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120956125anne boleynHenry VIII mistress during the time of the English Reformation, she gave birth to Elizabeth, future queen of England. One of the reasons Henry VIII wanted to get his marriage to Catherine annulled is so that he could marry her.
120956126st bartholomew's day massacreMass slaying of Huguenots (Calvinists) in Paris, 1572.
120956127paris is worth a massThe reason Henry IV gave when he converted to Catholicism
120956128council of troublesEstablished by Duke of Alva. He executed over one thousand people (Protestants), many of them wealthy, and took their property as a way to stop the Dutch Revolt.
1209561291598edict of nantes was in ____
120956130defenstration__________ of prague was when the ambassador was thrown out of the window
120956131bohemian phaseThe first phase of the Thirty Years' War , Frederick IV vs. Ferdinand II; Defenestration of Prague is included in this phase
120956132danish phaseThe second phase of the Thirty Years' War in which the Catholic imperial army led by Albert of Wallenstein won a series of major victories against the Protestants.
120956133swedish phaseThe third phase of the Thirty Years' War marked by Sweden's entrance into the war under King Gustavus Adolphus; during this phase, the Protestants began to defeat the Catholics on many fronts.
120956134french-swedish phaseFrance enters war on Swedish/Protestant side; Spanish defeat-->Peace of Westphalia
120956135wallenstein(Danish Phase) He was a catholic noble who replace Frederic IV and he also led the Imperial forces of Bohemia
120956136gustavus adolphusLutheran king with his centralized/disciplined protestant army --> Marches in and turns war around
120956137in defense against the 7 sacramentsHenry the viii wrote __________
120956138italian scientistvesalius
120956139copernicusThis scientist helped develop the sun-centered theory of the Universe (denounced by church)
120956140on the revolutions of heavenly orbsbook by copernicus about heliocentric universe
120956141heliocentricthe belief that the sun is the center of the universe
120956142montaigneThe finest representative of early modern skepticism. Created a new genre, the essay.
120956143tycho braheInfluenced by Copernicus; Built observatory and collected data on the locations of stars and planets for over 20 years; His limited knowledge of mathematics prevented him from making much sense out of the data.
120956144kepler-planetary motionall the planets revolve around the Sun in elliptical not circular orbits; the Sun is not the exact center of each orbit.
120956145galileoItalian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate and the law of inertia; made discoveries like seeing rocks and craters on the moon, Invented the experimental method, formulated the law of inertia, provided evidence for the Copernican theory
120956146francis baconEnglish politician, writer. Formalized the empirical method. Novum Organum. Inductive reasoning.
120956147novum organumBacon, attacked scholastic belief that most truth was already discovered and only needed explanations
120956148empiricismthe view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes through observation and experiment
120956149inductive methodmethod of acquiring knowledge Promoted by Bacon in early 17th century in Novum Organum (Proceed from the specific/particular to the general)
120956150descarteDeductive thinker whose famous saying cogito, ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am") challenged the notion of truth as being derived from tradition and Scriptures.
120956151discourse on methodWritten by Descartes --> "I think therefore I am." Separation of mind and matter
120956152harveyEnglish physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood
120956153baroque artdemonstrating the glory and power of Catholic church- emphasized grandeur, emotion, movement , spaciousness and unity of a certain theme
120956154caravaggioItalian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light
120956155peter paul reubensflemish painter
120956156baroquethis architecture was stucco, fancy columns, try to brighten everything up
120956157siglo de oroname for the Spanish Golden Age: a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Hapsburg dynasty
120956158marloweEnglish poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression
120956159elizabethan erais associated with Queen Elizabeth I's reign and is often considered to be the golden age in English history; authors include Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Spenser
120956160dutch golden ageDutch farming, advanced shipping, unified political leadership, profitable banking, seaborne empire, religious toleration --> led to a stronger economy. dutch east and west india companies dominated over-seas trading. ruled by a confederation. Decline due to death of William III (stadtholder), decline of naval and fishing industry
120956161protestant work ethicSociological term used to define the Calvinist belief in hard work to illustrate selection in elite group
120956162price revolutionincrease in prices (food most subject to increases = wheat) in 16th century-inflation-increased demand for goods-influx of gold and silver --> causes economic collapse in Spain, hurt domestic industries that were unable to export goods
120956163commercial revolutionThis was the period of economic and political expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism that occurred in Europe
120956164witchcraftthe practice of sorcery or magic, that was once a part of traditional village culture but was denounced as heresy by the catholic church in the middle ages
120956165divine rightBishop bousette believed that Louis was king by _________ and that nobody should question God's decisions
120956166Louis xivsun king
120956167I am the statel'etat c'est moi
120956168versaillesPalace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility.
