The secular belief in the potential value and goodness of man and nature
What is humanism
100
The parliamentary monarchy of England was officially instituted following this bloodless coup in the late 17th cent.
What is the Glorious Revolution
100
His book, "On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres," was banned by the church for challenging the literal word of the Bible and the interpretations of the Church Fathers.
Who is Copernicus
100
This economic system held that prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver and was largely replaced with the introduction of capitalism by Scottish economist Adam Smith.
What is mercantilism
100
One of the major problems faced by France during the years immediately preceding the Revolution
What is food shortages, royal debt, class favoritism, antiquated tax system
200
His publication, “In Defense of the Seven Sacraments,” earned this English monarch the title “Defender of the Faith” from Pope Leo X. Oh, the irony!
Who is Henry VIII
200
The settlement issued by Henry IV in 1598 that granted the Huguenots freedom of public worship, the right of assembly, admission to public offices and universities, and permission to maintain fortified towns within designated territories.
Edict of Nantes
200
Despite the theoretical differences of Hobbes and Locke, this type of pre-contractual society unites them.
What is the state of nature
200
The "infamous thing" Votaire wanted to crush!
What is the Church
200
Issued in 1790, this law transformed the Roman Catholic Church into a branch of the French state
What is the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
300
One of the techniques that distinguished the work of Renaissance artists from that of the forebears.
What is chiaroscuro or linear perspective
300
One of two prominent German states that emerged in the wake of the Thirty Years’ War.
What is Austria or Prussia
300
In preindustrial Europe, the basic structure of production and consumption that developed on farms, in artisans' workshops, and in small merchants' shops.
What is the family economy
300
Driven by a shortage of labor as a result of Portuguese and Spanish involvement in the New World
What is slavery
300
This agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII sought national reconciliation between revolutionaries and Catholics and solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France
What is the Concordat of 1801
400
This wealthy Florentine family of merchants amassed the necessary capital to finance the arts and furnish numerous cardinals and popes to the Church.
Who are the Medicis
400
This right, or sense of entitlement, was invoked by both James I of England and Louis XIV of France to justify their position on earth.
What is divine right
400
This was fueled by a growing population and rising grain prices in the eighteenth century.
What is the agricultural revolution
400
Usually hosted by aristocratic women, these gatherings often featured writers, playwrights, artists, scientists, and political thinkers.
What are salons
400
Passed in 1804, this French system of laws ended serfdom, granted religious toleration, terminated feudal privileges based on birth, and guaranteed a trial by jury.
What is the Napoleonic Code
500
The despot of Milan who made the fatal mistake of appealing to the French for help and inviting them to reenter Italy and revive their dynastic claim to Naples.
Who is Ludovico
500
The two primary political models that emerged during the seventeenth century on opposite sides of the English Channel.
What is parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism
500
An unprecedented demand for the humble goods of everyday life created the supply that was a hallmark of this slow-moving development in the second half of the eighteenth century.
What is the industrial revolution
500
Enlightened monarchs Joseph II of Austria and Catherine the Great of Russia could not afford to alienate this class. Joseph nevertheless managed to do so.
What is the nobility.
500
This country's nationalism was bolstered in the wake of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.