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9987026821Renaissance1400-1600 Political centralization, national feelings, urban, commercial-capitalist economy, growing lay/secular control of thought and culture0
9987026822Northern Renaissance-More interested in religious reform and in educating laity -Printing Press -14501
9987026823HumanismThe scholarly study of Greek and Latin classics and of the ancient Church Fathers, in hopes of reviving worthy ancient values2
9987026824Concordant of Bologna-1516 -Treaty under which the French Crown recognized the supremacy of the pope over a council and obtained the right for the government to nominate all French bishops and abbots3
9987026825Peace of Westphalia-1648 ended the Thirty Years' War. It confirmed the principle of "cuius regio eius religio"but mandated relative tolerance of other (Christian) (and added Calvinism) faiths. It adjusted the borders of German states and strengthened their princes with respect to the Emperor and transferred most of Lorraine and some of Alsace to France.4
9987026826Politiquespeople who placed politics before religion- believed no religious truth was worth a war Example: Henry IV and Elizabeth I5
9987026827Thirty Years' War-1618-1648 -the last great religious war fought in Europe- brought into France by Richelieu (supported Protestants) began in Bohemia when protestant nobles revolted against the newly crowned Catholic emperor Ferdinand II when he revoked their religious freedoms. -France won6
9987026828Baroque ArtAn artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements. More often found in Catholic countries as a statement against the Reformation.7
9987026829English Civil War-1640-1660 -Religious disputes, constitutional issues concerning monarchy -Restoration of Monarchy in 16608
9987026830Oliver Cromwell-English military, political, and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649)9
9987026831Martin Luther- a German monk who took a public stand against the sale of indulgences by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenburg -Nailed thesis in 151710
9987026832John Calvin-French theologian who established a theocracy in the Geneva and is most well known for his theory of predestination -1509-156411
9987026833Anabaptists-Protestant sect that believed only adults could make a free choice regarding religion and therefore baptism12
9987026834Council of TrentChurch council that reaffirmed basic Catholic doctrines such as papal supremacy and exclusive Church authority to interpret the Bible; prohibited Church abuses; required clergy to renounce worldly pleasures; authorized an index13
9987026835Jesuit Order-The establishment of the religious order was part of the counter-Reformation.14
9987026836Peace of Augsburg-1555 -Document by Charles V -Recognized Lutherism as a legal religion in the Holy Roman Empire -Faith of the prince determined the religion of the country15
9987026837Henry VIII-King of England during 1509-1547 -Wanted a divorce, ended up splitting the church -Created Act of Supremacy to make himself head of the Church of England16
9987026838Elizabeth I-1558-1603 -Queen who established compromise between Protestants and Catholics and shaped the Church of England -Led the defeat of the Spanish Armada -Ruled during England's Golden Age17
9987026839St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre-Catherine de Medici encouraged her son to create an order to kill French Huguenots. -Example of tensions between a monarch and rival nobles (also had a religious component)18
9987026840Henry IV-1589-1610 -Signed Edict of Nantes -"Paris is worth a mass" -Politique19
9987026841Edict of Nantes-1598 -Granted the Huguenots liberty of conscience and worship.20
9987026842MercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought21
9987026843Erasmus-Dutch Humanist -Believed the problems in the Catholic Church could be fixed; didn't support the idea of a Reformation22
9987026844Charles V-Holy Roman Emperor -Sought to stop Protestantism and increase the power of Catholicism.23
9987026845Predestinationa religious belief that God has already decided who will go to heaven and who will not24
9987026846AbsolutismThe idea that a monarch holds all power and governs by divine right25
9987026847Louis XIV-Sun King -His many wars bankrupted the country -Built Palace of Versailles. -Created Estate System -Colbertism -Revoked Edict of Nantes -Made Catholicism mandatory26
9987026848War of Spanish Succession-The powers of Europe fought against a possible unity of France and Spanish, which would then upset the balance of power -Ended by the Treaty of Utrecht27
