Renaissance
Protestant Reformation
Age of Absolutism
Enlightenment
MISC
100
What was a direct cause of the Renaissance?
The Fall of Rome
100
When did the Protestant Reformation begin?
When Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a cathedral.
100
Absolute monarchs claimed to get their power from . . .?
God
100
Enlightenment philosophers thought the world could best be understood by what?
Human Reason!
100
Who is Louis XVI?
The Sun King and . . .
200
Why is the Renaissance considered a "rebirth"?
Celebration of Greek and Roman Culture
200
What are the 95 Theses?
Listed complaints against the Church.
200
What theory did absolute monarchs use to claim their rule?
Divine Right
200
According to the social contract, where does the king get his power?
The people
200
Who is John Calvin?
a protestant reformer
300
Name 2 things valued during the Renaissance
Humanism, Individualism, Greek and Roman culture
300
What invention lead to the spread of Protestant Ideas?
Printing Press
300
What was the beard tax?
An attempt by Peter the Great to Modernize Russia
300
What caused the Englitenment?
The value of human reason promoted in the Renaissance
300
What was the direct impact of the printing press?
Encouraged the spread of ideas
400
Name 2 reasons trade increased in Italy during the Renaissance?
It is a peninsula located in the Mediterranean Sea.
400
Who issued the Act of Supremacy to establish the Church of England?
Henry VIII
400
What advice did Machiavelli give absolute monarchs?
Do whatever is necessary to gain power!
400
What historic period occurred as a result of the Enlightenment?
Age of Revolutions!
400
What economic change occurred during the Renaissance?
An increase in trade
500
How did the Renaissance affect the Protestant Reformation?
The Renaissance supported the sale of indulgences
500
Name a protestant reformer other than Martin Luther.
John Calvin
500
What is Louis XIV's famous quote!?
I am the state/I am France/ L'etat c'est moi!
500
What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau write?
The Social Contract
500
What was the theory of Divine Right used to justify?
Absolute Monarchs
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