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22 Cards in this Set
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The Renaissance |
The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome |
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Humanism |
focusing on the individual and human accomplishments rather than religious beliefs and life after death |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, musician, engineer, etc. |
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Machiavelli & The Prince |
- Italian writer who wrote the book The Prince
- Explained that rulers should use whatever methods are necessary to ensure their success |
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The Printing Press |
- a machine that allowed literature to be copied at a fast rate
- ideas spread rapidly as a result
- invented by Johann Gutenberg |
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Indulgences |
allowed a person to pay a fee to the church to have their sin forgiven |
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Martin Luther |
German Monk who wrote the 95 Theses arguing against the Indulgence system, credited with starting the Protestant Reformation |
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95 Theses |
- a document of 95 arguments Martin Luther made against the indulgence system and the Catholic Church
- the printing press helped to spread this document |
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John Calvin & Predestination |
the belief that God had determined before your life began whether or not you would go to heaven |
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Henry VIII |
King of England that started the Church of England or Anglican Church due to not being able to divorce his wife |
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Elizabeth I |
Queen of England who promoted tolerant religious views |
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Counter-Reformation |
attempts by the Catholic Church to fix the issues Martin Luther described in the 95 Theses |
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Council of Trent |
The Pope investigated to end church abuses and set up schools so clergymen would be better educated |
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Absolutism |
when a ruler has complete control over the government and lives of the people in the nation |
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Mughal India |
Empire in India led by Akbar The Great in the 1500's |
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Akbar The Great |
Absolute Ruler in Mughal India who promoted religious toleration |
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King Louis XIV |
- Absolute French King who ruled by divine right
- Built the Palace of Versailles |
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Peter The Great |
Russian absolute ruler who modernized and westernized Russia |
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Westernization/Modernization |
- when a country adopts Western European traditions
- becomes more up-to-date culturally and technologically |
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Limited Monarchy |
a government in which the people share power with a monarch, limiting their power
– Magna Carta is an example
- Glorious Revolution is an example
- English Bill of Rights is an example |
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Glorious Revolution |
- revolution in which England limited the power of their monarchy
- "The Bloodless Revolution" |
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English Bill of Rights |
sets of acts passed by English Parliament to limit the power of the monarchy |
