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Avignon Papacy   Period in the 14th century when 7 popes reigned in France (Babalonian Capt.)  
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Conciliar Movement   Christian movement; final authority with church council, not pope  
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John Wycliffe   preached Biblical reforms and believed Christians should be poor  
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Joan of Arc   Woman who fought in the Hundred Years War with the French  
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Black Death   Massive disease that killed 30-60% of the population of England in 14th century  
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John Ball   one of the leaders of the Peasant Revolt in 1381  
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Flagellants   a herectical sect who whipped themselves publicly  
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Hundred Years War   Series of battles fought for the French Throne  
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humanism   philosophical theory that gave appreciation to humanity, the individual, and man; independent thought  
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virtu   excellence  
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Renaissance Man   One who knows how to do a lot of things well  
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Mirandola   Pico Della, Believed that men had the power to make themselves into whatever they chose; good in man  
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Pope Innocent 3rd   Disagreed with Mirandola, basically men are bad  
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Culture of Merit   people were judged based upon what they achieve during their life, allows for social mobility  
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Petrach   The father of humanism; elevated Latin Texts and wrote letters to the dead  
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Boccaccio   writer of humanism; wrote Decameron (book about daily life during Plague)  
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Medici   Powerful family who ruled italy  
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Despotism   when one central power rules with absolute power; Medici's tried to use it to create appearance of repub.  
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Castiglione   Wrote book of the courtier; gave men tips on how to court  
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Bruni   developed the humanities curriculum  
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Life in Italy   Urbanization needed. Italian mobility more cultivated and refined than northern europe. more wealth=more culture  
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Populo Grosso   the fat people--the wealthy people who had power  
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populo minuto   the little people  
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civic humanism   public life seen as a virtue and noble--honorable to participate in politics  
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Lorenzetti   painter who painted 2 images of good and bad gov't  
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Plague effect on Italy   undermined the relationship between the rich and poor that allowed the republic to work  
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Ciompi Rebellion   uprising of lower classes  
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albezi family   family that came to power in 1434 as a result of the ciompi rebellion; rival was medici family  
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Florence v. Milan   almost like athens and sparta  
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Peace of Lodi   Peace treaty signed between Florence and Milan to end conflict  
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Forein invasion in Italy   Chales 5th of spain and Charles 8th--charles 5th wins but Italy suffers because it is used as the battleground  
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Machiavelli   wrote humanist texts-believes in republic form of gov't  
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Early Modern Period   sign of the break of medieval period  
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characteristics of EMP 1   increased secularism-rational and secular thought prevalent  
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Characteristics of EMP 2   religious division-catholicism loses monopoly and moves toward protestantism  
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characteristics of EMP 3   european expansion-cultural expansion and political changes  
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characteristics of EMP 4   New Market Economy-move toward capitalism; trace & commerce  
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characteristics of EMP 5   Rise of centralized states-states most powerful at expense of church  
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christian humanism   the idea that man can control his fate-had agency with God and should be able to read scripture  
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Johannes Gutenberg   brought printing press with removable type to Europe  
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Erasmus   Father of christian humanism--translated the bible due to belief of availability  
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St. Thomas More   wrote book Utopia-based on imaginary country with no social hierarchy, injustice or private proverty  
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Francois Rabelais   exxaggerated bawdy and lewd sense of humor  
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Gargantua   giant book  
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Indulgences   writ of...the pope can transfer good works to sinners which means less time in purgatory  
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treasury of merit   idea tht doing good for the church will get you into heaven  
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good works   paying tithes and such  
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Johann Tetzel   known for selling indulgences  
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John calvin   Christian reformer--idea of calvinism  
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calvinism   predestination-god has already determined who should go to heaven  
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Protestant Work ethic   might be why capitalism thrived alongside calvinism  
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hugonots   french calvinists  
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Anabaptists   believed in adult baptism; no social hierarchy; poligamy  
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Munster Rebellion   anabaptists took over the city; a lutheran prince slaughters the anabaptist with an army  
