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Astrolabe |
An instrument developed by Muslim navigators in the 12th century that allowed mariners to plot their latitude by determining the altitudes of the sun and other celestial bodies |
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Baroque |
Controversial term applied to late 17th - early 18th century style of art that originated on roem and is associated with the Catholic reformation characterized by emotional intensity strong cofidnece and a proselytizing spirit |
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Bourse |
European stock exchange, group of people organize to provide an auction market among themselves for buying and selling securities and goods. In the mid 16th century the bourse at Antwerp was the largest in Europe |
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Edict of nantes |
Document issued by Henry IV of France granting liberty of conscience and of public worship to Calvinists and 150 towns and help restore peace to France |
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Escorial |
Spanish imperial palace built from 1563 through 1584 combining a monastery the tomb of Spanish habsurg and a royal residence |
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General history of the Indies 1547 |
A book by Spanish chroniclers Fernando de Oviedo providing an informed and reliable count of plants animals and peoples widely read in Europe |
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Golden Century of Spain |
Title given to the 16th century of Spain because of its enormous power and influence in Europe, a power that rested in Mexico on South America gold and silver |
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Hugenots |
Originally a projective term for French Calvinists later the official title for members of the reformed religion Calvinist |
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Magnetic compass |
Chinese invention that allowed sailors to determine the position and direction at sea estable Muslim instrument in a really navigators to plot latitude or position north and south of the Equator |
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Peast of Westphalia |
General name of a series of treaties that concluded the Thirty Years War recognized the sovereignty authority of the 300 plus German princes acknowledged the Independence of the United Providence of the Netherlands made Calvinism a permissible created with Germany and buy implications reduce the role of the Roman Catholic Church in European politics |
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Politiques |
Moderates of both religious faiths that had held that only a strong monarchy could save France from totally collapse |
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Price revolution |
Economic theory that the flood of South American bullion into Europe created widespread inflation of price rises much dispute by scholars |
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Protesting Union 1648 |
Alliance of German Lutheran princes alarmed that religious and territorial spread of Calvinism and Catholicism. Catholic princess responded with the Catholic League the two armed camps erupted in the Thirty Years War |
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Quinto |
1/5 amount the Spanish crown was to receive of all precious metals mind in the Americas |
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Spanish Armada |
Fleet sent by Philip the second of Spain against England and his mind a religious crusade against Protestanism. Weather and and the English fleet defeated it |
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St Bartholomew's Day Massacre |
Begun the 24th of August in 1572 and extended over several weeks the most violent. Of conversations between French Catholic and Protestant each side trying to secure control over the week French government |
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Treaty of cateaucambresis |
Agreement that ended six decades of war between French kings and the Spanish rulers France was denied power and Italy the bankruptcy of both countries Turkish pressure on the habsburgs and religious drive in France for two countries to make peace |
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Unión of utrecht |
Alliance of 7 northern provinces that declared its independence from Spain in form the United providence of the Netherlands |
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Viceroytalities |
For administrative purposes Spanish possessions in americas were devised in to 4 units called viceroytalities the viceroy held broad civil and military authority and was assisted by a by a council of 12 to 15 judges, the audience which led the highest judicial authority at the local level officials called correquidores had military and judicial authority |
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Witch |
Person usually a woman believed to possess evil powers acquired or contracted by association with the devil |