9987026849Treaty of UltrechtProhibited joining of French and Spanish crowns -Ended French expansionist policy -Ended golden age of Spain -Vastly expanded British Empire28
9987026850BodinFrench political philosopher who was a strong proponent of absolutism during the reign of Louis XIV29
9987026851William of Orange-General of the Roundheads -Became monarch of England after Charles I was executed -Radical Puritan30
9987026852Glorious Revolution-After English Civil War -1688-1689 -Resulted in deposition of James II31
9987026853Table of RanksSystem introduced by Peter the Great, listed all ranks and positions in the court of Imperial Russia32
9987026854Sans Culottes-Shop-keepers -Artisans -Wage earners -Factory workers Felt strains of the economy in France in the French Revolution33
9987026855Estates GeneralThe French Style Parliament in that each estate gets one vote. This makes it so that the 1+2 estate always work together in the Parliament. White men who own property can vote no matter what34
9987026856Louis XVI-Last king before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution -Complete Freedom of Press35
9987026857Tennis Court OathThis declares that the 3rd Estate will not leave the tennis court until there is a new constitution for France. They want to abolish feudalism and manorialism36
9987026858France-Austria WarFrance declares war on Austria because of thhe Pillnitz Decree. Neither country has the financial ability to back this war-- but they both fight and France wins, and gains territory37
9987026859Jacobin-Radical republicans during the French Revolution. -Led by Maximilien Robespierre -1793-1794.38
9987026860Reign of Terror-This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. -He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed. -Over 20,000 people were executed -Executions mainly by guillotine39
9987026861Napoleon-Late 1700s early 1800s -French general40
9987026862Concordant of 1801-This is the agreement between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France -the papacy renounced claims over church property -Napoleon was allowed to nominate bishops41
9987026863Neoclassical ArtRevival of classicism in art, literature, and music42
9987026864The Continental SystemNapoleon's plan to cut off British from all European continent; British economy survived43
9987026865Peninsular Wars-Occurred when Napoleon invaded Portugal -Resulted in the French fighting with most of Europe for many years -War played a major part in Napoleon's downfall44
9987026866Congress of Vienna-1814-1815 -attempted to restore the balance of power in Europe and contain the danger of revolutionary or nationalistic upheavals in the future, after Napoleon's fall45
9987026867Enlightenment-Rationalism -Toleration -Cosmopolitanism -Appreciation of Science -17th and 18th century46
9987026870Becaria47
9987026871Laissez-Faire48
9987026872Printing Press49
9987026873Coffee Houses50
9987026874John Locke51
9987026875Voltaire52
9987026876Rosseau53
9987026877Philosophe54
9987026878Mary Wollstoncraft55
9987026879Physiocrats56
9987026880Adam Smith57
9987026881Deism58
9987026882Fredrick II59
9987026883Rococo Art60
9987026884Chartism61
99870268851833 Factory Act62
9987026886Irish Potato Famine63
99870268872nd Industrial Revolution64
9987026888Public Health Act of 184865
9987026889Karl Marx66
9987026890Charles Darwin67
9987026891Social Darwinism68
9987026892Impressionism69
9987026893Cubism70
9987026894Nationalism71
9987026895Liberalism72
9987026896Conservatism73
9987026897Concert of Europe74
9987026898Romanticism75
9987026899Cavour76
9987026900Unification of Italy77
9987026901Garibaldi78
9987026902Bismarck79
9987026903Austro-Prussian War80
9987026904Franco-Prussian War81
9987026905Social Democratic Party82
9987026906Dreyfus Affair83
9987026907Napoleon III84
9987026908Congress of Berlin85
9987026909Conference of Berlin86
9987026910Triple Alliance87
9987026911Crimean War88
9987026912Imperial89
9987026913Iron Curtain90
9987026914Truman Doctrine91
9987026915Marshall Plan92
9987026916NATO93
9987026917Warsaw Pact94
9987026918Berlin Wall95
9987026919Joseph Stalin96
9987026920Nikita Krushchev97
9987026921United Nations98
9987026868Germany, Italy, JapanAxis Powers99
9987026869Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and FranceAllied Powers (WWII)100
9987026922Adolf Hitler101
9987026923Pearl Harbor102
9987026924D-Day103
9987026925Division of Germany104
9987026926Cold War105
9987026927Triple Entente106
9987026928Archduke Franz Fernandid107
9987026929Treaty of Versailles108
9987026930Green Party109
9987026931Expressionism110
9987026932Surrealism111

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