henry was assassinated in 1610 and his wife, _____________, assumed controlMarie de Medici
604749883Who ruled as Regent (1615-1642) for the child-king Louis XIII?Cardinal Richelieu
604749884At heart Cardinal Richelieu was a politique, he removed the fortified towns of the Huguenots through ______ for political reasons, not religious ones?Peace of Alais (1629)
604749885Concept developed by Max Weber that explained by capitalism developed in Calvinist counttries?Protestant Work Ethic
604749886Protestant Work Ethic is also known as?Weber Thesis
604749887Who developed the Protestant Work ethic?Sociologist Max Weber
604749888One major work of Max Weber?The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905)
604749889One impact of the Reformation on the women of Europe?Women became less visible in Protestant churches, as convents and nunneries were closed?
604749890During the Reformation the highest role played by a woman was as ?Mothers and wives
604749891The Catholic/ Counter Reformation started with?Council of Trent (1545-1563)
604749892The Council of Trent called?A council in response to Protestantism after years of arguing by Charles V
604749893What individual worked to keep a council from being called in opposition to Charles?Francis I of France
604749894The council was not well attended, but it did create long lasting reforms. Trent establishedJustification by Faith and Good Works The Seven sacraments The need for a well-educated and celibate clergy Clear procedures for Reconciliation Transubstantiation Tradition, the writings of the Church fathers, and scriptures were equal sources of faith.
604749895What was the only true translation of the bible?Vulgate
604749896After the Council of Trent what was the language of the Mass?Latin
604749897The council of Trent reformed?Indulgences were clarified, but not abandoned Monastic Orders Absent Bishops + Clergy The Power of Bishops over clergy and mendicant friars in their diocese Pluralism Seminaries were established in every diocese to train clergy
604749898Three influential popes during the Catholic counter reformation?Paul III (1534-49) Paul IV (1555-1559), Pius V (1566-1572)
604749899Who established the first Index of Prohibited Books in (1557/59)?Pius V (1566-1572)
604749900What rooted out heresy through torture.Spanish Inquisition (1480) Roman Inquisition (1542)
604749901Two Catholic religious Orders that founded schools?Ursuline Sister
604749902Who founded the Ursuline Sister?Saint Angela de Medici
604749903Who founded the Society of Jesus?Saint Ignatius of Loyola
604749904The Jesuits philosophy was rooted in the?Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola
604749905Philip Neri (1515-1595) founded these two religious orders?Order of Oratorians "Descalzas" Carmelite Sisters.
604749906One famous work by Philip Neri?The Way of Perfection The Interior Castle
604749907Who led to the movement to train priests in seminaries?Charles Borromero (1538-1584

