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AP Euro - Reformation in Europe Flashcards

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14835720045Martin Luther- German Theologian - 95 Theses (1517) - Against Indulgences - Argued For Direct Connection To God Via Scripture - Opposed Political Dissent - Opposed German Peasant's War (1525) - Beliefs Primarily Centered in Central and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia0
14835720046Lutheranism- Branch of Protestantism Founded on Martin Luther's Teachings - Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe1
14835720047John Calvin- Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) - Genevan Consistory - Predestination - Supported Political Dissent - Reform Church -2
14835720048Similarities B/twn Calvinism & Lutheranism- Both Preached Scriptural Reading As Primary Road To Connecting To God3
14835720049Differences B/twn Calvinism & Lutheranism- Calvinism Supported Political Dissent; Lutheranism Did Not - Calvinism Preached Predestination; Lutheranism Did Not - Lutheran Ideas Spread To One Distinct Region of Europe; Calvinism Spread To Various Regions & Was Often Tied To Political Discontent4
14835720050Reasons for the Reformation- People Heavily Invested in Religion (Integral Part Of Their Daily Lives) - Ignorance and Corruption in the Church (Indulgences, Pluralism, Clerical Exemption From Taxation) - History of Dissent in Europe5
14835720051Ulrich Zwingli- Swiss Protestant Leader and Thinker (Zurich) - Agreed With Many Of Luther's Ideas - Disagreed with Luther on Specifics of Eucharist6
14835720052Protestantism- Generally Believed Similar Things: Faith and Scripture Were Only Way To Salvation - Disagreed About Role of Eucharist (Lutherans - Christ Was "In" The Eucharist, Zwingli - Christ Was Symbolized By Eucharistic Celebration)7
14835720053German Peasant's Revolt- Central Holy Roman Empire (1525) - Aggravated by Crop Failures in 1523 & 1524 - Over 70,000 Peasants Killed By Noble Response8
14835720054Protestantism & Marraige- Protestants Saw Marriage As A Sacred Responsibility - Did Not See Celibacy As Natural (Opposed Celibate Clergy) - Believed Women Were Subject To Men In Marital Relationships - Supported Divorce As A Means Of Fixing Extreme Marital Problems9
14835720055Protestantism & Women- Convents Were Closed By Protestants - Condemned Prostitution Due To Belief That Marriage Was The Only Pious Solution For Sexual Lust - Women's Roles Came To Be Seen As Primarily Related To Marriage10
14835720056Charles V & Habsburg Rule- Charles V (1519 - 1556) Inherited Both Spain & Territories W/in the Holy Roman Empire - Elected Holy Roman Emperor In 1519 - Oversaw Spanish Empire In New World - Strongly Catholic11
14835720057Religious Wars- Switzerland (1520s - 1530s) - German States (1546 - 1555) (Peace of Augsburg) - France (1562 - 1598) (Est 2 - 4 Million People Killed)12
14835720058Peace of Augsburg- Ended 16th Century Religious Wars In Germany (1555) - "Whose Realm, His Religion" - Resulted in Religious Refugees Throughout Germany13
14835720059Habsburg-Valois Wars- 1494 to 1559 (a.k.a. - Italian Wars) - Wars Fought Over Control Of Italian City-States - Belligerents: France, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, England, Scotland, Spain, Swiss Confederation, Saxony, and the Various Italian City-States14
14835720060Henry VIII- Tudor King - King of England Responsible for Founding of Anglican Church (1534) - Dissolved English Monasteries & Confiscated Church Land - Enforced Adoption of Anglicanism In Largely Catholic Ireland15
14835720061Elizabeth I- Henry VIII's Daughter From Anne Boleyn - Protestant But Ruled Moderately In Terms Of Religion - Oversaw English Victory Over Spanish Armada (1588) - Major Contribution Was Helping To End Large Scale Religious Disunity In England16
