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WorldHistoryMidterm

Mr. Murray's World History Mid term

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The word Renaissance means rebirth
The Renaissance is also called what the beginning of Modern History
Where did the renaissance begin city/ country Florence Italy
Which continent did the renaissance effect Europe
Who coined the term "Humanism" Franceso Petracco
"Utopia" was written by who? Sir Thomas Moore
Invention made in 1450 in Germany/ made by who Printing Press / Johann Gutenberg
Poster boy for Renaissance Leonardo DaVinci
Famous Florentine Banker/Merchant/Statesman and patron for Renaissance Lorenzo Medici
Who was the Father of Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther
What is predestination Your fate of going to either happen or hell is determined before you were born
what religion believes in predestination Calvinism
what Roman Catholic Church practice sparked the Protestant reformation The selling of indulgences
what English Law (1534) says that the monarch is the head of the Anglican church Act of Supremacy
What Spanish official was appointed to govern Spain's northwest colony Viceroy
what is the small coastal settlement established by European countries in Africa and the far east called Trading post
what are large permanent settlements established by European countries Colonies
Spanish soldier/Explorer and conqueror during the age of discovery Conquistador
what is the heliocentric theory the sun is the center of the universe
what is absolute monarchy the King has unlimited power and is sole ruler of the empire
what is divine right the power to rule comes from God
what are the major building blocks of absolute monarchies Powerful army high taxation of middle class and large population of middle-class to tax
what Bourbon prince became king of France and started to unify France in 1589 King Henry IV
what were French Protestants called Huguenots
what was the main point of the Edict of Nantes in 1598 Grant religious freedom to the Huguenots
who was king Louis XIII main chief Minister Richelieu
Tariff Taxes on Imports
Chief minister for Louis XIV Mazari
3 chief goals of Richelieu Promote power of the king limit power of the nobles and Make France number one in Europe
French government officials that acted as Regent of the crown were called Intendant
Great Palace outside of Paris Versailles
Finance minister for France (late 1600's) Colbert
Richelieu referred to French people in general mules
Leader of English government 1649-1660 during the yrs of the commonwealth Cromwell
Monarch supporters Cavaliers
Parliament supporters Round heads
Tudor Monarch that broke away form the RCC Henry VIII
Leader of the Round heads Oliver Cromwell
1st written Document in England which limited powers of monarch Magna Carta
Last Tudor monarch of England Elizabeth I
English bill of rights (1688) gave the power of the purse to which house of Parliament House of Commons
The official church of England Anglican church
Limited monarchy means? Monarch's power is limited by the legislative branch
Great thinkers of Enlightenment Philosophes
Believed that man was naturally evil Thomas Hobbes
Believed that man was naturally good John Locke
French philosophe advocate of Freedom of speech Voltaire
Unequal Distribution of wealth in European societies main problems J.J. Rousseau
English ecoonomist (Laissez Faire) A.Smith
Wrote "Encyclopedia" Diderot
people who believed wealth was based on land ownership Physiocrates
1st modern day feminist Mary Wollstonecraft
did NOT support same education for males and females J.J. Rousseau
Women's rights through politics Germaine de Stael
Napoleon final defeat Waterloo
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