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9372046592Henry IVSanctioned religious toleration of the Huguenots, French Calvanists, converted to Catholicism for the sake of solidifying his power. His rule saw increasing emphasis on national sovereignty.0
9372046593Henry VIIIA king of England in the early sixteenth century. With the support of his Parliament, established himself as head of the Christian Church in England, in place of the pope, after the pope refused to allow his marriage to Catherine of Aragon to be dissolved. (1491-1547)1
9372046594Anne BoleynQueen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII, and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right.2
9372046595Charles V, Holy Roman EmpireWas ruler of both the Spanish Empire from 1516 and the Holy Roman Empire from 1519, as well as of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1506.3
9372046596Philip IIKing of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) ... king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC)4
9372046597Queen Isabella and King FerdinandA king and queen of Spain in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. They united their country and sponsored the exploration of the New World by Christopher Columbus.5
9372046598James IKing of England (1603-1625) and of Scotland (1567-1625). The son of Mary Queen of Scots, he succeeded the heirless Elizabeth I as the first Stuart king of England.6
9372046599Charles IKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642-1648) in which he was defeated.7
9372046600Oliver CromwellWas an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.8
9372046601Charles IIKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660-1685) who reigned during the Restoration, a period of expanding trade and colonization as well as strong opposition to Catholicism.9
9372046602James IIKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1685-1688). The last Stuart king to rule both England and Scotland, he was deposed by his Protestant daughter Mary (later, Mary II) and her husband, William of Orange.10
9372046603William and MaryRuled jointly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had expelled Mary's father, King James II.11
9372046605Cardinal RichelieuWas the chief of government under King Louis XIII. He achieved two difficult goals in his career: establishing absolute monarchy in France and breaking the political power of the Huguenots, or French Protestants.12
9372046606Louis XIVRuled 1643-1715, King of France, his reign, the longest in French history, was characterized by a magnificent court, the expansion of French influence in Europe, and the establishment of overseas colonies.13
9372046607Prince Henry the NavigatorWas a Portuguese royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers. Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africa's west coast, but did not go on them himself.14
9372046608Thirty Years WarA war waged in the early seventeenth century that involved France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and numerous states of Germany. The causes of the war were rooted in national rivalries and in conflict between Roman Catholics and Protestants.15
9372046609War of the Spanish SuccessionA war (1701-14) fought by Austria, England, the Netherlands, and Prussia against France and Spain, arising from disputes about the succession in Spain after the death of Charles II of Spain.16
9372046610Maritime EmpiresA state with primarily maritime realms—an empire at sea (such as the Phoenician network of merchant cities) or a sea-borne empire.17
9372046611SepoysAn Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.18
9372046612HuguenotsA French Protestant of the 16th-17th centuries. Largely Calvinist, the Huguenots suffered severe persecution at the hands of the Catholic majority, and many thousands emigrated from France.19
9372046613Clunaic ReformsWere a series of changes within medieval monasticism of the Western Church focused on restoring the traditional monastic life, encouraging art, and caring for the poor.20
9372046614SimonyThe buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges, for example pardons or benefices.21
9372046615Reformed Church of ScotlandIs a Christian denomination. It is the original church of the Reformed Presbyterian tradition (commonly known as the RP's). The RPCS formed in 1690 when its members declined to be part of the establishment.22
9372046616Anglican ChurchThe Church of England and the churches in other nations that are in complete agreement with it as to doctrine and discipline and are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury.23
9372046617Johannes KeplerWas a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.24
9372046618Francis BaconWas an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England.25
9372046619GalileoItalian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)26
9372046620Sir Isaac NewtonEnglish mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727).27
9372046621MichaelangeloWas an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.28
9372046622Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519. Italian painter, engineer, and scientist.29
9372046623John LockeA seventeenth-century English philosopher. Argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds. He claimed that, on the contrary, the mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate) until experience begins to "write" on it.30
9372046624Adam SmithIs one of the world's most famous economists. Modern capitalism owes its roots to him and his Wealth of Nations, which many consider the single most important economic work in history.31
9372046625Edict of NatesSigned probably on 30 April 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in the nation, which was still considered essentially Catholic at the time.32
9372046626Peace of WestaphiliaWas a series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War over succession within the Holy Roman Empire as well as the Eighty Years' War between Holland and Spain for Dutch independence.33
9372046627Vasco da GamaPortuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.34
9372046628spanish armadathe great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 158835
9372046629schmalkaldic leagueprotestant alliance formed by Lutherans against the Holy Roman Empire36
9372046630peace of augsburg1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler37
9372046632puritan revolutionEngland goes from a monarchy to puritan republic under Cromwell38
9372046633petition of righta written document asking for a limit to the king's power39
9372046634glorious revolutionthe revolution against James II40
9372046635English bill of rights1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament41
9372046636divine right of the monarchythe claim that the right to rule was given to a king by God42
9372046637intendantsFrench government agents who collected taxes and administered justice.43
9372046638versaillesPalace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility.44
9372046640reformationa movement for religious reform45
9372046641huldrych zwingliswiss priest who led the protestant movement in switzerland46
9372046642Martin lutherGerman monk who started the Protestant Reformation47
937204664395 thesesArguments written by Martin Luther against the Catholic church. They were posted on Octobe 31, 1517.48
9372046644indulgencespardon sold by catholic church to reduce one's punishment49
9372046645John calvinBelieved in predestination50
9372046646the electCalvinistic belief that this is the group of souls who God selected to be predetermined for Heaven.51
9372046647predestineddestiny; fate; decided beforehand52
9372046648puritansa group of Anglicans in England who wanted to purify their church of Catholic ways53
9372046649jesuitsmembers of the society of jesus54
9372046650council of TrentA meeting held to discuss and reform practices of the Catholic Church.55
9372046651index of prohibited bookslist of books forbidden for Catholics to read. issued by holy office56
9372046652social contractAn agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed57
9372046653empiricismthe belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation58
9372046654scholasticisma medieval philosophical and theological system that tried to reconcile faith and reason59
9372046655joint-stock companiesbusinesses in which a group of people invest together60
9372046656mercantilismbelief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.61
9372046657capitalAn economic system based on private ownership of capital62
9372046658cottage industriessmall-scale industries based in the home63
9372046659physiocratesphilosophe who wrote about economics; attacked economy in Europe64
9372046660the wealth of nationswritten by Adam Smith, promoted laissez-faire, free-market economy, and supply-and-demand economics65
9372046661commercial revolutionexpansion of trade and business66
9372046662east India companyBenefitted from tea act67
9372046663manilaa strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp the strong fiber of a Philippine plant, used for rope, matting, paper, etc.68
9372046664factorsNumbers that are multiplied together to get a product69
9372046665cartographythe science of making maps70
9372046666Bartholomew Diaz(1487-1488) Portuguese, first European to reach the southern tip of Africa in 1488.71
9372046667Ferdinand magellanPortuguese navigator in the service of Spain72

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