AP World History Chapters 16 and 17 Vocab. Flashcards

288558502	Johannes Gutenberg	Introduced movable type to western Europe greatly expanded availability of printed books and pamphlets.	0
288558503	European-style family patterns	Originated in 15th century among peasants and artisans of western Europe, featuring late marriage age, emphasis on the nuclear family, and large minority who never married	1
288558504	Martin Luther	German monk; initiated Protestant Reformation in 1517 by nailing 95 theses to the door of Wittenburg church; emphasized primacy of faith over works stressed in Catholic church; accepted state control of church	2
288558505	The Edict of Nantes	Grant of tolerance to Protestant in France in 1598, granted only after lengthy civil war between Catholic and protestant factions	3
288558506	Proletariat	Class of working class people without access to producing property; typically manufacturing workers, paid laborers in agricultural economy, or urban poor; in Europe, product of economic changes of 16th and 17th centuries	4
288558507	Jesuits	A new religious order founded during the Catholic Reformation; active in politics, education, and missionary work; sponsored missions to South America, North America, and Asia	5
288558508	Deists	Concept of God current during the Scientific Revolution; role of divinity was to set natural laws in motion,not to regulate once process was begun	6
288558509	Cottage industries	A usually small- scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment	7
288558510	Enlightenment	Intellectual movement centered in France during the 18th century; featured scientific advance, application of scientific methods to study of human society; belief that rational laws could describe social behavior	8
288558511	Mercantilism	Economic theory that stressed governments' promotion of limitation of imports from other nations and internal economics in order to improve tax revenues; popular during 17th and 18th centuries in Europe	9