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31 Cards in this Set
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Absolutism |
Godand his supposedly appointed rulers have absolute power |
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Act of Settlement |
Passed in order to ensure the crown would not return to James II or any of his descendants |
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Duke of Buckingham |
Began impeaching members of Parliament when it was convened by Charles I in 1626 |
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John Calvin |
Insisted on priority of the scripture, omnipotence of God, and the power of redemptive grace Doctrine of Predestination -- whether you go to Heaven or Hell is predetermined |
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"Cavaliers" |
The royalty army formed under King Charles I Broke into war with the "round head" armies in 1642, marking the outbreak of the English Civil War |
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Charles I |
Convened Parliament in 1626 Only reason for calling Parliament in 1627 was to fund his war Charged with claiming to rule by divine right |
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Charter of Liberties |
1100 An attempt an address a list of abuses of royal power Ignored by King Henry I |
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The Complaint of Peace |
Famous 1517 work of Darius Erasmus Argued for Christian pacifism |
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Copernicus |
Said the geocentric model was overly complex and not very accurate Proposed the sun was the center of the universe Also believed the earth was not stationary but moving on an axis and that it orbits the sun with all the other bodies |
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Oliver Cromwell |
Leader of Round Heads Dictator of the "New Republic" and assumed the title of Lord Protector. Banned all sorts of fun stuff |
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"Cuis region, euis religio" |
Whatever beliefs a ruler held, that was the set of beliefs the people held |
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Leonardo DaVinci |
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Deism |
[NOT FOUND] |
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Rene Descartes |
Discourse on method, systematic skepticism I think, therefore I am |
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Edward III |
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English Bill of Rights |
1689 Laid down limits of the sovereign and sets out certain rights for all Englishmen (revised what was said before) |
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Desiderius Erasmus |
"Prince of Christian Humanists" Demanded an early return to "The Philosophy of Christ" Believed the clergy was a barrier to connection to God |
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Florence |
Birthplace of Michelangelo |
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Galileo Galilei |
Believed the universe could be expressed in mathematical terms Came up with the principle of inertia Confirmed the other heavenly bodies were imperfect |
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Geocentric Universe |
Earth is surrounded by a series of rings, all circular and symmetric in motion Universe was unchanging Great Chain of Being |
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The Glorious Revolution |
Overthrowing of James II |
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Henry I |
Ignored the 1100 Charter of Liberties |
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Henry VIII |
Broke away and began Anglicanism |
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Thomas Hobbes |
His work Leviathan outlined his idea of the social contract. Government existed to maintain the anarchy of the state of nature |
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Humanism |
Renaissance Humanism was more concerned with the current world than the world to come. Believed Humanism was the way of life that would produce the most virtuous citizens Christian Humanism believed scholastics were too involved metaphysical study, rather than salvation. Believed people should look for inspiration through the Bible, rather than Roman or Greek culture Leader was Desiderius Erasmus |
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola |
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Pope Innocent III |
Rejected clause 61, and any attempt to restrain the power of the King Released John from any obligation he had made to the Magna Carta |
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James I |
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Johannes Kepler |
Believed in an underlying, mathematical harmony to the universe Proposed the three laws of planetary motion in 1609 Planets have elliptical orbits, their orbiting speed depends on their distance from the sun, and their movement can be mathematically expressed |
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The Last Supper |
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John Locke |
Published '2 Treatises of Government' in 1690 |