14835720062Protestantism In Eastern Europe- Protestant Ideas Spread Intermittently To Eastern Europe - Many Regions Resisted Protestant Influence Out Of Strong Anti-German Sentiment - Lutherans, Calvinists, & Other Groups Had Trouble Unifying In Places Like Poland (Poland Remained Strongly Catholic)17
14835720063Council of Trent- 1545 to 1563 - Called By Pope Paul III To Reform Church - Reaffirmed The 7 Sacraments - Gave Equal Validity to Scripture & Church Rulings - Tried To Improve Corruption Issues - Decreed Marriage To Be A Publicly Held Event (Ended Tradition of Secret Marriages)18
14835720064Society of Jesus- Jesuits - Founded in 1540 by Ignatius Loyola - Goal: "To Help Souls" - Special Obedience To Pope - Hierarchical - Responsible For Missionary Activity That Brought Large Parts of Europe Back To Catholicism (Also, Brazil, Japan, & Congo)19
14835720065St Bartholomew's Day Massacre- 1572 (Paris) - Sparked Wave Of Religious Wars In France - Thousands Killed20
14835720066Dutch Revolts- 1568 to 1609 - Began As An Independence Movement Against Habsburgs - Developed Into Religious War As Well (Habsburgs & Catholics vs Rebels & Protestants) - Resulted in Union of Utrecht (1581) - Independence of United Provinces (1609)21
14835720067European Witchhunts- Height of Witchhunts, Late 1500s to Mid 1600s - Centered In Germany, Switzerland, Parts of France, Eastern Europe - Did Not Develop In Spain or Italy - Est 40,000 - 60,000 People Executed (Approx 75% Women)22
14835720068Edict of Nantes- France (1598) - Issued By Henry IV - Ended The French Religious Wars - Recognized Catholicism As Official Religion of France - Gave Protection & Some Freedom of Worship to French Huguenots (French Calvinists)23
14835720069Huguenots- French Calvinists - Numbered Approx 2 Million in 1562 (Out Of A Total French Population Of Approx 19 Million)24
14835720070Henry IV (Navarre)- King of France (1589 - 1610) - Politique - Born Catholic, Raised Protestant, Confirmed Catholic After Assuming French Throne - Distrusted By Catholics (Fought War Against Catholic League) - Traitorous To Protestants - Survived 12 Assassination Attempts (Died By Assassination in 1610) - Known Posthumously As "Good King Henry" - Issued Edict of Nantes25
14835720071Holy Roman Empire Troops Sack Rome- 1527 - Part of Habsburg-Valois Wars - Troops of Holy Roman Empire Mutinied & Pillaged Rome (Charles V Could Not Control Them) - Pope Clement VII Kept Hostage During Month Long Pillage - Population of Rome Dropped From 55,000 to 10,000 Following - Approx 1,000 Guards Executed - 6,000 to 12,000 Roman Citizens Murdered - Ended The Renaissance in Rome26
14835720072Thomas CranmerArchbishop of Canterbury who influenced King Henry and the direction of the English Ref.27
14835720073Jan HusBohemian critic of the church (14th century)28
14835720074ErasmusChristian Humanist who criticized the church, as well as Luther. Laid the egg that Luther hatched.29
14835720075AnabaptistsProtestants who were largely hated by everyone. Believed in separation of church and state30
14835720076Philip MelanchthonLuther's colleague, a Christian Humanist who helped set up schools in newly Lutheran states31
14835720077Peace of AugsburgEnded religious wars in Holy Roman Empire. Allowed Princes to decided between Catholicism and Lutheranism (not Calvinism)32
14835720078CalvinismProtestant reform group in Netherlands, Scotland, parts of France and England (Puritans)33
14835720079Two sacraments accepted by protestantsholy communion (Lord's supper) and baptism.34
14835720080Issue that Luther and Zwingli fought overcommunion/Holy Supper35
14835720081PredestinationIdea of Calvin that said God determined who would be saved and damned at the beginning of time.36
14835720082Anglicanismchurch of England37
14835720083Phillip IIMost Catholic of Kings. Lost the Netherlands (United Provinces)38
14835720084PolitiquesLeaders who put welfare of their nation above their religious concerns. Elizabeth and Henry IV are examples of this.39

