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70 Cards in this Set
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fief
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grant of land from lord to vassal
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manorialism
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economic system that went along with feudalism
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canon law
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body of rules/regulations that governed religious practices like marriage
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excommunication
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taking away a person's right to membership in the Church
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simony
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sale of RCC positions by bishops
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Charlemagne
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Carolingian leader-> reunited Western Europe and crowned emperor by Pope Leo III
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Clovis
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Frankish ruler- first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity
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vassal
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received use of land in exchange for loyalty and military service
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Charles Martel
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halted Muslim invasion of Western Europe at Battle of Tours
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Lorenzo di Medici
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"the Magnificent"- ruled Florence as a dictator while still appearing to have an elected government
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Michealangelo
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sculptor, poet, painter, architect-used realistic style to represent human body
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Erasmus
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Christian humanist- Praise of Folly- poked fun at people
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Machiavelli
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wrote political guidebook called The Prince
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Gutenberg
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invented moveable type printing press-aided spread of knowledge
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Leonardo di Vinci
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painter- Mona Lisa, The Last Supper
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fief
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grant of land from lord to vassal
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manorialism
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economic system that went along with feudalism
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canon law
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body of rules/regulations that governed religious practices like marriage
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excommunication
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taking away a person's right to membership in the Church
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simony
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sale of RCC positions by bishops
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Charlemagne
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Carolingian leader-> reunited Western Europe and crowned emperor by Pope Leo III
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Clovis
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Frankish ruler- first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity
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vassal
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received use of land in exchange for loyalty and military service
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Charles Martel
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halted Muslim invasion of Western Europe at Battle of Tours
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Lorenzo di Medici
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"the Magnificent"- ruled Florence as a dictator while still appearing to have an elected government
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Michealangelo
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sculptor, poet, painter, architect-used realistic style to represent human body
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Erasmus
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Christian humanist- Praise of Folly- poked fun at people
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Machiavelli
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wrote political guidebook called The Prince
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Gutenberg
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invented moveable type printing press-aided spread of knowledge
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Leonardo di Vinci
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painter- Mona Lisa, The Last Supper
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Hans Holbein
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photographic portraits; one of Henry VII
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Boccaccio
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Italian; wrote off color realistic stories about worldly young people
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Martin Luther
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split off from Christian religion; followers formed the Lutherans
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John Wycliffe
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religious reform in Switzerland; wanted people to have more control over RCC
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Jesuits
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religious group; founded schools; converted non-Christians; stop spread of Protestants
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Vasco de Gama
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Portugese captain; series of sailing expeditions to India and far east
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Bartolomeu Diaz
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Portugese captain; first to sail around tip of Africa
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Magellan
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Spanish; led expedition around the world
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Charles V
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fought Muslims and Lutherans to defend faith of Roman Catholicism
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Phillip II
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added treasure in gold/silver to Spanish treasury
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Louis XIV
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spent money on Versailles; supported the arts; his minister of finance used mercantilism to make France self-sufficient
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Charles I
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would dissolve Parliament if refused to give him funds
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William/Mary
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brought to throne by Glorious Revolution
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Charles II
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restored monarchy; habeas corpus enacted during his reign
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Oliver Cromwell
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sought to reform society by abolishing sinful activities
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Cardinal Mazarin
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minister to Louis XIV- policies drove nobles to rebel against king
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Cardinal Richelieu
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minister to Louis XIII; strong monarchy at expense of Hugenots and nobility
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Edict of Nantes
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declaration of religious tolerance in France
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Peace of Westphalia
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treaty that ended Thirty Years War
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Treaty of Utrecht
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treaty that end War of Spanish Succession
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Hapsburgs
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family that ruled Spanish, French, Austrian empires
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Hohenzollerns
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Ruling Prussian family
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Copernicus
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developed heliocentric theory
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Galileo
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Italian; used telescope to support heliocentric theory
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Bacon
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English statesman/writer; used empiricism or experimental method
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Descartes
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French mathematician; developed analytical geometry
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Newton
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English scientist; proved new theories of gravity and motion
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Janssen
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Dutch eyeglass maker; invented first microscope
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Vesalius
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Flemish physician; dissected corpses and published findings
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Jenner
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British physician; made vaccine to prevent smallpox; world's first vaccination
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Boyle
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English scientist; founder of modern chemistry; law of volume, temperature, and pressure of glass
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Robespierre
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Jacobin leader; head of Committee of Public Safety; ruled as dictator
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National Assembly
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delegates of the Third Estate; first diplomatic government
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Estates-General
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assembly of representatives from all three estates
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Congress of Vienna
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series of meetings in Vienna; called to set up policies
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Metternich
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most influential representative; foreign minister of Austria
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Waterloo
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British and Prussian forces defeated Napolean's troops
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Jacobins
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members of Jacobin Club - radical political organization
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Legislative Assembly
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group with power to create laws and approve/reject a declaration of war
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National Convention
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governing body; abolished monarchy and declared France a republic
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