288531989 | Johannes Gutenberg | German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) | 0 | |
288531990 | European-style family pattern | ... | 1 | |
288531991 | Martin Luther | A German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. | 2 | |
288531992 | Edict of Nantes | 1598 document that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots | 3 | |
288531993 | Proletariat | The industrial working class | 4 | |
288531994 | Jesuits | Founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism. | 5 | |
288531995 | Deists | Believed in a God who had created a perfect universe and then allowed it to operate according to Natural Laws | 6 | |
288531996 | Cottage industry | Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution. | 7 | |
288531997 | Enlightenment | A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions | 8 | |
288531998 | Mercantilism | Economic system used to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests | 9 | |
288531999 | Less harsh discipline, affection between family members | What kinds of changes are associated with the treatment of children during the Enlightenment? | 10 | |
288532000 | Humans are naturally good, reason is the key to truth, religion based on blind faith is wrong | What are the three basic principles of the Enlightenment? | 11 | |
288532001 | Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Japan and Polynesia | What new areas were brought into the global commercial network after 1450? | 12 | |
288532002 | Portugal | Who was the first in Western Europe to explore? | 13 | |
288532003 | Indonesia | In what region of the world id the Dutch challenge the Portuguese for commercial dominance? | 14 | |
288532004 | They had time to improve their oceanic vessel design | Why did the initiative in early conquest and exploration pass to northern European nations in the later sixteenth century? | 15 | |
288532005 | They allowed the establishment of trading companies | In what way were the early Dutch and British exploration and trade projects different from those of the Iberian nations? | 16 | |
288532006 | Disease | What did Europeans bring to the Americas during the Colombian Exchange? | 17 | |
288532007 | Crops | What did the Americas contribute to Europe during the Colombian Exchange? | 18 | |
288532008 | Population increased dramatically | What was the impact of the introduction of American crops into Europe? | 19 | |
288810977 | Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment | Put the following in chronological order- absolute monarchy, Enlightenment, Protestant Reformation, Renaissance | 20 | |
288810978 | French and Spanish invasion cut political independence, while new Atlantic trade routes hurt Mediterranean economy. | What accounts for the decline of the Italian Renaissance? | 21 | |
288810979 | It was a justification for rebellious lords to gain more power. | Why did Luther pick up widespread support among the German elite? | 22 | |
288810980 | Demand for silver and gold made trading companies take advantage of markets; increasing commerce stimulated manufacturing. | Describe the commercial revolution of the sixteenth century. | 23 | |
288810981 | France, Spain, Prussia, Austria-Hungary | What countries had absolute monarchs in the sixteenth century? | 24 | |
288810982 | Rulers centralized authority and formed a professional bureaucracy and military. Nobles were too busy to interfere with state affairs. | How did absolute monarchs operate? | 25 | |
288810983 | Britain, Netherlands | Which countries retained a parliamentary regime? | 26 | |
288810984 | Adam Smith | "Governments should stand back and let individual effort and market forces operate for economic advance." Whose idea was this? | 27 | |
288810985 | Merchants and bankers moved into profit-seeking, capitalist ways. | What was the impact of the Renaissance on commerce? | 28 | |
288810986 | Ideas similar to Chinese legalists were advanced. | What was the impact of the Renaissance on politics? | 29 | |
288810987 | Their economies and banking systems could not meet new demands. | Why did the Spanish fail to hold a position of dominance in world trade? | 30 | |
288810988 | China, Japan | Which non-European regions were most interested in Western guns? | 31 |
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