Ap vocab Flashcards

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13556047639SardonicCharacterized by scorn; mocking;cynical;sneering0
13556102363Self-deprecatingbelittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest1
13556125308penitentfeeling or expressing sorrow wrongdoing or sin; repentant;contrite2
13556140424scornfulexpressing extreme contempt3
13556218484placidpleasantly calm or peaceful4
13556221920reticentdisposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved; restrained5
13556226181sinisterthreatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous6
13556232492sanguinecheerfully hopeful, or confident7
13556236664sombergloomy, depressing, or dismal; extremely serious; grave8
13556242638pretentiouscharacterized by assumption of dignity or importance9
13556248543risiblecausing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous10
13556252425poignantkeen or strong in mental appeal11
13556256357recalcitrantresisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory12
13556259948sophomoricintellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, immature13
13556264323pensiveexpressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness14

AP US History: Chapter 31 Flashcards

Ch. 31 Enduring Vision

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11310522842Dick CheneyVP under George W. Bush (01-09); oversaw the 1991 operation desert storm under GHWBush; considerable influence in the Iraq War (Hussein and wmd; "enhanced interrogation")0
11310522843Donald RumsfeldSecretary of Defense under G.W.Bush, wanted the US to start the War in Iraq, headed the invasion of Afghanistan, coined the terms "War on Terror," and "Weapons of Mass Destruction"1
11310522844September 11, 2001AI-Qaeda terrorists, living in the U.S., hijacked several commercial airliners and crashed them into the Pentagon and World Trade Center.2
11310522845al QaedaIslamist terrorist organization that launched a series of attacks against U.S.3
11310522846Osama bin LadenFounder of al Qaeda, the terrorist network responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other attacks.4
11310522847TalibanA group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan's government in 19965
11310522848Guantanamo BayMilitary base granted to the US in Cuba which is now used as a prison; housed possible Arab terrorists6
11310522849Transportation Security Administrationfederal agency created two months after the 9/11 attack on America; developed to take over the security screening functions for all commercial flights in the US.7
11310522850Patriot Actcontroversial law passed by Congress after the terrorist attacks of September 11 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It greatly expanded the power of federal law enforcement authorities to move against suspected terrorists; surveillance on persons in US8
11310522851Department of Homeland Securityestablished as the newest member of the cabinet with the goal to secure America; created after 9/119
11310522852Saddam HusseinPresident of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Waged war on Iran in 1980-1988. In 1990 he ordered an invasion of Kuwait but was defeated by United States and its allies in the Gulf War (1991). Defeated by US led invasion in 2003.10
11310522853Neoconservativesconsidered the Iraq war essential for the future security of the United States, necessary even if he did not have weapons of mass destruction, because his was a dangerous and aggressive government.11
11310522854Bush DoctrineA policy adopted by the Bush administration in 2001 that asserts America's right to attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that might be used against U.S. interests at home or abroad.12
11310522855WMDa weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)13
11310522856Iraq civil warSunni Muslims, Shiite Muslims, Kurds14
11310522857Bush tax cutsin 2001 and 2003, 2 enormous tax cuts primarily benefiting very wealthy tax payers that most Americans supported15
11310522858No Child Left BehindAn act intended to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments; relies on standardized testing; cuts federal aid to "failing schools"16
11310522859Abu GhraibOne of Saddam's most notorious prisons for dissenters; when Americans took over, it became notorious for a place of torment, humiliation and torture for detainees17
11310522860enhanced interrogationAnother word for torture, started by Bush; use of electric shock and waterboarding18
11310522861Nuclear Proliferationthe spread of nuclear weapons to new nations19
11310522862Kim Jong IlHe was North Korea's dictator and died in December 2011; initiated North Korea's nuclear program20
11310522863Mahmoud AhmadinejadCurrent president of Iran; Iran's nuclear program21
11310522864Vladimir Putin2000-2008; president of Russia; former KGB officer; promotes capitalism; current prime minister22
11310522865global warmingAn increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes).23
11310522866Kyoto Accordsinternational climate treaty; 2001, US did not sign24
11310522867Sonia SotomayorAppointed by President Obama in 2009, first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice25
11310522868Hurricane KatrinaConsidered to be the one crisis of the Bush administrations second term and its inefficiency to deal with the crisis. It destroyed 80% of New Orleans and more than 1300 people died, while the damages were $150 billion.26
11310522869subprime mortgagesgranted to borrowers whose credit history is not sufficient to get a conventional mortgage. Often these borrowers have impaired or no credit history. Cause of stock market decline and collapse of home-loan agencies; financial crisis of 200827
11310522870Hillary ClintonFormer Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady; once (and future?) front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination28
11310522871Barack Obama2008; Democrat; first African American president of the US, health care bill; removing troops from Iraq, strengthened numbers in Afghanistan; repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell; controversial use of drones29
11310522872John McCainVeteran reform-minded senator who won the Republican Party presidential nomination in 200830
11310522873Affordable Care ActObamacare, sets up medical insurance for people who can't afford it.31
11310522876Al Gorevice president for Bill Clinton; In 2000 he won the popular vote but lost in the electoral college vote; author of "An Inconvenient Truth" (concerns of global warming)32

