Pgs:176-188 Flashcards
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332138731 | Humanism | The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason. | 0 | |
332138732 | Renaissance | The revival of learning and culture. | 1 | |
332138733 | Leonardo da Vinci | Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect. | 2 | |
332138734 | Printing Press | Invented by Johann Gutenberg in 1454; first book was Gutenberg Bible; changed private and public lives of Europeans; used for war declarations, battle accounts, treaties, propaganda; laid basis for formation of distinct political parties; enhanced literacy, people sought books on all subjects. | 3 | |
332138735 | William Shakespeare | English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616). | 4 | |
332138736 | Indulgences | Pardon sold by catholic church to reduce one's punishment. | 5 | |
332138737 | Martin Luther | A German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. | 6 | |
332138738 | Lutherans | Followers of Martin Luther. | 7 | |
332138739 | Calvinism | The theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone. | 8 | |
332138740 | Anglican Church | Church that King Henry VIII of England creates so that he can marry and divorce as he pleases. | 9 | |
332138741 | Catholic Reformation | Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church, begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic theology and reformed clerical training and discipline. | 10 | |
332138742 | Council of Trent | An ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 in response to the Reformation. | 11 | |
332138743 | Nicolaus Copernicus | Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543). | 12 | |
332138744 | The Index | A list of books that no Catholic was supposed to read, including Martin Luther's books. | 13 | |
332138745 | The Enlightenment | A philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine. | 14 | |
332138746 | Divine Right | Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god. | 15 | |
332138747 | Mandate of Heaven | A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source. | 16 | |
332138748 | Voltaire | French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778). | 17 | |
332138749 | Montesquieu | French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755). | 18 | |
332138750 | Vasco da Gama | Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. | 19 | |
332138751 | Christopher Columbus | Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506). | 20 | |
332138752 | Hernan Cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547). | 21 | |
332138753 | Amerigo Vespucci | The italian sailor who corrected Columbus's mistake, acknowledging the coasts of america as a new world. America is named after him. | 22 | |
332138754 | Ponce de Leon | Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth. | 23 | |
332138755 | Vasco de Balboa | Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1513). | 24 |