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9524864190heliocentricBy Copernicus who said that the Sun is in the center & the Earth & planets revolves around it.0
9524864191indulgenceThe forgiveness of the punishment due for past sins by the Catholic Church to reduce one's time in purgatory after death. Martin Luther's protest against the sale of indulgences is often seen as touching off the Protestant Reformation.1
9524864192theocracyA government that is based on religion (divine authority).2
9524864193caravelA small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries. Had triangular sails & established Portugal in Africa.3
9524864194conquistador16th century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America & Peru.4
9524864195Middle PassageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America & the West Indies. Middle portion of triangular trade.5
9524864196MercantilismA set of principles that dominated economic in the 17th century. The prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold & silver.6
9524864197humanismIntellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the studies of humanities, which included grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy and history.7
9524864198astrolabeAn instrument used by sailors to determine their location in sea by observing the positions of the stars.8
9524864199cartographerA person who creates maps.9
9524864200circumnavigateTo go sail around the entire Earth.10
9524864201triangular tradeA pattern of trade that connected Europe, Asia, Africa & the Americas. Manufactured goods from Europe were sent to Africa, where they were exchanged for slaves, who were sent to the Americas, where they were exchanged for raw materials that were then sent to Europe. 1st: Good to Africa in exchanges for slaves, 2nd: (Middle Passage) Slaves to New World in exchange for molasses, tobacco, silver & sugar, 3rd: Products shipped to Europe11
9524864202Colombian ExchangeEurope conquests the New World. It was a movement of goods and ideas between the New & Old World that impacted both sides. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases & technology transformed European & Native American ways of life.12
9524864203John CalvinConverted to Protestantism & believed in the doctrine of justification of faith to explain how humans achieve salvation, like Luther. Emphasized God's powerful nature & predestination-God already knows who will be saved & who will be damned. (Swiss)13
9524864204Henry VIIIFound the Angilican Church because he wanted to end papal control over the English Church & wanted to divorce his wife (Catherine of Argon) because the Pope wouldn't let him.14
9524864205Leonardo da VinciItalian painter, engineer, musician, and scientist, as a painter Leonardo is best known for The Last Supper (c. 1495) and Mona Lisa (c. 1503).15
9524864206Christopher ColumbusPersuaded Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain to finance his voyage. In 1492, he sailed to the west & reached the New World on October 12, 1492 & claimed the land for Spain. He encountered the Native Americans & started the Columbian Exchange.16
9524864207Hernando CortezIn 1519, he conquered the Aztec in Mexico with guns, horses & diseases.17
9524864208Martin LutherStarted the Protestant Reformation18
9524864209Council of TrentReaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings, condemned Protestantism, faith & good works leads to salvation, 7 sacraments, clerical celibacy & outlawed indulgences. New doctrine gave Catholic Church new confidence.19
9524864210Niccolo MachiavelliItalian Renaissance writer who wrote The Prince. Said monarchs should maintain their power by vague moral tenants & should be selfish (the end justifies the mean).20
9524864211Ferdinand MagellanSailed all the way west from Spain & circumnavigated the globe. Died in the Philippines.21
9524864212Henry the NavigatorImportant figure in 15th century politics & started the profitable long distance sea trade routes for Portugal. Set up a school for sailors.22
9524864213MoctezumaAztec emperor.23
9524864214CopernicusDiscovered that the Earth & the planets revolve around the Sun (heliocentric).24
9524864215Explain the importance of the explorations and ideas of Christopher Columbus.Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World resulted in the Columbian exchange which was a movement of goods and ideas between the New & Old World that impacted both sides. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases & technology transformed European & Native American ways of life.25
9524864216Explain the effects the development of printing had on the spread of knowledge. Give specific examplesPrinting made ideas spread quickly & improved literacy of the common people. For example, Martin Luther used the printing press to publish his ideas for the people & translated the Bible into German so ordinary people could read it for themselves.26
9524864217Why did Luther criticize the Catholic Church?The Catholic Church became corrupt & wasn't following Biblical principles. Also, they were selling indulgences, which were unacceptable to Luther. He believed that the Pope & Church was not a direct path to heaven & people had to read the scriptures for themselves.27
9524864218What were the results of the Catholic Reformation?The Great Schism: the split between the Catholics & Protestants. Protestantism led to different interpretations of the Bible & denominations spin offs. There was religious mayhem, peasants revolutions & etc. It was considered to be a social & political movement that eventually led to religious tolerance.28
9524864219Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?Italian city states were wealthy from the commerce & trade of the Middle Ages. Venice was the conduit for silk & spice trade from India & China. There was more leisure time, scholars preserved classical Greek & Roman learning & Rome was capital of Catholic Church. Italy was less entrenched in feudalism & no single monarchy. It had thriving economic centers & had wealthy patricians.29
9524864220Why did the Renaissance begin much later in northern Europe?The Black Death delayed economic growth & they had less exposure to trade & new ideas. The printing press was a factor of why it eventually started in the north.30
9524864221How did Henry VIII react when the Pope refused to annul his first marriage?He created the Anglican Church (Church of England) just so he could divorce his first wife.31
9524864222Why did European kings and queens encourage ocean exploration?They wanted to find new trade routes (easier & cheaper way to get to the east), wanted more land & wealth32
9524864223In the 1600s, the Portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian Ocean to which nation?The Dutch33
9524864224Who took over control of the spice trade from the Portuguese?The Dutch34
9524864225Why did Spanish explorers travel to the Americas?To find gold & other riches35
9524864226How did the Native Americans influence Europe? (Hint: Columbian Exchange)Columbian exchange of new foods & ideas. Gave Europeans syphillis.36
9524864227By the 1500s, what was the most important element of African trade with Europe?Enslaved Africans.37
9524864228Explain three reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztec and Incan empiresThe Spanish brought diseases that the Aztecs & Incas had no immunity to. The weapons of the Spanish were much more advanced. Strong armies & government.38
9524864229List several ways the Renaissance differed from the Middle Ages.Renaissance was the awakening or rebirth of culture. The Middle Ages was a time of feudalism because of political instability.39
9524864230Explain the trade operations in existence from 1450 and 1750, between Europe, Russia, Asia, the Middle East and China. How did the discovery of America and a route around Africa affect those trades?Triangular Trade & Columbian Exchange.40
9524864231Explain the difference between Reformation and Protestant. What were the reasons that so many Protestant churches were created during the Renaissance? Think political, social and economic here.Luther believed that if people just return to the scripture, they would see the one single truth & the church would be restored to its original simplicity. The problem was that this led to different interpretations of the Bible, leading to the formation of many Protestant churches. Catholic: Council of Trent reformed the Catholic Church to attract back followers. Protestants: Protestant Reformation to be separate from the corruption of the Catholic Church.41

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