AP Spanish Literature Authors Flashcards

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12305190152El conde Lucanor (Ejemplo XXXV: De lo que le pasó a un mancebo que se casó con una mujer muy brava)Don Juan Manuel0
12305190153Romance del Rey moro que perdió la AlhamaAnónimo1
12305190154Soneto XXIII (En tanto que de rosa y azucena)Garcilaso de la Vega2
12305190155Segunda carta de relaciónHernán Cortés3
12305190156Visión de los vencidos (Los presagios y Se ha perdido el pueblo mexica)Miguel León Portilla4
12305190157Soneto CLXVI (Mientras que por competir con tu cabello)Luis de Góngora5
12305190158Lazarillo de TormesAnónimo6
12305190159El ingenioso hidalgo, Don Quijote de la ManchaMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra7
12305190160El burlador de Sevilla y el convidado de piedraTirso de Molina8
12305190161Salmo XVII (Miré los muros de la patria mía)Francisco de Quevedo9
12305190162Redondillas (Hombres necios que acusais)Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz10
12305190163En una tempestadJosé María Heredia11
12305190164Rima LIII (Volverán las oscuras golondrinas)Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer12
12305190165El hijoHoracio Quiroga13
12305190166Las medias rojasEmilia Bazán14
12305190167A RooseveltRubén Darío15
12305190168Nuestra AméricaJosé Martí16
12305190169Peso AncestralAlfonsina Storni17
12305190170San Manuel Bueno, mártirMiguel de Unamuno18
12305190171A Julia de BurgosJulia de Burgos19
12305190172Soledades II (He andado muchos caminos)Antonio Machado20
12305190173Walking AroundPablo Neruda21
12305190174Prendimiento de Antoñito el CamborioFederico García Lorca22
12305190175Balada de los dos abuelosNicolás Guillén23
12305190176La casa de Bernarda AlbaFederico García Lorca24
12305190177No oyes ladrar los perrrosJuan Rulfo25
12305190178Chac MoolCarlos Fuentes26
12305190179El SurJorge Luis Borges27
12305190180Borges y yoJorge Luis Borges28
12305190181La noche boca arribaJulio Cortázar29
12305190182La siesta del martesGabriel García Márquez30
12305190183El ahogado más hermoso del mundoGabriel García Márquez31
12305190184Mi caballo magoSabine Ulibarrí32
12305190185Dos palabrasIsabel Allende33
12305190186Y no se lo tragó la tierraTomás Rivera34
12305190187Mujer negraNancy Morejón35
12305190188La noche buenaTomás Rivera36
12305190189El hombre que se convirtió en perroOsvaldo Dragún37
12305190190Como la vida mismaRosa Montero38

