AP world history words i dont know Flashcards

303147056	Francis I	king of France in the 16th century; regarded as Renaissance monarch; patron of arts; imposed new controls on Catholic church; ally of Ottoman sultan against Holy Roman Emperor	0
303147057	Isaac Newton	English scientist during the 17th century; author of Principia; drew the various astronomical and physical observations and wider theories together in a neat framework of natural laws; established principles of motion; defined forces of gravity	1
303147058	Protestantism	general wave of religious dissent against Catholic church; generally held to have begun with Martin Luther's attack on Catholic beliefs in 1517; included many varieties of religious beliefs	2
303147059	edict of Nantes	grant of tolerance to Protestants in France in 1598; granted only after lengthy civil war between Catholic and Protestant factions [faction- a group of people forming a minority within a larger body, especially a dissentious group]	3
303147060	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	4
303147061	Jesuits	a new religious order founded during the Catholic Reformation; active in politics, education, and missionary work [regained some parts of Europe for the church]; sponsored missions to South America, North America, and Asia	5
303147062	Deism	concept of God current during the Scientific Revolution; role of divinity was to set natural laws in motion, not to regulate [it] once process was begun	6
303147063	English Civil War	conflict from 1640-1660; featured religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy; ended with restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following execution of previous king	7
303147064	Scientific Revolution	culminated in 17th century; period of empirical advance associated with the development of wider theoretical generalizations; resulted in change in traditional beliefs of Middle Ages	8
303147065	Niccolo Machiavelli	author of The Prince (16th century); emphasized realistic discussions of how to seize and maintain power; one of the most influential authors of Italian Renaissance	9
303147066	Treaty of Westphalia	ended Thirty Years' War in 1648; granted right to individual rulers within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their own religion-either Protestant or Catholic	10