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World H II
Age of Discovery & Renaissance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Michelangelo | - Famous renaissance artist - St.Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, David |
| Leonardo da Vinci | - Painter, sculptor, inventor, & a scientist - The Mona Lisa and the Last Supper |
| Shakespeare | - Famous writer - Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet |
| Erasmus | - Christian humanist - Written the Praise of Folly - Concerned with society's flaws |
| Ottoman Empire | - Large multinational empire |
| Mughal Empire | - Founded by a Chagatai Turkic prince - Bābur reigned 1526-1530 - Included Northern India - Lost empire to Afghan rebels -> Akbar took over and reestablished the dynasty |
| Aztec Empire | - Present day mexico - Human sacrifice |
| Incan Empire | - South America - Polytheistic - |
| The Silk Trade Route | - Connected East to West - Goods, ideas, culture, knowledge, and beliefs |
| The Trans-Saharan Trade Route | - Most of North Africa - Ideas, goods, and wealth - Gold |
| Martin Luther | - Monk - Took a stand against Tetzel - Caused a reformation -Excommunicated, imperial code - Have to earn forgiveness from god |
| John Calvin | - Men and women were sinful by nature - God has chosen very few select people to save - Theocracy best gov - Geneva - was a strict ruler |
| Henry VIII | - The Reformation Parliament - Wanted a son heir -> 4th marriage |
| Elizabeth I | - Daughter of Henry VIII - Inherits throne - National and state church - Battled Spain - Money problems - Supported protestants |
| Conflicts of the Catholic Church | - Leaders were corrupt - Couldn't read - Married - Had children - Drank - Bought things for personal pleasure - Patronized in the arts - Fought wars |
| Reformation in Germany | - German prices liked Luther's ideas - Declare independence from Charles V and take land - Lost war - Peace of Augsburg |
| Reformation in France | - Protestant church flourishes after Elizabeth built the state church - Calvinism followers -> Huguenots |
| Catholic (Counter) Reformation | - Church was reformed by two popes in the 1500s - Paul III ~ Directed council to investigate indulgences and other abuses ~ Punished heresy - Paul VI ~ Had officials draw up the index of forbidden books |
| Indulgences | - Payment to have sins forgiven |
| Difference in Beliefs Between Luther and the Catholic Church | - Luther ~ People have to have faith in god's forgiveness to get salvation ~ Pope and church traditions were false - Church ~ Popes, preist, and church traditions |
| Edict of Nantes | - Law that granted a large amount of religions liberty to protestant subjects (Huguenots) - Henry IV - passed it April 13, 1598 |
| Jesuits | - Followers of the Society of Jesus |
| Taj Mahal | - Built for emperor's deceased wife - 20 years - 20,000 workers - debt |
| Anglican Church | - Only baptized those who knew they wanted to be christians |
| Council of Trent | - Church Leaders |
| Act of Supremacy | - The replacement of the head of the church with the king |
| Humanism | - Study of humans - Erasmus + Moore |
| Cultural Diffusion | - Spread of cultures |
| Italian Renaissance | - Increase of wealth and arts |
| Judaism | - Monotheistic - N America + Israel - The Torah - Ten Commandments - Synagoge - Reform, Orthodox, + Conservative |
| Christianity | - Monotheistic - N + S America, and Europe - Bible - Church - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant |
| Islam | - Monotheistic - Middle East, Africa, and Asia - Qur'an - Mosque - Sunni, and Shi'an - Muhammed is their prophet - Five pillars of faith |
| Hinduism | - Both polytheistic and monotheistic - India - Vedas - Reincarnation - Kharma - Enlightenment |
| Buddhism | - Both polytheistic and monotheistic - East and South-East Asia - Four Noble Truths - The Eight-fold Path |
| Printing Press | - Gutenburg - bible -> first book |
| Vasco da Gama | - Portuguese explorer - SW Coast of India |
| Christopher Columbus | - Italian explorer - Discovered Caribbeans |
| Hernando Cortés | - Conquistador - Conquered the Aztecs |
| Francisco Pizarro | - Conquistador - Conquered the Incans |
| Ferdinand Magellan | - Portuguese explorer - Southern end of South America - Only 18/230 made it back - Sailed around the world |
| Francis Drake | - English explorer - |
| Jacques Cartier | - Frenchman - St.Lawrence and Mont Royal |
| Factors That Led to Discovery of New Land | - Spices - New route - Convert - Technology - Wealth |
| Colombian Exchange | - Global transfer - Foods, plants, + animals - Corn and potatoes |
| Triangular Trade | - Transportation of slaves, sugar, coffee, tobacco, molasses, etc. |
| Impact of Gold & Silver Being Traded From America to Europe and Asia | - Brought in wealth |
| Chinese Policy on Trade + It's Impact | - Influences to a minimum - Only gov was allowed to make foreign trade - Weak dynasty |
| Japan Policy on Trade + It's Impact | - 200 years - Protect politics and traditions - Far behind |
| Commercial Revolution | - New wealth - Overseas trade - New business and trade practices in Europe |
| Mercantilism | - Depended on wealth - Favorable balance trade |
| Technology Advances | - Caravel - Astroblad - Magnetic compass |
| Navigation Center | - Prince Henry founded it |
| Dutch East India Company | - Richer and more powerful - Took dominance in trade in East India - HQ - Bataria - Seized Malacca, spice islands, and cape of good hope. |
| Bartolomé de las Casas | - Bishop of Chiapas - Concerned w/treatment of natives - Led to slavery of africans |
| Portugal's Exploration | - Strong gov support - Nav school - Dias - Gama |
| Tokugawa Legasu | - Computed the unification of Japan - Won battle of Selligahara - Alternate attendance policy |
| Smallpox | - Spread in the Americas killing natives |
| Latin American Societal Classes (Mestizo, Peninsulares, + Creoles) | - Mestizo ~ Spanish/native - Peninsulares ~ Spanish settlers - Creoles ~ European/black |
| Encomienda | - Natives farmed, ranched, or mined for Spanish landlords |
| Middle Passage | - Passage to transport enslaved Africans |
| Capitalism | - Private ownership - Investment of wealth for a profit |
| Balance of Trade | - Sold more goods than bought - Mercantilism |
| Regions That the French, Spanish, + Dutch Controlled in the Americas | - French ~ New York Harbor, St.Lawrence, Mont Royal, New France, Jamestown - Spanish ~ Much of S North America - Dutch ~ New Netherland |
| Conquistadors | - Spanish explorers - Cortes - Aztecs - Pizarro - Incans |
| Qing Dynasty | - Ming was weak - Machus - 260 years - Restored prosperity |
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