120956169revoked the edict of nantesabsolutism attempted to control religion and he hated the division so religious unity was essential -->Louis XIV __________ (liberty of Huguenots) = destruction of churches, the closing of schools, the catholic baptism of the Huguenots, and the exile of the Huguenot pastors who had refused to renounce their faith --> conversions (many were forced) /fled
120956170puritansProtestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization.
120956171presbyteriansScottish Calvinists
120956172quakersEnglish dissenters who broke from Church of England,--> pacificism, inner divinity, and social equity
120956173act of tolerationAct of the English Parliament in 1689 that granted freedom of worship to Protestants who dissented from the Church of England, but not Catholics. Required dissenters to register their meeting locations and could not assemble in private homes.
120956174constitutionalismThe theory developed in early modern England and spread elsewhere that royal power should be subject to legal and legislative checks
1209561751698bill of rights was signed by william and mary in ____
120956176tsara male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
120956177procuratorlay official of the Russian church; represented the interests of the tsar and extended control of the tsar over the church.
120956178europeanizationpeter the great's attempt to make russia more like the rest of europe
120956179charles ii of swedenrestored the monarchy of england after cromwell became a dictator
120956180boylefather of modern chemistry
120956181royal society of londonthe leading English scientific organization, made up of leading merchants, planters and even theologians, all devoted to the discoveries of scientific ideas.
120956182royal academy of sciencesfounded by Louis XIV to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research,one of the earliest academies of sciences.
120956183natural lawa rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
120956184hobbesEnglish materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings
120956185leviathanWritten by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, maintained that sovereignty is ultimately derived from the people, who transfer it to the monarchy by implicit contract.
120956186richard simonFrench scholar who contributed to the beginnings of biblical scholarship; questioned the reality of miracles and pointed to errors added in medieval times
120956187newtonThis physicist developed the law of universal gravitation and further caused the decline of the old system of science
120956188principia1687: Newton's book which established the law of universal gravitation and banished Ptolemy's laws and universe for good.
1209561892 treatises of governmentA novel written by John Locke. It was about how people were born good, and were naturally good, and that people had three natural rights, the right to life liberty and property, and how all what the government had to do was protect these rights, and if the government didn't then the people had the right to overthrow the current government and create a new one.
120956190essay concerning human understandingWritten by Locke, tabula rasa theory.
120956191baylecreated historical and critical dictionary in 1697 and pulled out david; attacked bible stories; religious skeptism
120956192maritimethe dutch were a ____ power not a military power
120956193five great farmstariff union - free trade area
120956194cottage industryManufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.
120956195partitions of polandPoland divided between Russia, Austria, and Prussia; changed the balance of Europe as a whole; Russia, Austria, and Prussia progressed passed France
120956196enlightened despotismsystem of government in which absolute monarchs ruled according to the principles of the Enlightenment
120956197joseph iimost aggressive reformer of his era; radical royal reformer of Austria; introduced legal reforms, freedom of the press, supported freedom of worship (even Protestants, Orthodox Christians, and Jews); abolished serfdom and ordered that peasants be paid for their labor with cash; most of his reforms were undone after his death
120956198fredrick iithe Great; Prussian king; one of best educated and most cultured monarchs in the 18th century; seemed willing to make enlightened reforms (and he made some) but kept Prussia's serfdom and rigid social structure intact and avoidedany additional reforms; also enlarged Prussian Army; credited with making Prussia a great European power
120956199catherine iiseized throne from weak husband. Greatly influenced by Western European thinkers, considered freeing serfs, significantly expanded borders to the south and secured a warm-water port on the Black Sea
120956200brienneCalonne's successor, a member of the Assembly of Notables, who came to realize that Calonne was correct- new taxation had to be allowed
120956201radicalsThose who favor extreme change
120956202reactionariesextremists who not only oppose change, but generally would like to turn the clock back to the way things were before
120956203august 1792Land owned by the Catholic church confiscated by government, Clergy made elected --> Paris mob storms royal palace; commune seizes Assembly; Legislative Assembly falls (date0
120956204spice tradeThe trade of spices from Asia and India to Italian and Muslim merchants who would then trade it to Europeans
120956205hargreavesEnglish inventor of the spinning jenny
120956206spinning jennyan early spinning machine with multiple spindles
120956207cartwrightEnglish clergyman who invented the power loom
120956208wattScottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry
120956209whitneyUnited States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin
120956210fredrick iiielector of palatinate, King of Prussia
120956211prefectsAdministrators sent out from Paris to impose the will of the government on the people in the provinces.
