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15 Cards in this Set
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Who was Aquinas and why was he so important?
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Thomas Aquinas was a medieval philosopher who wrote Summa Theologiae which summarized medieval Christian thought
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Who was Machiavelli and why was he so important?
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Niccolo Machiavelli a Florintine diplomat and historian
Wrote the essay The Prince Lived from 1496-1527 Sought to describe gov. in ways that it actually worked |
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Who were Ferdinand and Isabella and why were they so imporant?
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Ferdiand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile
Added the kingdom of Navarre to their territory against Muslims Took powers away from the church and the nobles United Spain in 1479 |
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Who was Petarch and why was he so important?
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Francesco Petrach was one of the first humanists
Lived from 1304-1374 Was known as a famouse scholar and teacher who also wrote poetry Main influence was to continue the works of classical writers |
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Who was Gutneberg?
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Johannes Gutenburg was the first European to use movable type to print books
Used printing press to make copies of the bible Was from Mainz, Germany |
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Who was Thomas More and why was he so important?
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Thomas More was an English humanist
He published Utopia in 1516 describing the perfect gov. He described our "corrupt" society and compared it to a utopia |
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Why was John Calvin so important?
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John Calvin-Calvinism
Published The Institutes of the Christain Religion in 1536 Predestination |
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Who were the Hugenots and what did they believe and why?
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Hugenots were French nigh-ranking nobles, including many of the general public, who converted to Calvinism
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Who was Kepler and why was he so important?
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Johannes Kepler was a german astronomer
Proved heliocentric correct Published his laws of planetary motion in 1609 Brillant mathematician |
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Who was Copernicus and why was he so important?
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Nicolaus Copernicus argued that the sun was the center of the universe
Developed the heliocentric theory Explained the then known facts about astronomy |
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Who was Dias and what did he do to change history?
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Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa in 1488
He had found a new route to the Indian Ocean |
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Who was de Gama and what did he do to change history?
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Vasco de Gama sailed eastward across the Indian Ocean and landed in India in 1498
Made the trip twice and came back to Portugal |
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Who were the Hohenzollerns?
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Hohenzollerns were a family that ruled Brandenburg-Prussia and was Austria's chief rival
They married and gained land to make a vast territory that was one of the super powers of Europe Had land that bordered the Baltic Sea |
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Who was Romanov and why was he so important?
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Michael Romanov was the grandnephew of Ivan IV and was the Czar of Russia in 1613
The family that he belonged to was wealthy and powerful and was Michael was the first czar Czars would control Russia for the next 300 years |
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Who was Richelieu and what did he do to change history?
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Cardinal Richelieu was chosen by Louis XIII to be his chief minister after his father, Henery IV, was killed.
Strengthend the monarchy of France Strengthened French economy Led military acts on opposing peoples Appointed intendants to represent the provinces that made up France |
