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288531989Johannes GutenbergGerman printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)0
288531990European-style family pattern...1
288531991Martin LutherA German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.2
288531992Edict of Nantes1598 document that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots3
288531993ProletariatThe industrial working class4
288531994JesuitsFounded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism.5
288531995DeistsBelieved in a God who had created a perfect universe and then allowed it to operate according to Natural Laws6
288531996Cottage industryManufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.7
288531997EnlightenmentA movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions8
288531998MercantilismEconomic system used to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests9
288531999Less harsh discipline, affection between family membersWhat kinds of changes are associated with the treatment of children during the Enlightenment?10
288532000Humans are naturally good, reason is the key to truth, religion based on blind faith is wrongWhat are the three basic principles of the Enlightenment?11
288532001Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Japan and PolynesiaWhat new areas were brought into the global commercial network after 1450?12
288532002PortugalWho was the first in Western Europe to explore?13
288532003IndonesiaIn what region of the world id the Dutch challenge the Portuguese for commercial dominance?14
288532004They had time to improve their oceanic vessel designWhy did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later sixteenth century?15
288532005They allowed the establishment of trading companiesIn what way were the early Dutch and British exploration and trade projects different from those of the Iberian nations?16
288532006DiseaseWhat did Europeans bring to the Americas during the Colombian Exchange?17
288532007CropsWhat did the Americas contribute to Europe during the Colombian Exchange?18
288532008Population increased dramaticallyWhat was the impact of the introduction of American crops into Europe?19
288810977Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, absolute monarchy, EnlightenmentPut the following in chronological order- absolute monarchy, Enlightenment, Protestant Reformation, Renaissance20
288810978French and Spanish invasion cut political independence, while new Atlantic trade routes hurt Mediterranean economy.What accounts for the decline of the Italian Renaissance?21
288810979It was a justification for rebellious lords to gain more power.Why did Luther pick up widespread support among the German elite?22
288810980Demand for silver and gold made trading companies take advantage of markets; increasing commerce stimulated manufacturing.Describe the commercial revolution of the sixteenth century.23
288810981France, Spain, Prussia, Austria-HungaryWhat countries had absolute monarchs in the sixteenth century?24
288810982Rulers centralized authority and formed a professional bureaucracy and military. Nobles were too busy to interfere with state affairs.How did absolute monarchs operate?25
288810983Britain, NetherlandsWhich countries retained a parliamentary regime?26
288810984Adam Smith"Governments should stand back and let individual effort and market forces operate for economic advance." Whose idea was this?27
288810985Merchants and bankers moved into profit-seeking, capitalist ways.What was the impact of the Renaissance on commerce?28
288810986Ideas similar to Chinese legalists were advanced.What was the impact of the Renaissance on politics?29
288810987Their economies and banking systems could not meet new demands.Why did the Spanish fail to hold a position of dominance in world trade?30
288810988China, JapanWhich non-European regions were most interested in Western guns?31

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