AP World History: Ch. 2 Early Civilizations, 3500-600 BCE Flashcards

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14610231635CivilizationSocieties distinguished by reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses.0
14610231636MesopotamiaLiterally "between the rivers" -- the civilization that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.1
146102316373500 BCECivilization developed in Mesopotamia on the heels of changes in technology and communication.2
146102316384 Distinctive Features of Civilizationeconomic surplus, formal governments, writing, urban centers.3
14610231639SumeriansPeople who migrated into Mesopotamia in about 4000 BCE by organizing region into city-states.4
14610231640CuneiformFirst known form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets.5
14610231641ZigguratMassive temples operated by priests in Mesopotamia, and were examples of the first monumental architecture.6
14610231642PolytheismBelief in multiple gods, and seeing aspects of gods in many aspects of nature.7
14610231643city-stateA form of political organization typical of Mesopotamia where a king ruled claiming divine authority.8
14610231644Patriarchal StructureSocietal structure where men were dominant in the public and private realms of life.9
14610231645AkkadiansInvaders who supplanted the Sumerians around 2400 BCE.10
14610231646SargonGreat Akkadian king who unified the empire and maintained a professional army.11
14610231647BabyloniansFollowing the Akkadians, they extended their empire and extended their civilization to other parts of the Middle East.12
14610231648HammurabiBabylonian king who introduced a code of law that established procedure for courts of law, property rights and duties of family members.13
14610231649Hammurabi's CodeA set of laws that set harsh punishments for crimes.14
14610231650SemiticA group of people and a language that came to dominate the Mesopotamian region.15
14610231651Egyptian CivilizationThe second major civilization to arise, occurring along the Nile River around 3000 BCE.16
14610231652PharaohEgyptian king who possessed immense power, and were viewed as god, or god-like by their people.17
14610231653PyramidsTombs for Egyptian pharaohs.18
14610231654KushAn African state that developed along the upper reaches of Nile around 1000 BCE.19
14610231675Mesopotamian Ziggurat20
14610231676Egyptian Pyramid21
14610231655Indus RiverRiver whose source is in the Himalayas and the home of Harappan Civilization around 2500 BCE.22
14610231656HarappaMajor urban complex in the Indus Rive Valley Civilization, which was laid out on a grid pattern.23
14610231657AryansIndo-European nomadic pastoralists originating from Central Asia who replaced Harappan civilization.24
14610231658VedasAryan hymns originally transmitted orally, but eventually written as sacred books beginning around the 6th century BCE.25
14610231659Rig-VedaThe first epic consisting of 1028 hymns dedicated to the Aryan gods.26
14610231660MahabharataIndia's greatest Epic Age poem created between 1000-600 BCE.27
14610231661RamahyanaAnother great epic poem dealing with mythical battles and narrates the life of Rama.28
14610231662UpanishadsEpic poems that were more mystical in nature.29
14610231663Yellow RiverHuanghe civilization--major civilization in China.30
14610231664IdeographyChinese form of writing that had formed at least 3000 pictographic characters by 1500 BCE.31
14610231665ShangFirst Chinese dynasty for which archaeological evidence suggests.32
14610231666ZhouSecond Chinese dynasty flourishing between 1029-700 BCE.33
14610231667Mandate of HeavenDivine support and basis for rule by Chinese emperors.34
14610231668MandarinLanguage supported initially by the Zhou to create cultural unity.35
14610231669OlmecsEstablished the first civilization in the Americas, on a coastal area of what is now called the Gulf of Mexico.36
14610231670Chavin de HuanterImportant pottery making center in the highlands of what is now Peru.37
14610231671PhoeniciansSociety that emerged along the Mediterranean coast of the Middle East who were a seafaring people that devised a simplified 22 letter alphabet.38
14610231672JewsA semitic speaking people influenced by Babylonian civilization who settled near the Mediterranean around 1200 BCE.39
14610231673MonotheismThe exclusive worship of a single god.40
14610231674JehovahThe single god worshipped by the Jews.41

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