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German Peasants War   1525; revole of German speaking areas of lower class people; peasants suffered mass losses  
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Catherine of Aragon   Henry 8th's wife from Spain-aunt of Charles 5th, so pope would not grant divorce  
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Act of Supremacy   created by Elizabeth I; gave her complete control of the Chruch of England  
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Elizabethan Settlement   the act of supre. and act of uniformity that was a religious settlement that all would be Anglican  
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Mary v. Elizabeth   Mary sought to go back to Catholic tradition, but Elizabeth reversed it back to protestantism  
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Ignatius Loyola   Spanish Founder of the Jesuits  
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Jesuits   Troops of Catholic religion loyal to pope and church; disapproved of predestination  
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Schmakldic War   the scme league-german princes who wanted protestant reform; religious struggle with charles 5th.Charles 5th wins  
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Ausburg Peace   decision that the ruling prince's religious belief will be the belief of those people. 1555  
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Spanish Armada   Phillip's decision to invade england because of insult by elizabeth I as well as calvinist rebellions  
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Concordat of Bologna   agreement with pope that gives the french kings the right to appoint church officials  
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St. bart's day massacre   assassinations followed by roman catholic mob violence  
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edict of nantes   calvinists can practice faith at home and in towns where they are the majority  
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3o years war   began in bohemia-1617  
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defenstration of prague   the bohemian nobles (calvinists) threw catholics out of the window into trash and manure  
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Destruction of madgeburg   when the french intervene and meet at germany, germany is destroyed  
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Treaty of Westphalia   ends the 30 years war by creating countours of other countries  
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epistemology   proving that what is known is actually true a method of obtaining knowledge  
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Francis Bacon   inductive reasoning-small observations lead to one big conclucion  
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Rene Descartes   Deductive reasoning-taking one large conclusion and making small ones out of it; "I think, therefore I am"  
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copernicus   responsible for deciding the Earth revolved around the sun  
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kepler   3 laws of planetary motion  
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galileo   moon and other plantes composed of same substance  
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Motives for european expansion   economic, religious, individualism  
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means   increases in technology, and financing from other countries  
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Juan Gines Seplveda   believes spanish people to be superior to native americans, and do not need to be treated well--born to be slaves  
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Charles 5th and native americans   believes that the native americans should be respected as humans  
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Bartolomew and native americans   publicizes abuses of native americans  
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price revolution   when there is a great increase in prices  
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inflation   when the dollar value decreases, can be good for the economy because people are now either spending or investing  
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Jacques-Benigne Bossuet   To oppose the King is to oppose God  
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Thomas Hobbes   rejects that the kings power is derived from God and that all people are inherently equal  
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social contract theory   idea that people enter into contract with the government  
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100 years war   war between england and france that has been waging for 100 years--results in multiple changes  
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INtendant system   they will rule the 40 sections of france and report to the king, nobles usually did this, step to centralized power  
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thirty year war   german and protestant war (calvinist)  
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Louis XIV and his   wants to have all power, and relies on middle class to staff bureacracy  
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Versailles   domestication of the nobility  
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absolutism   form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all other institutions  
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constitutionalism   government run by a king or a group of governing bodies that have to abide by the laws in the constitution  
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John Locke   humans have inherent natural rights  
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James I   had the desire to have a absolutism again  
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Charles I   would act without parliament's consent  
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Petition of Right   only taxes levied by parliament were valid and the king could not rule on them  
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the long parliament   a stand-off between parliament and James  
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Oliver Cromwell   led the parliament army they defeat charles I and execute him  
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William and Mary   rulers in late 1600s who agreed to bill of rights and to respect parliament  
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Enlightenment   Building bridge to modern era with scientific revolution, writers, rational thought, belief of human progress  
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Basic vision for western vis   equality ,progress, and tolerance  
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