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6023071414Humanismthe interest in the ancient civilization of Greece and Rome; interest in the capabilities and accomplishments of individuals, grew from Greek culture, but during the Italian Renaissance, it was reflected through portrait painting, autobiography, and philosophies that challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.0
6023107425PatronSupporters of the arts1
6023071415Printing PressDeveloped by Johann Gutenberg; the first Gutenberg bible was printed in !954. Made it practical for European Humanists to work closely with printers to make their writing available to wider audiences. By the !500 at least 10 million printed copies of books were circulating around Europe, greatly increasing the number of people that had access to not only Bibles but to renaissance ideas.2
6023072077Protestant ReformationRebellions against the church. They resulted in a permanent new division in Western Christendom3
6023134314Martin LutherMade his 95 thesis public. A document that consisted of 95 propsitions that criticized the Catholic Church, particularry in its sale of indulgences.4
6023138543IndulgencesGrants of salvation in return for money5
6023141586John Calvin's ProtestantCentered on the belief in a stern and vengful God6
6023143375Martin Luther's ProtestantBelieved in a merciful god, encouraged people to read the Bible and find the true meaning of Christianisty7
6023072078Catholic ReformationThe church initiated reforms, including the banning of indulgences, and Roman Catholic authorities sought to persuade Protestants to return to the Catholic church. A movement to revive the church;s reputation and membership roles.8
6023150099Council of Trentgathered bishops, cardinals, and other high church officials together periodically between 1545 and 1563 to discuss religious doctrine.9
6023154500JesuitsA religious order, whose members went all over Europe convincing many to return to the church. Eventually become international missionaries with numorous converts in Asia and Americas.10
6023078065Scientific Resolution16th-17th century, reliance on human reason for understanding scientific phenomena reinforcing changes brought about by the Renaissance, including further weakening of the influence of the Church.11
6023078565Empirical Evidenceinformation verifiable by observation.12
6023078566HeliocentricPtolemy believed that the earth was the center of the universe and the heavenly bodies revolved around it. His theory was adopted by the church as an official doctrine, thus meaning to question Ptolemy was to question the church. Copernicus later discovered taht the earth revolved around the sun; the earth revolved on its axis every 24 hours so that the differences in night and day were not caused by the universe revolving around the earth.13
6023197746The Church's reaction to Copernicus' theory160 decalred his work to be heresy, and by 1616 all writings that claimed that the earth moved on its axis was forbidden to be taught or read.14
6023203386Galileo GalileiTh first to use it to study the heavens, where he discovered that the Milky Way is a huge collection of stars, the moon's light reflected from the sun, and the earth is not the only planet with moons.15
6023208544Affect of Heliocentric discoveriesDisconcerting people of early Europe because they indicated that the earth is nothing special, and is only one of may heavenly bodies in the universe. For religious reasons, these discoveries implied that the earth was not central to God's creation, and they called into question the belief that God's throne is in a fixed place in heaven16
6023214364DeismGod set natural laws in motion, a system of thought.17
6023079527EnlightenmentEmphasis on human abilities and accomplishments and the importance of independent, rational thought was displayed. Thinkers were inspired by scientist to understand the natural laws of the universe, but their interest lay in how the laws affect human society and government.18
6023224938John LockeSought to understand the impact of the "laws of nature" on human liberties ad equality and the implications for governemtn.19
6023227680Thomas HobbesHuman beings by nature must inevitably be controlled by absolute rulers. Social contract between ruler and subject that required a governor to have a consentent to be governeed20
6023083449Adam SmithAnalyed the natural law of supply and demand that governed economics in his book, The Wealth Of Nations.21
6023083450Capitalisman economic system based on private ownership of property and businesses that produce goods to be bought and sold in a free market.22
6023084888Divine Rights of KingsGod blessing the king's autority, the legitamecy of royalty across Europe was enhanced.23
6023084889AbsolutismAbsolute Monarchs who held complete control over their kingdoms.24
6023085879ConstitutionalismRulers shared power with parliament, a body of representatives selected by the nobility and leading urban citizens. Private individuals pursue their own economic interst, hire their own workers, and decide whichs goods to produce.25