The Age of Discovery/ Commercial Revolution Flashcards

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589962272Reasons behind the Advent of the Age of Discovery?Virtu + Curiosity
551906226Who Portuguese encouraged exploration of the West Coast of Africa?Henry the Navigator
589962273Examples of new technology that helped Europeans in their exploration?Shipbuilding Sails Compass Astrolabes
551906227Portuguese explorer who 1st rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1487?Bartolomeu Dias
551906228Portuguese explorer who 1st rounded Africa and landed in India in 1498?Vasco da Gama
551906229Who 1st sailed along the coast of Brazil?Amerigo Vespucci
551906230What cartographer gave "America" its title in 1507?Martin Waldseemuller
551906231Who became the governor of Portuguese, India in 1509 who conquered Malacca?Alfonso de Albuquerque
551906232Several examples of Entrepôts?Goa, India Hermuz Malacca, Spice Islands Amboina
551906233After effect after the establishment of Entrepôt?Venetian trade was severely hobbled and the prices of goods from the east plummeted in western parts.
553042691Whose voyages began in 1492 and brought great change to the New World.Christopher Columbus
553042692Two Conquistadores who conquered natives societies?Cortes Pizarro
553042693What system enslaved Natives in fields of gold and silver and was supposed to protect them from being overworked?Encomienda system
553042694Silver mine in Peru that helped fund the wars of the Habsburgs?Potosi
589962274Deadly disease, carried by pugs, that helped wipeout 95% of the Native American population?Small Pox
553042695Who sailed around Cape Horn in 1520 and circumnavigated the globe.Ferdinand Magellan
553042696A population in Spanish America through interracial marriage + Rape.Mestizo
553042697During the Age of Exploration who enforced catholic orthodoxy?Inquisition
553042698What line divided the Spanish and Portuguese colonies?Line of Demarcation
5899622751494 treaty that set up the Line of Demarcation, dividing the world betweem Portugal and SpainTreaty of Tordesilles
553042699Who divided the Spanish and Portuguese colonies?Pope Alexander VI
589962276Name given to the English privateers, such as Sir Francis Drake, who raided Spanish galleons?Sea Dogs
553042700What English explorer sought the Northwest Passage?John Cabot
589962277What French explorer sought the Northwest Passage?Jacques Cartier
589962278Some causes of the slow and steady inflation that was part of the commercial revolution?Population growth Increase in the demand for agricultural products Debased currency Increased mining
589962279Some "new" industries that boomed during the commercial revolution?Shipbuilding Book printing and the book trade Mining Arms manufacturing (Cannon, muskets, uniforms)
589962280What led to the rise of banking and, therefore, increased commerce?The end of the opposition to usury/interest
589962281What eastern Europeans sold agricultural goods prospered due to inflation?Junkers
589962282The Junkers of Eastern Europe made fortunes off of?The Baltic Grain Trade
589962283Nobility that stressed importance of family lineageNobles of the Sword
589962284Merchants, professionals (doctors, lawyers, etc.), clergy became increasingly powerful and important and were considered?Bourgeoisie
589962285Some attempts were made to aid the destitute, e.g. the?English Poor Law of 1601
589962286Many peasants in England where foreced into____ and forced to work the?Serfdom Robot
589962287Two major families who heled foster the growth in commerce?Fuggers Medici
589962288Name of those who had the money to purchase noble titles?Nobles of the Robe
589962289Economic developments that increase commercial activity by avoiding the guilds of the towns by constructing textiles at various locations throughout the countryside?"Putting-out" system (domestic system)
589962290Economic systen that led to countries establishing colonies in order to establish a favorable balance of trade?Mercantilism
589962291What type of government does Mercantilism create?Nationalized
589962292English law that nationalized the process by which workers became apprentices, journeymen, and masters?English Statute of Artificers (1563)
589962293Ways the governmetn encouraged the growth of domestic manufacturing under mercantilism?Governments supported specific industries through Subsidies. Governments protected domestic industries through nationwide Tariffs Companies were given monopolies for trade in certain areas
589962294Companies that were chartered and given monopolies for trade in certain areas?East India Companies
589962295Three figures who led the Dutch in the Age of Discovery?William the Silent Maurice of Nassau Hooge Mogende
589962296Stadholder and leader of the Dutch resistance against Spain?William the Silent
589962297What Dutch military commander advocated a strong standing army?Maurice of Nassau
589962298Dutch name for Their High Maightinesses of the States General, the Dutch legislative assembly?Hooge Mogende
589962299The Dutch developed great ____ to conduct their water-based commerce? They were ships that helped the Dutch become the world greatest 17th century mercantile power?Fluyts
589962300Where did the Dutch conduct their water-based commerece?Baltic Grain Trade
589962301What took Portuguese land and established New Netherland (1613) in the New World?Dutch West India Co
589962302What became the epicenter of European commerce?Bank of Amsterdam (1609)
589962303Who led the Great Fleet on 6 of its 7 voyages (1405-1433) throughout the Indian Ocean?Cheng Ho
589962304Some Jesuits such as___, infiltrated China a little, but to no great avail?Matteo Ricci
589962305In Persia during the Age of Discovery, who ruled for a time?Safavids
589962306The Mughal Empire was developed by?Babur
589962307Who built the Taj Mahal for his favorite wife?Shah Jehan
589962308India eventually fell into decline until, ultimately, the British took over after 1763 and, post-1857, establishing?The British Raj
589962309What in Ethiopia established a Christian nation to fight-off Islam?Lions of Judah
589962310Rusruled by this Dynasty after 1613?Romanov Dynasty

Northern Renaissance Paintings Flashcards

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591927645Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)St. Michael's Fight Against the Dragon (1498) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1498)
591927646Hans Holbein (1498-1543)Portrait painter in the court of Henry VIII The Ambassadors (1533): Anamorphosis
591927647Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)Martin Luther (1529) Charles V (1533)
591927648Jan Van Eyck (1395-1441)The Arnolfini Marriage (1434) The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (1435) The Ghent Altarpiece (1432)
591927649Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516)Temptation of St. Anthony (1500) Ship of Fools (1490-1500)
591927650Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569)The Hunters in the Snow (1565) Peasant Wedding(1568) The Adoration of the Magi (1567) The Massacre of the Innocents (1565-66)
591927651El Greco (1541-1614)St. Martin and the Beggar (1597/99) Madonna and Child with St. Martina and St. Agnes (1597-99)

