Ap Euro Random Facts

44553838	Florence	The cultural center of the Italian Renaissance
44553839	Ludovico il Moro	Most reponsible for the French invasion of Italy in 1495
44553840	Thomas Cramner	Authored "The Book of Common Prayer"
44553841	Defenestration of Prague	Response to the policies of Ferdinand, Archduke of Syria
44567615	The January Edict	Forbade French Protestants from holding synods
44567616	The Grand Remonstrance	Parlement's summary of grievances against Charles the I
44567617	The Mississippi Bubble	Financial scandal in France involving the Mississippi company
44567618	Astronomy	The field of scientific inquiry most influential in persuading Europeans of the importance of natural knowledge
44567619	The Scientific Society	A new kind of institution that played an important role in supporting the "new" science
44567620	Cunning Folk	Local healers who purpoted to use magic to aid their societies
44567621	Corvee	Involuntary forced labor imposed on French Peasants
44567622	Old Regime	Refers to the period of time prior to 1789
44567623	Sumptuary Laws	Laws that required people of different classes to distinguish themselves by their dress
44567624	Enlightened Absolutism	A late eighteenth-century phenomenon whereby European rulers embraced the reforms of th philosophes
44567625	Active Citizens	Men who paid annual taxes equal to three days of labor wages
44567626	The Civil Constitution of the Clergy	It transformed the RCC into a branch of the French state
44567627	The Concordant of 1801	Declared Catholicism the religion of most French citizens
45176915	Marsilius Ficini	Founded the Platonic Academy
45176916	Petrarch	The Father of Humanism
45176917	October 31, 1517	Start of the Reformation
45176918	Treaty of Carlowitz	Ottoman empire must give up territory in Europe
45176919	Test Act	Everyone must swear an oath against transubstantiation
45176920	Harvey	Discovers how circulatory system works
45176921	Versalius	Father of microbiology
45176922	The Ohio River Valley	The heart of 18th century colonial rivalries
45176923	Marburg Colloquy	United Swiss and German protestants
45176924	John Jay, John Adams, Ben Franklin	Signed the peace treaty of the American Revolution
45176925	In Praise of Folley	Book by Erasmus
45176926	Leonardo Da Vinci	Famous works: The Last Supper, The Universal Man
45176927	Lorenzo de Medici	Famous work: il Magnifico
45176928	Raphael	Famous work: School of Athens
45176929	Fra Angelico	Famous work: The Anunciation
45176930	Giotto	Famous work: Chapel Frescos
45176931	July 14, 1789	Date of the Storming of the Bastile