120956212careers open to talentNapoleon - citizens theoretically were able to raise in government service purely according on their abilities, creation of new imperial nobility to reward most talented generals and officals
120956213coalitions against napoleonthere were seven __________ staring from the Italian campaigns to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. These usually included the same great powers, Brittan, Austria, and Russia.
120956214metternichAustrian foreign minister who basically controlled the Congress of Vienna. Wanted to promote peace, conservatism, and the repression of libaral nationalism throughout Europe
120956215economic controlsAn attempt to control food prices, as well as an ideal to have smaller community and property ownership. They did not favor an unregulated economy
120956216hegelWas a German philosopher --> 'three-step process' of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis
120956217hundred daysThe brief period during 1815 when Napoleon made his last bid for power, deposing the French King and again becoming Emperor of France
120956218bourbonsThis French noble family/dynasty was restored to the French throne under a constitutional monarchy after Napoleon
120956219victor hugoThis was a Romantic writer who wrote prose and poetry
120956220babylonian captivityThe period when all popes were French and resided in Avignon, France, starting with Clement V. This angered Italians and led to the Great Schism.
120956221joan of arkFights with the French and helps them win the 100 years war (Important because that helps them get stronger monarchy and ends England political claims to the continent)
120956222jacob burckhardt thesissaid the renaissance is rebirth of classical values from ancient greek and rome, Break from the middle ages because during the middle ages people were wearing a veil of common conceptions and religious assumptions and thinking as a group (renaissance = for the first time people saw themselves as individuals)
120956223reconquistaThe Reconquering of Spain from the Muslims (moors) in 1492 by Ferdinand and Isabella. This unified Spain into a powerful nation-state.
120956224maximilian iThe Holy Roman Emperor that attempted to centralize the administration by creating new institutions common to the entire empire, but he was successful in marriage alliances.
120956225cuius regio, eius religioWhose region, his religion, Settlement in the peace of Augsburg that allows the German princes the chose weather their principalities are going to be catholic or Lutheran (Not religious tolerance)
120956226socratesphilosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; asked students pointed questions to make them use their reason, later became Socratic method
120956227platoGreek philosopher; knowledge based on consideration of ideal forms outside the material world
120956228aristotleGreek philosopher - knowledge based on observation of phenomena in material world
120956229geocentric universethe idea that planets revolved in perfect circular orbits around the earth in the universe
120956230galenGreek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance
120956231thomas aquinasGreek philosopher- knowledge based on ideal forms outside the material world
120956232virtuIdea of virtue and that one should live a certain way, Live with dignity - This is how one should live and behave and do these things to be a good prince
120956233lorenzo vallaHumanist expert on language - Interest in historical sources and reading actual sources - He studies these documents and discovers that the donation of Constantine is a forgery which undermines the papacy even further
120956234thomas moreHenry's Lord Chancellor and one of the leaders of the Catholic humanist party in England. He wrote utopia
120956235millenariansthey believe in the christian reign with jesus' return described in utopia
120956236greco-roman sculpturedetailed body - Gods = subject - nude
120956237greco-roman architecturegeometric - comlumns - marble/granite used
120956238medieval architecturechurches = grand buildings - gothic (tall) - pointed arches - flying butresses
120956239medieval sculpturereligious - used stone/wood - unaccurate bodies
120956240dantewrote the Divine Comedy
120956241boccaccioItalian poet
120956242book of the courtierThis was a book written by Castiglione. In it, he epitomized the main ideas of Italian humanism. It said a successful man was one who could integrate knowledge of ancient languages and history w/ athletic, musical, and military skills, all while being polite and exhibiting a high moral character
120956243renaissance architectureDome, columns, triangular niches, Windows, Arch, courtyard, Basilica,
120956244renaissance sculptureback to classics - marble, nude, accurate body - michelangelo
120956245renaissance artart which shows figures both religious or non-religious, more realistic, emphasis on nature, three dimensional with perspective, people are active and show great emotion
120956246mannerismArtistic movement against the Renaissance ideals of symetry, balance, and simplicity; went against the perfection the High Renaissance created in art. Used elongated proportions, twisted poese and compression of space.
120956247albrecht durera leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance
120956248portugueseare the first in asia to begin spice trade
120956249columbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China
1209562501521cortez conquered the aztecs in ____
1210787051517luther's 95 theses date
1210787061588spanish armada defeated
1210787071648pease of westphalia ends the 30 years war in ____
1210787081688glorious revolution (william and mary)
1210787091713peace of utrecht (ends the war of spanish succession)
1210787101789french revolution beings
1210787111815congress of Vienna

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