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59 Cards in this Set
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What us the Difference between a primary and secondary source?
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Primary sources were witnesses when the event happened.
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What is Feudalism?
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Nobility held land from the king in exchange for military service.
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What is the order on the feudal hierarchy?
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King-Nobles-Lords-Peasants
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What is Chivalry?
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The Medieval Knights religious, moral, and social code.
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What is the most important influence in the minds of Medieval People?
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The Church
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Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
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Italy was right on the water. It was good for trade.
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What is a renaissance man?
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A person with many talents.
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What is Humanism?
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Importance of humans than divine right.
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What was Thomas Moore's "Utopia" about?
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It was about making life perfect for the people living in it.
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What was Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" about?
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The way a prince should rule the citizens.
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What is the difference between Medieval thought and the way of thinking in the Renaissance?
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The Renaissance was all about art and music.
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Define Secular.
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No focus on religion.
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What are the characteristics of Renaissance art?
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The art was very colorful and had a lot of detail.
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What were the effects of the printing press?
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The printing press to a surge in education.
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What were the main ideas of Lutheranism?
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People shouldn't have to buy pieces of paper to free souls from purgatory.
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What were the 95 Theses?
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This was Martin Luther's idea to make religion better.
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Why did Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church?
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He couldn't divorce his wife.
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What other protestant religions formed after Luther's protest?
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Presbyterian and calvinism
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How did the European continent divide religiously after the Reformation?
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The Continent split after the creation of Protestantism.
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What were the effects of the protestant reformation?
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There was a rivalry between the Catholics and the Protestants.
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Which explorer circumnavigated the globe?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Define Columbian Exchange and its effects.
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The Columbian Exchange was the trade that started between continents and it spreaded slavery.
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Define Mercantilism.
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Belief in the benefits of profitable trading.
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Define joint stock company.
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Stakes that can be bought by shareholders.
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What was the accomplishment of Bartolomeu Dias?
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He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa.
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Which European countries dominated the age of exploration?
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Britain, Spain, and Portugal .
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Who is Christopher Columbus?
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Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas and thought he was In the Indies.
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What products were traded in the Triangle Trade?
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Slaves, guns, food, animals, toys, and much more were distributed to the world.
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What were conditions like on the middle passage?
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They were horrible.
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Who was the most absolute leader of France?
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Louis
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How did England's civil war result in a constitutional monarchy?
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Reminded people that rulers did not have absolute power.
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Which rulers agreed to rule England?
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William and Mary
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Define Constitutional monarchy.
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Legally restricted within the boundaries of a constitution.
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Who defeated Philip II's Spanish Armada?
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Elizabeth
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Define Divine Right
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The belief that rulers get their power from god.
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What did Peter The Great contribute to the development of Russia?
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Reduced the boyars.
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What is the difference between old science and new science?
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Science today is not led by the church.
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What were the effects of the Scientific Revolution on society?
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This led to the unequal distribution of wealth.
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Define Geocentic. What challenged it?
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They thought that the earth was the center of the universe. The heliocentric theory challenged it.
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What is Galileo's discovery?
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Galileo saw that the sun was the center of the universe and that the planets rotate around the sun. The church didn't like this. He had to recant.
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What does it mean to be enlightened?
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It means that you are blessed.
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Why did Mary Willstonecraft believe that women should be equal to men.
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She thought that women could help.
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What did Cesare Beccaria believe about torture?
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He condemned the torture and death penalty.
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What kind of government did Thomas Hobbes believe in?
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He wanted a democracy.
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What did Voltaire believe to be the most important freedom?
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The freedom of speech.
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Why did Baron de Montesquieu believe the government should be divided to 3 branches.
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Made multiple people leaders so a monarch didn't get to powerful.
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What does Rousseau believe about and individual's relationship to society?
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Emphasize talents rather than virtues.
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Who was the father of modern democracy?
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John Locke
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What is meant by an enlightened monarch?
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Were absolute rulers
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What were the causes of the French Revolution?
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The raise in price if bread.
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Three Estates
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The 2 were high and 1 were peasants
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What was the purpose of The Declaration of Rights of Man?
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This was a document trying to give rights to the lowest class.
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Who led France during the reign of terror?
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Robes Pierre
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What allowed napoleon to come to power?
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The weakness of France allowed this.
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What caused napoleon's defeat in Russia?
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Napoleon had no food and they froze.
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How did the European powers deal with Napoleon after they defeated him?
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They attacked France.
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What were the hundred days?
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The days between Napoleon was exiled and the restoration of Louis.
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What was the name of the peace treaty after the French Revolution?
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The Congress of Vienna
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What were the long term effects of the French Revolution?
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The French Revolution made France a stronger nation.
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