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How the Renaissance emphasized new styles? |
-the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic response to it caused wider changes in the west -the western european economy became steadily more commercial |
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Niccolo Machiavelli |
author of "the prince", emphasized realistic discussions of how to seize and maintain power, one of the more influential authors of the Italian Renaissance |
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humanism |
focus on humankind as center of intellectual and artistic endeavor, method of study that emphasized the superiority of forms over medieval styles |
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Northern Renaissance |
cultural and intellectual movement of N Europe, began later than Italian Renaissance, featured greater emphasis on religion than Italian Renaissance |
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Francis I |
king of france, regarded as Renaissance monarch, patron of arts, imposed new controls on Catholic church, ally of Ottoman's sultan against Holy Roman emperor |
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Johannes Gutenberg |
introduced movable type to west Europe in 15th century, credited with greatly expanded availability of printed books and pamphlets |
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Renaissance merchants: |
improved their banking techniques and became more openly profit-seeking |
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European- style family |
originated in 15th century among peasants and artisans of western Europe, featuring late marriage age, emphasis on the nuclear family, and a large minority who never married |
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goals of european style family |
limit family birth rates |
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Martin Luther |
german monk, initiated Protestant Reformation in 1517 by nailing 95 these to door of Wittenburg Church, emphasized primacy of faith over works stressed in Catholic Church, accepted state control of church |
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Protestantism |
general wave of religious dissent against Catholic Church, began with Martin Luther's attack on Catholic belief, various beliefs |
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Anglican Church |
form of Protestantism set up in England, established by Henry VII (head) |
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Jean Calvin |
French Protestant who stressed doctrine of predestination, encouraged ideas of wider access to govt and public education |
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Catholic Reformation |
restatement of traditional Catholic beliefs in response to Protestant Reformation, established councils that revived Catholic doctrine and refuted Protestant beliefs |
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Jesuits |
a new religious order founded during the Catholic Reformation, active in politics, education, and missionary work, sponsored missions to South America, NA, and asia |
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Result of Protestant and Catholic Reformations
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Series of religious wars
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Galileo
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Published Copernicus' findings, added own discoveries concerning laws of gravity and planetary motion, disliked by Catholics
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William Harvey
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English physician who demonstrated circular movement of blood in animals, function of the heart is a pump
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Rene Descartes
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Established importance of skeptical review of all received wisdom, argued that human reason could then develop laws that would explain the fundamental workings of nature
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Issac Newton
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English scientist, astronomical/physical observations of natural laws (motion/gravity)
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Deism
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Concept of God current during the Scientific Revoltuon, role of divinity was to set natural laws in motion, not to regulate once process was begun
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Edict of Nantes
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Grant of tolerance to Protestants in France in 1598, granted only after lengthy war between Catholic and Protestant factions
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Thirty Years War
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War within Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and Spain--> treaty of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphali
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Ended thirty years war, granted right to individual rules within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their religion
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English civil war
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Religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy
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Proletariat
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Class of working people without access to producing property
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Witchcraft persecution
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Reflected resentment against poor in Europe
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Scientific Revolution
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In 17th century, period of empirical advances associated with the developements of wider generalizations---> changes in beliefs in Middle Ages
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What kind of givt developed during the scientific revolution
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Centered on the emergence of the nationstate
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Copernicus |
Polish monk and astronomer, disproved Hellenistic belief that the earth was the center of the universe
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Galileo |
published Copernicus's findings, added own discovereries concerning laws of gravity and planentary motion, disliked by Catholics |
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William Harvey |
english physician who demonstrated circular movement of blood in animals, function of heart=pump |
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Rene Descartes |
established importance of skeptical review of all received wisdom, argued that human reason could them develop laws that would explain the fundamental workings of nature |
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Issac Newton |
English scientist, astronomial/physical observations of natural laws (motion/grativty) |
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Deism |
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 |
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John Locke |
english philosopher (senses and reason) |
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What came undone in the 17th century? |
the feudal monarchy |
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absolute monarchy |
govt during nation-states in W Europe, -morachs passed laws without parliaments *appointed professional armies *state churches *imposed state economic polices |
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King Louis XIV |
patron of arts |
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Glorious Revolution |
English overthrow of James II resulted in affirmation of parliament as having basic sovereignty over the king
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parliamentary monarchy |
kings partially checked by signficant legislative power in parliaments |
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Frederick the Great |
built on the military/bureaucratic organization of his predecessors |
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Enlightment |
intellectual movement (France) -scientific advance belief that rational laws could describe social behavior |
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Adam Smith |
established liberal economies, argued that govt should avoid regulation of economy, in favor of the operation of market forces |
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Result of Protestant and Catholic Reformations
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Series of religious wars
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Galileo
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Published Copernicus' findings, added own discoveries concerning laws of gravity and planetary motion, disliked by Catholics
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William Harvey
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English physician who demonstrated circular movement of blood in animals, function of the heart is a pump
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Rene Descartes
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Established importance of skeptical review of all received wisdom, argued that human reason could then develop laws that would explain the fundamental workings of nature
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Issac Newton
|
English scientist, astronomical/physical observations of natural laws (motion/gravity)
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Deism
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Concept of God current during the Scientific Revoltuon, role of divinity was to set natural laws in motion, not to regulate once process was begun
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Edict of Nantes
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Grant of tolerance to Protestants in France in 1598, granted only after lengthy war between Catholic and Protestant factions
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Thirty Years War
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War within Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and Spain--> treaty of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphali
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Ended thirty years war, granted right to individual rules within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their religion
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English civil war
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Religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy
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Proletariat
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Class of working people without access to producing property
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Witchcraft persecution
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Reflected resentment against poor in Europe
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Scientific Revolution
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In 17th century, period of empirical advances associated with the developements of wider generalizations---> changes in beliefs in Middle Ages
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What kind of givt developed during the scientific revolution
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Centered on the emergence of the nationstate
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Coperni
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Polish monk and astronomer, disproved Hellenistic belief that the earth was the center of the universe
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