6023086426MercantilismResponsibility of government to promote the state's economy to imporve tax revenues and limit imports to prevent profit from going to outsiders.26
6023290591Henry the NavigatorCreated navation schools27
6023272915Technology for Portuguese ExplorationCaravel; A much smaller Chinese junk, but its sixe allowed for explration of shalllow coast areas and rivers. Came with two sets of sails. Used European cannons to make caravels into fighting ships too.28
6023274057Areas of trade for Portuguese ExplorationCoast of Africa, Cape of Good Hope, tip of Asia (Dias), Indian ocean basian29
6023275851Colonies from Portuguese ExplorationBrazil30
6023305677Ferdinand MagellanA Spanish explorer; one of his ships became the first to circumnavigate the globe.31
6023278832Political System of Spanish Colonies in AmericasSpain established two centers of authority in the Americas - Mexico and Peru - but later split their possessions into four viceroyalties. Viceroys would set up governments in an urban area, so the members of the large bureaucracy lived nearby.32
6023313532ViceroyaltiesKing's representatives in the New World, they wielded a great deal pg power over their new lands,33
6023314824Economic System of Spanish Colonies in AmericasSet up silver mines in Mexico and Peru, as well as large agricultural plantations require large workforces that the Europeans planned to fill with native people. Silver mines in the Americas caused inflation that greatly wounded the Spanish economy34
6023328099Encomienda SystemSpanish settlers had the right to force natives tp work in their mines or fields. In return, they were responsible for the well-being of workers, including their conversion to Christianity.35
6023329273EncomenderosSpanish settler36
6023332283Mit'a SystemRequired one-seventh of adult male Amerindians to work at any given time for two-four months each year for Spanish matters.37
6023334299Problems to the AmerindiansBoth systems led to the death of many Amerindians. Plantations and mines had too few workers to function, and the mit'a system broke down when the Spainish began to demand more time.38
6023279353Races/Social classes in AmericasThe political administrators, military leaders and soldiers, and the plantation and mine owners were European whilst the workers were the Amerindians.39
6023342521CreolesEuropean children born in the New World.40
6023343782MestizoPart European and part Amerindian41
6023344633MulattoesEuropean and African descent42
6023345993CastasMulattoes and Mestizo made the middle class, Europeans made the upper class, and the Amerindians at the bottom.43
6023280199British reason for tradeGain wealth44
6023352172Joint-stock companiesShare the risk of business ventures45
6023366229Mercantilism for English and DutchGoods and services that originated in the home county could be exported to colonies only and all colonial exports had to go to the home country.46
6023282605Dutch reason for tradeGain wealth and improve trade.47
6023283646Columbian ExchangeA global diffusion of crops, human beings, animals, and diseases that took place after the European exploratory voyages to the New Word. Began due to exploration. New foods brought causes population increase48
6029677432European technology that assisted seas tradeCompass, Astro blade.49
6029677433Sugar, silver, and tobaccoSugar cane from Brazil. Silver came from Peru. Tobacco came from North America50
6023374138Study your map girlsOkay, its like 2 am and I want to die so what's new, tea.51
6023382715Slavery in AfricaSlaves were often debtors or prisoners of war. Internally they were used for labor.52
6023385728Atlantic Slave TradeContact with the Portuguese during the 15ht century opened a new slave market that eventually came across the Atlantic. About 10 million African slaves arrived in the Americas. African elites traded war captives, criminals, and individuals expelled from their groups to Europe. The majority were young men, who were valued for the physical strength necessary for hard work in plantation fields. For 150 year the Portuguese controlled the trade and took most of the slaves to Brazil. Traded slaves for guns53
6023287857African DiasporaSpreading of Africans to many other parts of the world, espeially to the Americas. Mostly South America.54
6023392934Effect of African DiasporaAfrican women were outnumbered by men almost everywhere in the Western Hemisphere. Family members often went to different plantations.55
6029677434Why couldn't Portuguese and Spain trade in the MediterraneanItaly was in control of the trade.56
6029677435Why didn't the North America have slavesThey had small farms and indentured servitude57
6023751355CatherineUnderstood the conflict between the Slavic and westernization. fully aware of Enlightenment ideas. Strong aristocratic rule. Continued westernization, absolute rule, serfdom.58

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