Renaissance
Name two causes of the Italian Renaissance
The Crusades, The Black Death, Italian and Ottoman Trade, Fall of Constantinople
Legend has it that THIS was nailed to the door of Wittenberg Church in Germany
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Define an Absolute Monarch
A monarch with absolute power
Name one ECONOMIC cause of the Age of Exploration
Mercantilism, Ottoman control of trade routes
The Age of Exploration was a turning point in history because
Discovery of Americas, Conquest of Native Populations, Columbian Exchange, Mercantilism
Renaissance Natural Philosophers learned about the natural world through the use of these two methods
What was the Protestants' primary complaint against the Catholic Church?
The sale of indulgences
These two actions by Louis XIV bankrupt the French economy
Building of the Palace of Versailles, War
Name one non-economic cause of the Age of Exploration
Catholic Zeal (Conversion), Glory/Fame, New Technology
This Church was created by King Henry VIII
The Church of England (Anglican)
What helped lead to Gutenberg's invention of the printing press?
Trade between Asia and Europe
The Catholic movement started in response to the Protestant Reformation
The (Catholic) Counter Reformation
Peter the Great built St. Petersburg for this purpose
To have a warm water port to the West
Name one reason small groups of Europeans were able to conquer large Native populations
Technology (gunpowder, steel), disease (smallpox)
The conquistador who conquered the Aztec
OR
The conquistador who conquered the Inca
Hernan Cortez
Francisco Pizzaro
Who said "I conclude, then, returning to being feared and loved, that since men love at their convenience and gear at the convenience of the prince, a wise prince should found himself on what is his..."
Niccolo Machiavelli
Name two actions taken by Catholics to stop the Protestant Reformation
Roman (Spanish) Inquisition, Index of Forbidden Text (Book Banning), Jesuit Society
The purpose of the palace of Versailles was
to provide a palace where Louis could keep an eye on his nobles
Name one thing the New World received in the Columbian Exchange
Wheat, sugar, bananas, rice, grape, horses, pigs, cattle, goats, sheep, chickens, smallpox, measles, mumps, typhus
Why did Niccolo Machiavelli write the Prince?
He was exiled from Florence and wanted to get back into the good graces of the Doge, Lorenzo de Medici
The School of Athens by Raphael showcases what two characteristics of the Renaissance?
Realism and Greek/Roman Influence
The main belief of Calvinism is
Predestination (the belief that people are predestined to go to heaven or hell)
The Beard Tax and Coat Cutting are both examples of THIS policy, used by Peter the Great
Westernization
Name one thing The Old World received in the Columbian Exchange
corn, potatoes, beans, peanuts, coco, squash, pumpkin, tomatoes, chili pepper, avocado, pineapple, tobacco
"A DEO REX, A REGE LEX" reflects what concept?
"The King is from God, the law is from the King"
Divine Right (to rule)