Middle Ages Flashcards

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574832693Time Period of the Middle Ages500-1450
574832694The fall of Rome left three societiesByzantine, Arab, Latin Christendom
574832695Latin Christendom was famous for what?Local Trading
574832696Crowned Emperor the the west under Pope Leo III on Christmas day 800, and he united Latin Christendom under one king.Charlemagne
574832697Dominant form of political organization during the Middle ages?Feudalism
574832698Due to the rise of the Monarchies, kings established?Royal Court systems
574832699One tactic used by the monarchs of the Middle Ages to increase their power?Sent baliffs
574832700Kings of England who attempted to form it into a nation?Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485)
574832701Who founded the Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485)?Henry II
574832702Clash between the Houses of Lancaster and York that led to the accession of the Tudor Dynasty?War of Roses
574832703Who monarch followed the Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485)?Tudor Dynasty
574832704The Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485) laid the groundwork for parliament with?The Magna Carta (1215)
577367166French dynasty in 987?Capetian dynasty
577367167The Capetian dynasty was founded by?Hugh Capet
577367168Who attempted to unify France in the Middle Ages?Louis IX (ninth) (1226-1270)
577367169Louis IX (ninth) (1226-1270) main accomplishment?Abolish serfdom in France, in which began the process of forming a nation
577367170Who founded the Holy Roman Empire in 962?Otto 1
577367171German dynasty that ran the HRE until the death of Frederick II?Hohenstaufen dynasty
577367172During the middle ages who was at the center of monasteries?St. Benedict
577367173Who was in charge of Rome in the middle ages?The Bishop of Rome was the power in the church and the power in Rome.
577367174This proclaims the legitimacy and supremacy of the Pope over all other bishops of the Catholic Church?Petrine Supremacy Doctrine
577367175Document that allegedly granted the Papacy control of the Papal States?Donation of Constantine
577367176Missionaries converted barbicans throughout the West stopping Islamic expansion at?Tours (732)
577367177This individual helped at the battle of Tours 732?Charles "The Hammer" Martel
577367178Two religions given the Papal blessing by Pope Innocent III?The Franciscans and The Dominicans
577367179Two pre-Reformation reformers who challenged the Church and Clergy?John Wycliffe + Jan Hus
577367180Name given to the followers of John Wycliffe who called for a more personal relationship with God:Lollards in England
577367181Odd group of "reformers" who thought self-abuse would purge sin from the world?Order of the Flagellants
577367182Term for the splitting of the Orthodox and Catholic churches in 1054?The Great Schism
577367183Conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry VI over the appointment of bishops, abbots, and other church officials by feudal lords and vassals.Lay Investiture
577367184Four powerful popes of the Middle Ages?Gregory VII(1073-1085),Pope Urban II (1088-1094),Pope Innocent III (1198-1216), Pope Boniface VIII,
577367185Who clashed with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over Lay investiture?Gregory VII(1073-1085):
577367186Who launched the 1st Crusade 1095 to retake the Holy Land?Pope Urban II (1088-1094)
577367187Who called the 4th Lateran Council?Pope Innocent III (1198-1216)
577367188Who began the practice of the sale of indulgences and was arrested by King Phillip the Fair of France in 1303?Pope Boniface VIII
577367189Pope who issued Unam Sanctam?Pope Boniface VIII
577367190Location of the Papacy during the Babylonian Captivity?Avignon
577367191Name given to the time when there were two Popes, one in Rome and one in Avignon?The great schism
577367192Council held in 1409 that led to the election of a 3rd Pope:Council of Pisa
577367193Council in 1414 that dismissed all three current Popes and elected Martin V?Council of Constantine
577367194What abuses did the church deal with in the Middle Ages?Simony, nepotism, indulgences, and married clergy
577367195Dominant economic system of the Middle Ages; Serfs were essential.Manoralism
577367196Group of towns along the North and Baltic Seas that formed an economic league until the 17th CenturyHanseatic League
577367197Artisan organizations that set the prices and ensured the quality of the goods they produced; they also limited competition from goods from other towns.Guilds
577367198Intellectual movement that called for more precise though and attempted to learn more about the divine.Scholasticism
577367199Author of the scholastic work,Summa ThelogicaThomas Aquinas
577367200Medieval thinker who was a Nominalist and famous for Ockham's Razor?William of Ockham (1288-1348):
577367201Early European universitiesBologna (circa 1088), Paris (1160-1170), Oxford (circa 1096), Cambridge (Circa 1209), Heidelberg (circa 1386)
577367202Famous book written in 1486 to guide witch hunter? Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches):
577367203Medieval forms of entertainment?Blood sports: Beer Baiting Joustry: Jousting Tournaments
577367204Wealthy prey on the poor (corrupt land lords: "protection rackets"). Exploitation of the lower class was called?"Fur- Collar" Crime
577367205Characters who would attack you on the road, bandits?Highwaymen
577367206Two major 14th century peasants revolts?The "Jacquerie" Rebellion in 1358 France & Wat Tyler's Rebellion (1381) in England
577367207Results of the arrival of the Black Death in 1348?Decimated the population, Led to high wages, and peasant rebellions.

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