112851203 | Black Death | Illness resulting in increase in per capita wealth in Europe and caused by congestion and lack of sanitation | 0 | |
112851204 | 100 Years War | War largely between France and England. French barons supported English to fight centralization by the French King. No national assembly formed in France. | 1 | |
112851205 | Flagellants | people who whipped themselves as penance for their sins during time of Black Death | 2 | |
112855555 | Friedrich List | Early proponent of economic nationalism | 3 | |
112855556 | Factory Act of 1833 | Limited work for children under 13 | 4 | |
113135630 | Chartist Movement | Movement demanding democracy,especially male suffrage | 5 | |
113135631 | Prostitution | Regulated by government in Middle Agea | 6 | |
113135632 | Babylonian Captivity | Pope lived in Avignon, France | 7 | |
113135633 | Cause of 100 Year's War | England's seizure of Acquitaine | 8 | |
113135634 | Humanism | Study of Latin Classics for insight into human nature | 9 | |
113135635 | Italian City States | Venice Florence Naples Papal States | 10 | |
113135636 | Italian Renaissance | glorified human nature and was the cause of a great commercial revival | 11 | |
113135637 | Castiglione | Suggested that gentlemen cultivate their abilities in a variety of fields | 12 | |
113135638 | Rich patrons of art | Sponsored artists to glorify themselves and their families | 13 | |
113135639 | Machiavelli | Sole test of government was whether it was effective | 14 | |
113144534 | Impact of Renaissance on women | On ordinary women-very little. On rich women-status declined | 15 | |
113144535 | Thomas More | Wrote Utopia and blamed ills on society | 16 | |
113144536 | Star Chamber | Tool used by English King to punish disloyal nobles | 17 | |
113144537 | nobles | Group in France that resisted centralization of the "new monarchs" | 18 | |
113144538 | Concordat of Bologna | Gave the French King the right to select bishops and abbots-agreement between France & Holy Roman Empire and explains why France did not become a Protestant country | 19 | |
113144539 | 95 Theses | Written by Martin Luther to protest a new campaign to sell indulgences | 20 | |
113144540 | Pluralism | Having multiple jobs (benefices) | 21 | |
113144541 | Diet of Worms | Body organized to hear Martin Luther defend his ideas | 22 | |
113144542 | David Ricardo | Formulated iron wages theory-people will only earn enough to keep from starving | 23 | |
113144543 | Combination Acts of 1799 | Outlawed labor unions and strikes | 24 | |
113147432 | Geneva, Switzerland | City that embraced religion of Calvinists | 25 | |
113147433 | Robespierre | Head of Committee of Public Safety during Reign of Terror | 26 | |
113147434 | Predestination | Gave Calvinists confidence in salvation | 27 | |
113147435 | Anabaptist | Supported baptism only for adults | 28 | |
113147436 | Elizabeth I | Called for middle ground between Catholics and Protestants | 29 | |
113191898 | Great Exhibition | Held at Chrystal Palace to commemorate British industrial dominance | 30 | |
113191899 | Cockerill | Brought English cotton spinning to Belgium | 31 | |
113191900 | Portugal | Took lead in Overseas Exploration | 32 | |
113191901 | Dutch East India Company | Took over East Indies from Portugal | 33 | |
113191902 | Quinto | Tax on gold and silver mined in New World | 34 | |
113191903 | St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre | Slaughtering of Protestants by Catholics in France | 35 | |
113191904 | Edict of Nantes | Provided for peace only temporarily between Protestants and Catholics | 36 | |
113191905 | 30 Years War | Series of religious conflicts that began on Bohemia | 37 | |
113191906 | Defeat of Spanish Armada | Prevented Spain from uniting western Europe under Catholic rule | 38 | |
113191907 | Syphilis | Gift given to Spanish by Native Americans | 39 | |
113304140 | Caravel | 3 masted sailing vessel developed in Portugal | 40 | |
113304141 | Cotton | Major reason for introducing slavery into the Americas | 41 | |
113304142 | Shakespeare | Wrote plays that exalted English nation | 42 | |
113304143 | Authorized Version of Bible | Encouraged laity (common people) to read Bible | 43 | |
113304144 | Baroque Art | Fanciful art intended to inspire the faith of the common people | 44 | |
113304145 | Absolute Power | Monopoly over the instruments of justice | 45 | |
113304146 | The Fronde | Rebellion by aristocrats | 46 | |
113304147 | Navigation Act of 1651 | Required all English goods be transported by Englsh ships | 47 | |
113304148 | Hobbes | "power derived from contract between governed and the ruler (Social Contract )" | 48 | |
113304149 | Malthus | "population always grows faster than food supply" | 49 | |
113304150 | Arkwright | Inventor of the water frame system for the textile industry | 50 | |
113304151 | Mercantilist Theory | Economy sells more than it buys and secures largest share of limited resources | 51 | |
113304152 | Versailles | Home of royal court of Louis XIV | 52 | |
113304153 | Calvinism | religion thoroughly integrated into the civil government of Geneva that promoted hard work, thrift and postponement of gratification-followers were confident in their own salvation | 53 | |
113304154 | St. Petersburg | Grand city of Russia built by forced labor of peasants , population was forced to live there | 54 | |
113304155 | Stamp Act of 1765 | Required colonists to pay tax on all legal documents | 55 | |
113304156 | Millet | Independent governing units under Muslim rule | 56 | |
113304157 | Pragmatic Sanction | "Hapsburg lands are never to be divided | 57 | |
113304158 | Prussia | European power with most efficient military | 58 | |
113304159 | Junkers | Landowning class of Prussia | 59 | |
113328281 | Scientific Method | Observation and experimentation replaced faith. Not supported by papacy (the church). Bacon and Descartes are generally given credit for developing the method. | 60 | |
113328282 | Bacon and Descartes | Creators of the scientific method | 61 | |
113328283 | Fallow-rotational system | Most prevalent system of land usage in Europe in mid-17th century | 62 | |
277717364 | Joan of Arc | French maiden who enlisted aid of God to save France temporarily in the 100 years war | 63 | |
277717365 | Edward III | English king whose seizure of Aquitaine began the 100 Years War | 64 | |
277717366 | Rape | Crime in the Middle Ages not seen as a serious crime against the victim or society | 65 | |
277717367 | Renaissance | Time of rebirth when status of upper class women declined but status of ordinary women was not changed | 66 | |
277717368 | Clergy | Priests whose population diminished because they tended to the sick during the Black Plague and were lauded for their academic pursuit | 67 | |
277717369 | European Overseas Expansion | aided by the use of sail power, the caravel, cannon and the astrolabe-the primary motivation was material profit | 68 | |
277717370 | Crystal Palace | English exhibition of 1851 that commemorated the dominance of Britain in the world economy | 69 | |
277717371 | orphaned children | important part of the work force in textile factories because working conditions were so poor | 70 | |
277717372 | Spanish Armada | The fleet of King Philip II that was defeated by the English and kept Spain from reuniting Western Europe under Spanish rule | 71 | |
277717373 | Slavery | First introduced into the Americas for the production of cotton | 72 | |
277717374 | Wood | resource | 73 | |
277717375 | English Navigation Act of 1651 | required that English goods be transported on English ships | 74 | |
277717376 | Scientific Revolution | Contributed to by medieval universities, recovered scholarships, improvements in scientific instruments and the need for improved navigation | 75 | |
277717377 | Bread and vegetables | Diet of poor classes while the rich ate a less healthy diet of meats and sweets | 76 | |
277717378 | Potato | food that became an important dietary supplement in Europe | 77 |
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